Why does Mitt think his attacks on Obama will

He’d have us believe that underneath his cool, calm, and collected manner, President Obama is a bitter, divisive, hateful man, bursting at the seams with anger, a desperate attack dog, full of animosity, and willing to say anything to get elected….the underlying tone being he is not at all what he appears to be.  Meanwhile, the President was stumping in Iowa, complimenting (not criticizing) the locals on the joys of their fairgrounds junk food fare, joking around with his wife and voters, flashing a dazzling smile, and otherwise being his down-to-earth, congenial self.  LOL. 

In another likeability proclamation, Romney accuses Obama's campaign as being "designed to bring a sense of enmity and jealousy and anger," and, taking a page out of the winger playbook (that saying something over and over and over again will somehow make it true), repeats the buzz words when advising the president to "take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago."  Looks like another messaging gaffe gone haywire to me, on account of his being completely oblivious to how well the description he attributes to his opponent applies to himself.  This strategy certainly follows the parallel script being used to address his numerous policies and issues that are polling so poorly, such as the budget and Medicare.  After identifying the most unpopular, if not downright despicable, elements of his own platform’s shortcomings, Romney then turns around and tries the bald-face lie approach by disclaiming them, and trying to inflict their ownership onto his opponent. 

This is just another case of failure to recognize a problem, much less come up with an effective solution.  The problem is not how likeable Obama is.  It's how unlikeable Romney is.  Like the rest of this contest, is he going for a decision by default?  Maybe that worked well for him back in his vulture capitalist days, but this is a national election.  Is this the best he can do?  The only way he thinks he can be more popular is to trash his opposition and show us (once again) he is "willing to say anything to get elected."  Don't voters deserve something....anything....better than this? 

If I were an independent, I'd be personally insulted at just how gullible Team Romney seems to think the undecideds are.