Predict the Post Debate Media Narrative!

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As Robert Wright notes in his Atlantic article, The Coming Romney Comeback Narrative, the media doesn't much like a static political narrative. It is the unfortunate byproduct of the horse race reporting they are fond of and the need to capture eyeballs. Wright posits multiple paths that the media narrative may go after tomorrow's debate (although it is worth it to read his entire article), but jump in the comments to make your own prediction of the new drama the media will be working on after tomorrow's Presidential Debate.

Romney: The Master Debater?

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For years the Republicans have told all that will listen (Fox News and MSM) that Obama's addiction to the teleprompter shows that he can't think on his feet. But now the debates are upon us and the Republicans are changing their story,

Romney’s Base is Literally Dying

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With the Republican base already shrinking, you know as the United States starts turning different shades of brown, there is more bad news for the GOP.
For generations of Americans, it was a given that children would live longer than their parents. But there is now mounting evidence that this enduring trend has reversed itself for the country’s least-educated whites, an increasingly troubled group whose life expectancy has fallen by four years since 1990.

In the Halls of Valhalla

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In a gathering of the self-righteous over the weekend, who were celebrating a dying campaign, Rick Santorum said something funny and something interesting, each in its own way truthful.

Intrade: Obama/Romney Comparison

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The following charts compare Obama and Romney's Intrade closing numbers together. The first chart is from December 7, 2010 forward, the second is from June 1, 2012 forward and the last is from August 27, 2012 forward. You can see Romney's problem.

Losing When Only Winning Was Possible

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Mitt Romney has had another self-inflicted, tough week/ So as Romney's campaign begins it's Goodbye Tour, we're looking for titles for the upcoming HBO movie about the plummeting 2012 Romney Campaign. We will take the best titles from the comments and vote on them next week.

Mitt’s Just A Regular Guy

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There's a Google Doc circulating among conservative websites written by Hal Prewitt who bought one of Mitt Romney's homes back in 2009. The doc, if you choose to read it, lauds Romney as a regular guy.
Ours is a factual story that provides a rare glimpse and insight into the real Mitt Romney. Does he really relate to the average American?
Yeah, a $5+ million dollar ski house of over 9,500 square feet is something all Americans can relate to.