Why Mitt Romney Will Continue to Lie and Hide His Tax Returns

A new Pew Poll frames the issues on what independent voters want to know about Mitt Romney in order to finalize their decision on who to vote for in the presidential election in a little more than three (3) months.  It boils down to this as summarized by a piece in Real Clear Politics:  

[A]mong independents -- who are almost certainly the lion’s share of those who have not yet formed a strong opinion of Romney -- 42 percent say they want to know more about his record as governor, 37 percent want to know more about his record as CEO of Bain Capital, and 35 percent want to know more about his tax returns. Just 21 percent of independents want to know more about his wealth, 19 percent want to know more about his family and upbringing, and 16 percent want to know more about his religious beliefs.  .   .   .   .   these are parts of his biography that simply must be filled in if Romney wants to win.

Romney's obvious problem is that  if he is forthcoming on these issues, the answers could well drive independents and undecided voters running screaming away from him.    A piece in Washington Monthly further explores Romney's predicament and why Romney will likely not be honest and refuse to release his tax returns since they likely DO show things he doesn't want documented for voters:

Just look at the things Pew’s independents say they need to know more about: Mitt’s gubernatorial record is a snake pit for him, featuring accomplishments that he dare not talk about for fear of offending his party “base” and/or exposing flip-flops. He clearly doesn’t want to talk about his taxes. And whether or not you think the attacks on Bain Capital have “worked” so far, they have certainly neutralized that part of Mitt’s life as a clear positive. So what’s he going to “go positive” about? The Ryan Budget? His rickety policy proposals on taxes? His virtually non-existent jobs platform? 

Yep, the last thing that Romney can afford is coming clean and telling the truth.  It would likely hurt him more than Obama's attack ads.  Thus, expect more lies, coded racist attacks and efforts to deceive the ignorant and bigoted into voting against their own best interests.