It doesn't matter what Willard does - he stays home, they report he's disengaged. He's out stumping they report he's doing damage control.
Its all about how the press chooses to characterize it. That is why Willard needs to stop trying to answer questions in good faith and take every opportunity to tell the story he wants to tell.
Obama is the sitting president.....a day off still looks like he’s working to the public since he’s in the White House or at Camp David. Romney is really sitting on his ass at the lake after the July 4th holiday as we speak. It looks bad. And yes Romney needs to stop playing defense.