Fall Election a Referendum or a Choice?

The Obama White House does not want the fall presidential campaign to be a referendum on President Obama's time in office, as most presidential reelection campaigns are. Because if it is, he is extremely vulnerable. Rather, the Obama team will try to make the campaign narrative a "choice" between Obama's "bold, 21st century" leadership and the "cold, heartless, corporate" Mitt Romney. I can hear it now: "Don't turn the clock back," Obama surrogates will say.

Currently, swing state polls show ...