Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120429:16:04:00
To one of romney's senior advisers, aaron fernstrom said. >> this is not an election that's going to be decided on issues like dogs or likeability. this is going to be decided on the economy. >> so are they underplaying the likeability vote here? do you think that's what they're doing? do you think that's perhaps a weakness? >> absolutely. when you look at polling numbers, president obama is favorability rating is quite high. he's in the mid 50s. and mitt romney's is down in the mid 30s. so it definitely makes sense numberswise, that the romney campaign would want to downplay the coolness fact...