Obama 's , Romney 's relationships with their fathers shaped the men they became . Obama relied on photos , clippings and family letters to learn more about his father . ` ` My dad is everybody 's hero , '' ' Michael Romney , Mitt 's older brother , said . `` Both men had to have strong character and had to have strong drive to reach what they have reached , in both cases perhaps in spite of their fathers , '' she said . For both candidates , ` ` the message is that somebody did something right ''
Obama 's , Romney 's relationships with their fathers shaped the men they became . Obama relied on photos , clippings and family letters to learn more about his father . ` ` My dad is everybody 's hero , '' ' Michael Romney , Mitt 's older brother , said . For both candidates , ` ` the message is that somebody did something right ''