Mitt Romney is the first candidate since WWII to have experience as a successful executive in charge of a large private sector company. IKE, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bushes and of course the radical socialist from Chicago had that level of experience and record. If elected it will be interesting to see if Romney can deliver prosperity to the country similar to what he created for Bain by the bushel-fulls.
It does seem hard to argue that Mitt is NOT an economy go-to guy. Some less than intuitive economic decisions in Massachusetts notwithstanding (Romneycare didn’t make health care any more affordable in Massachusetts).
Will he be able to work that kind of economic magic without getting the government involved? Except for getting it out of the way? We shall see.