On the Trail: Obama Channels Romney

Obama explains flub with he was channeling Romney.

Tough Week for Romney - Mitt Romney had one of the toughest weeks of his campaign, following a leaked video of him calling 47 percent of Americans "victims" who are dependent on government care and would never vote for him. The critics charged from the right and the left, prompting wife Ann to cry, "Stop it!" Afer making one of those statements Republicans like to target in ads,  President Obama explained it away with an attack on his rival. – Joyce Jones (Photos from left: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, AP Photo/The Daytona Beach News-Journal, David Massey)

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Tough Week for Romney - Mitt Romney had one of the toughest weeks of his campaign, following a leaked video of him calling 47 percent of Americans "victims" who are dependent on government care and would never vote for him. The critics charged from the right and the left, prompting wife Ann to cry, "Stop it!" Afer making one of those statements Republicans like to target in ads,  President Obama explained it away with an attack on his rival. – Joyce Jones (Photos from left: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, AP Photo/The Daytona Beach News-Journal, David Massey)

Inside Romney's Head - After saying that he wants to see the United States export more jobs, instead of products,  during a speech at Ohio's Kent State University, Obama quickly corrected himself and then used his gaffe to take aim at Romney. "I was channeling my opponent there for a second," he said.(Photo: AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Inside Romney's Head - After saying that he wants to see the United States export more jobs, instead of products,  during a speech at Ohio's Kent State University, Obama quickly corrected himself and then used his gaffe to take aim at Romney. "I was channeling my opponent there for a second," he said.(Photo: AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Leather and Lace - Every now and then Ann Romney likes to make a bold fashion statement as she did with her very expensive bird t-shirt. This week for an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno she wore a black leather suit with a laser cut skirt and lacy stilettos. Jezebel reports that it left some Mormon ladies wondering what Romney had done with the temple garments ladies like her are expected to wear at all times.   (Photo: AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)

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Leather and Lace - Every now and then Ann Romney likes to make a bold fashion statement as she did with her very expensive bird t-shirt. This week for an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno she wore a black leather suit with a laser cut skirt and lacy stilettos. Jezebel reports that it left some Mormon ladies wondering what Romney had done with the temple garments ladies like her are expected to wear at all times.   (Photo: AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)

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How They Really Feel - Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan suspected "there would be mixed reactions" to his address at the AARP convention on Sept. 21. The audience was very clear, however, in its response to his call to repeal Obamacare and other attacks on some of Obama's policies. He received boos and shouts of "no" in addition to "47 percent" and "liar."  (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Shadowboxing - Obama and Romney sparred over foreign policy in appearances on CBS's 60 Minutes. Romney accused the president of distancing the U.S. from an import ally, while Obama challenged his rival to let Americans know if he believes the nation should enter another war with Syria or Iran. (Photos: courtesy CBS)

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Shadowboxing - Obama and Romney sparred over foreign policy in appearances on CBS's 60 Minutes. Romney accused the president of distancing the U.S. from an import ally, while Obama challenged his rival to let Americans know if he believes the nation should enter another war with Syria or Iran. (Photos: courtesy CBS)

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Peggy Noonan - It’s time to admit the Romney campaign is an incompetent one. “It’s not big, it’s not brave, it’s not thoughtfully tackling great issues," wrote conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan. "An intervention is in order." (Photo: Meet the Press via Getty Images)

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Peggy Noonan - It’s time to admit the Romney campaign is an incompetent one. “It’s not big, it’s not brave, it’s not thoughtfully tackling great issues," wrote conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan. "An intervention is in order." (Photo: Meet the Press via Getty Images)

Feeling the Heat - During a decidedly difficult week for her husband, Ann Romney expressed her deep frustration at the Republican nominee's critics in his own party. "Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring," she said in a Sept. 20 interview with Radio Iowa. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Feeling the Heat - During a decidedly difficult week for her husband, Ann Romney expressed her deep frustration at the Republican nominee's critics in his own party. "Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring," she said in a Sept. 20 interview with Radio Iowa. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Ann Coulter - "The way liberals have treated Blacks like children and many of their policies have been harmful to Blacks, at least they got the beneficiary group right. We shouldn’t — there’s the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow laws," said conservative commentator Ann Coulter on ABC's This Week. "We don’t owe the homeless. We don’t owe feminists. We don’t owe women who are desirous of having abortions, or gays who want to get married to one another. That’s what civil rights has become for much of the left. … I think civil rights are for Blacks.” (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Ann Coulter - "The way liberals have treated Blacks like children and many of their policies have been harmful to Blacks, at least they got the beneficiary group right. We shouldn’t — there’s the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow laws," said conservative commentator Ann Coulter on ABC's This Week. "We don’t owe the homeless. We don’t owe feminists. We don’t owe women who are desirous of having abortions, or gays who want to get married to one another. That’s what civil rights has become for much of the left. … I think civil rights are for Blacks.” (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Mitt Romney - “The president will not be able to continue to mischaracterize my pathway,” said Romney, in an ABC News interview about the upcoming debates. “I’ll continue to describe mine, he will describe his, and people will make a choice. That’s the great thing about democracy." (Photo: courtesy ABC News)

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Mitt Romney - “The president will not be able to continue to mischaracterize my pathway,” said Romney, in an ABC News interview about the upcoming debates. “I’ll continue to describe mine, he will describe his, and people will make a choice. That’s the great thing about democracy." (Photo: courtesy ABC News)

Barack Obama - “Do we see sometimes us going overboard in our campaign or mistakes that are made or areas where there’s no doubt that somebody could dispute how we are presenting things? That happens in politics,” Obama said in an unaired portion of his Sept. 23 60 Minutes interview. (Photo: courtesy CBS)

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Barack Obama - “Do we see sometimes us going overboard in our campaign or mistakes that are made or areas where there’s no doubt that somebody could dispute how we are presenting things? That happens in politics,” Obama said in an unaired portion of his Sept. 23 60 Minutes interview. (Photo: courtesy CBS)

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Taxing Matters - The 2011 tax return Romney released on Sept. 21 showed that the Romneys deducted just enough charitable donations to keep their federal income tax rate above 13 percent. "Frankly, if I had paid more than are legally due I don't think I'd be qualified to become president," he said in a July interview with ABC News.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

47 Percent - As Romney and Ryan head to the Buckeye State, Team Obama has launched an ad there criticizing the top of the Republican ticket for his remarks about 47 percent of Americans and his refusal to release multiple tax returns. "Maybe instead of attacking others on taxes, Romney should come clean on his," a narrator says. (Photo: Courtesy Obama for America)

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47 Percent - As Romney and Ryan head to the Buckeye State, Team Obama has launched an ad there criticizing the top of the Republican ticket for his remarks about 47 percent of Americans and his refusal to release multiple tax returns. "Maybe instead of attacking others on taxes, Romney should come clean on his," a narrator says. (Photo: Courtesy Obama for America)

No, I Can't? - The Romney campaign has released a new ad featuring a diverse group of young voters who supported Obama in 2008 but feel disillusioned in 2012. The ad is meant to be a play on a truncated version of the president's declaration in his Univision interview saying, "You can't change Washington from the inside." Obama also said that Washington can only be changed from the outside, which is how he got elected and how a health care reform bill was passed. (Photo: Courtesy mitromney.com)

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No, I Can't? - The Romney campaign has released a new ad featuring a diverse group of young voters who supported Obama in 2008 but feel disillusioned in 2012. The ad is meant to be a play on a truncated version of the president's declaration in his Univision interview saying, "You can't change Washington from the inside." Obama also said that Washington can only be changed from the outside, which is how he got elected and how a health care reform bill was passed. (Photo: Courtesy mitromney.com)