[EternalVigilance]

Sure looks that way to me.

So, unspun, perhaps you could explain explicitly what these supposed "factors" are?

Mitt Romney is a more effective communicator of the factors involved in executive decision making than any candidate — for a long time — including Ronald Reagan

[ansel12]

Anybody that believes that does not remember Reagan.
Reagan Quotes: (Imagine Romney saying these, and reaching the public so deeply and effectively with a few words.)

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
Ronald Reagan

Don’t be afraid to see what you see.
Ronald Reagan

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.
Ronald Reagan

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.
Ronald Reagan

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.
Ronald Reagan

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Ronald Reagan

Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
Ronald Reagan

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
Ronald Reagan

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They’re just braver five minutes longer.
Ronald Reagan

[unspun]

So, unspun, perhaps you could explain explicitly what these supposed "factors" are?

They change from issue to issue and that is exactly what Mitt does well.