Joe Stanley

While the outreach to women could not have gone better, the campaign has not yet generated a similar moment related to young voters.

Romney sought one Monday when, without being asked, he pronounced himself in favor of extending low-interest student loan rates, a day before Obama held an entire rally devoted to the issue.

But surrogates on a Tuesday morning conference call with reporters were unable to cite anything in Romney’s policy platform aimed specifically at young voters beyond former Colorado Sen. Hank Brown suggesting the 65-year-old Romney will appeal because he is a “younger, more dynamic Republican candidate” than past GOP nominees.