Hi j-t,
This is what happened to McCain. He began to do things in desperation, looking for an opening.
But the coils just keep on tightening and the other guy's exhalations begin to sound like the last breath - the death rattle.
Romney is now almost completely discredited. On taxes. On budgets. On social policy. On foreign policy. On truth. On judgement. On the ability to be a president.
Gradual process. Squeeze a bit more.
Obama's team are very good at this.