Convention gives Mitt Romney chance to lead race

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Humanize himself

No one doubts the brains and competence of Romney, a Harvard-trained businessman who made millions at Bain Capital, rescued the 2002 Olympics and governed Massachusetts.

But Obama consistently wins the polls on likability. A recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found 58 percent of those surveyed rated Obama as likable, compared with 23 percent who rated Romney as likable.

To counter this, the campaign said it will "tell the whole story" with a video on Romney's life and testimony by fellow Mormons and three Olympians.

"They need to have a little sense of 'I like to have these folks in my living room,' " said former Long Island congressman Rick Lazio of Brightwaters.

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