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WASHINGTON, July 1 | Mon Jul 2, 2012 8:09am IST

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - Mitt Romney needs a better campaign team if he wants to defeat President Barack Obama in the U.S. election in November, News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch said on a social media network on Sunday.

"Met Romney last week," Murdoch wrote on Twitter. "Tough O Chicago pols will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from team and hires some real pros. Doubtful."

Murdoch, a worldwide media mogul whose News Corp owns the Fox brand of TV networks and movie studios in the United States also tweeted, "US election is referendum on Obama, all else pretty minor."

A few days earlier, Murdoch wrote that Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who has wrapped up the Republican nomination for president, "Seems to play everything safe, make no news except burn off Hispanics."

Recent public opinion polls give Obama a slight lead over Romney.
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duane1 wrote:
Is it s paradox that Romney is oppose to the Affordable Health Care Act because he created an affordable health care program in the State of Massachusetts while he was governor.

Jul 01, 2012 9:12am IST  --  Report as abuse
Dwightie wrote:
It’s really not too hard to follow the Election here in the USA. Obamaha has his record to run on, everything else is moot. Romney has his record ad Mass Governor to run on – everything else is hot air.

Romney spends time running away from his health care program. Why? He has not said why the program that was a centerpiece of his term as governor is wrong right now.

I also have a problem with Romney – aside from the desire he projects to be president, I do not feel any strong conviction for anything. Like it or not (I didn’t), Sanatorium was and is very passionate and very clear about his beliefs. You have to have more than a want to be president.

Jul 02, 2012 6:00pm IST  --  Report as abuse
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