Mitt Romney: l'importance du facteur humain

Je comprends les politiciens qui souhaitent préserver leur intimité, mais ils doivent en même temps considérer le fait que les électeurs ont besoin de s'identifier aux politiciens qu'ils comptent supporter. Obama a une histoire intéressante et il en "joué" de brillante façon pendant la campagne 2008. Plusieurs électeurs souhaitent maintenant en savoir plus sur Romney. On peut considérer que ce besoin d'anecdotes est futile ou superficiel, je crois au contraire qu'il s'agit d'une autre manière d'inspirer et de regrouper. Et nous savons tous que les électeurs ont besoin d'être inspirés dans un contexte très difficile...

 "“I wish that you would speak more to a lot of the things that I think you should speak about — the fact that you were pastor at your church, the fact that you were a missionary, the fact that you do speak about helping with the Olympics,” Mary Toepfer, 40, of Warren, Ohio, said at a recent event. Without these kinds of stories, she added, “it’s hard for us, who are trying to support you, to address them when trying to explain to them why you would be the better candidate.” Another voter, another day, spoke up in Bexley, Ohio, beseeching Mr. Romney to open up. “I’d like you to share with all the American citizens that are watching right now,” the man said, “to show the American people that you have a lot of heart.” On the campaign trail these days, voters often talk frankly of their yearning to get more from Mr. Romney. Some Republicans seem so eager for a leader who can rouse the passions of the party faithful that they are offering advice directly to Mr. Romney, suggesting that if he revealed more of himself and made more of a human connection, he could better harness the enthusiasm of the conservative grass roots for defeating President Obama."

  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/us/politics/romney-supporters-yearning-for-personal-connection.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120330