Peter Beinart, who I  met  a couple of years ago at a J Street Conference in Washington and is clearly left of centre (even supporting a boycott of products of Israeli products made over the green line) wrote an article in the Daily Beast that surprised me suggesting that Romney may come out th ewinner of the U.S. elections.

It's worth a read: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/17/obama-wins-second-debate-but-romney-scores-with-centrist-likable-storyline.html