......."Congressional hopeful Ann Wagner, who keeps several guns at her Ballwin home, said she is confident that Romney will be able to connect with gun owners at the convention Friday. The key? Authenticity, she said -- which rivals and even some supporters might say is not Romney's strongest attribute. "You don't have to pack a gun to support the Second Amendment," Wagner said.
"You have to be who you are. The key to actually connecting to people is not trying to be something you're not." Romney will try to connect at NRA convention ____________
And Mitt Romney is trying to be something he isn't -- and the conservative base knows it.