Either candidate could beat Obama because he can't run on anything he has accomplished. It would be nice to see him campaign on just that but he can't and thus he will go negative. I would love to see him in a debate with Newt because Newt would bitch slap him like a lost puppy. Newt could run circles around Obama on any topic but he may never get there because the Republican machine does not want him there. Which leaves Romney who could beat him on the economy alone if he would just hammer that point home in his campaign.