FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leaves Wolfeboro, N.H. For a man basing his presidential hopes on a jobs-and-economy message, Mitt Romney has spent an inordinate amount of time talking about other issues, from abortion to Medicare to weather. Many of those distractions have been beyond his control while others were his own doing. GOP strategists, fearing precious time lost, are now eager to use the convention to regain control of the message -- at least for three days. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
