The Big Questions: Obama Versus Romney

In this week's issue of TIME (available to subscribers here), Halperin writes about personality versus substance in the potential general election matchup.

Quote: "What is most potent about Romney’s campaign so far is its cleverly dispassionate anti-Obama formula, which goes something like this: 'The President is a nice man with a nice family. He didn’t cause the economic mess, but his actions have made things worse. He’s clearly in over his head.'