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To claim the presidency, Mitt Romney is faced with the challenge of winning over voters who may have supported President Obama four years ago, especially independents in key swing states. But it's making nice with the people in his own backyard, literally, that could prove to be the most problematic for the Republican nominee. The New York Times' Michael Barbaro takes a deep dive into Romney's relationship—or lack thereof—with the people who live near him in La Jolla, Calif., where presidential politics is coloring a debate over the candidate's plans to quadruple the size of his vacation home there. But that's not the only complaint people in this wealthy beach enclave have about Romney. Some neighbors complain about Romney's new presidential entourage—including dozens of Secret Service agents who now guard the candidate 24 hours a day—and its affect on their quiet street. Yet most of the angst about Romney seems to be driven by disagreement with the candidate's politics....