Mitt Romney: President Barack Obama

Michelle Obama Dept: The nationally televised, three-day convention puts Democrats in the spotlight, allowing them to depict Obama as a courageous, compassionate leader who has put the United States on the right track after inheriting a brutal recession. They will seek to counter attacks made at last week's Republican convention and cast rival Mitt Romney, a wealthy businessman and former Massachusetts governor, as distant, privileged and out-of-touch with ordinary Americans, according to CTV. Polls show Obama and Romney locked in a tight race ahead of the November vote. Romney is seen as the better candidate for improving the economy, the biggest issue in the race. But Obama is seen as more likable and cHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Democrats launched President Barack Obama on his uncertain bid for re-election as they opened their national convention Tuesday. They looked to help Obama recapture the hearts of Americans once drawn to his message of hope and change, but now weary after years of economic weakness and political squabbles. The star speaker Monday, first lady Michelle Obama, looked to draw a contrast, at least implicitly, with Romney by highlighting her husband's more humble background. She told an interviewer earlier Tuesday that she was going to take folks back to the man he was before he was president. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.