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October 7, 2012
Lowered Expectations
by just showing up as the incumbent and being addressed as "Mr. President." The pressure on Romney to be even more impressive mounts. The realization that another rant by a liberal commentator could cement the reputation of Obama as an incompetent and add to the image of a hopelessly inept president will temper post-debate media anger. The moderator cannot afford to be laissez-faire in the fashion of Jim Lehrer, and will prove far more partisan. The media pressure to discount the importance of the debates themselves will increase. -- Works and Days » Anatomy of a Disastrous Debate Performance
Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 7, 2012 10:53 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Watch Candy Crowley interview any politician. Fortunately, hers is town hall, so she won't have quite the opportunity Lehrer blew.
Posted by: BillH at October 7, 2012 2:06 PM
Simply showing up, properly dressed and not drooling, President Obama will have bested media expectations.
Posted by: Mikey NTH at October 8, 2012 10:29 AM