"Still, Romney might win. But if he does, what will he have won? A mandate for his policies? Almost..."

“Still, Romney might win. But if he does, what will he have won? A mandate for his policies? Almost certainly not. Polls show that people don’t trust that Romney is on their side or that his policies will improve their lives. They’re not likely to give him much leeway to enact his plan to alter their lives through sweeping spending cuts, overhaul of the country’s health care system, and reconfiguration of entitlements like Medicare and Social Security. “Winning the next election without having really prepared the country and rallied the country to do some big things would be a huge lost opportunity,” said Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels months ago.”

- Mitt Romney Panic Syndrome - Political Hotsheet - CBS News