As President Obama Accepts Offers, Late-Night Television Longs for Romney

Every late-night television producer has been chasing Mitt Romney for weeks to try to secure a guest appearance, with no success so far.

Romney also has declined invitations from a host of other media outlets who have landed President Obama for interviews, including MTV and NBC News, which was given two days of access to the president during his campaign tour last week. The opposite has been true for President Obama, who has taken advantage of the open invitation from the late-night shows to make extended guest appearances on Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” on Comedy Central, and Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” on NBC, racking up strong ratings in each case.