Democrats: GOP's Romney just 'doesn't get it'
Source: AP-Excite
By DAVID ESPO and MATTHEW DALY
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Democrats ridiculed Republican Mitt Romney as a millionaire candidate for president who "quite simply doesn't get it" and worse Tuesday on the opening night of a national convention aimed at propelling Barack Obama to a second term despite high unemployment and national economic distress.
Obama "knows better than anyone there's more hard work to do" to fix the economy, said San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, the convention keynote speaker, sharing the prime-time spotlight with first lady Michelle Obama.
After the deep recession, Castro said in excerpts released in advance of his speech, the nation is making progress "despite incredible odds and united Republican opposition." He pointed to the creation of 4.5 million jobs since the president took office.
Obama was back home in the White House after a campaign appearance in Virginia earlier in the day. He said he'd be watching on television when his wife spoke.
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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, from Florida, gavels the start of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
