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This is a long term problem for the republican party. I was reading an analysis in the NY Daily News a week ago and they brought up a good point. In 1980 in order to secure the nomination Ronald Reagan had to beat George Bush (a former CIA chief, Ambassador and future President) and two future Senate Majority Leaders in Bob Dole and Howard Baker. Their politics aside these were three heavyweights Reagan had to take down. Contrast that to who Mitt Romney had to beat: A lunatic in Michele Bachmann, a religious Zealot ran out from office in Rick Santorum, a Pizza making book seller in Herman Cain, a disgraced former Speaker, and a fringe Libertarian who is the darling of white supremacists. None of them and Govenor OOPS were qualified to win national office and yet these were the darlings of the conservative movement and republican party. This is how a terrible candidate like Romney became the nominee because the conservatives have lurched the party so far right that in order to win Iowa you have to basically deny evolution exists, be against abortion even if the mother might die, and demand war with every country on earth while taking your machine gun to the movies. So the qualified republicans stay home and here is what you have left: Sarah Palin. Just think about that republicans, 30 years ago Reagan picked as his VP a guy who was ambassador to the UN, head of the CIA and a major player who knew everyone in international politics. John McCain picked Sarah Palin. If that isn't the time to say "what more need be said?" than what is?

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I think Romney won by a little -- both got some good zingers in. Disappointed that Obama did not call out more of Mitt's BS, though his "Is he keeping his plan a secret because it's so good?" line was good. He needed to crystallize his thesis more though and be more on the offensive.

Mitt was better -- coming up with a brand new tax plan just in time for the debate was genius. And I wish I had realized that cutting Big Bird while cutting taxes and increasing military spending would make the deficit disappear. It was BS, but kudos to Mitt for getting away with it cause Obama didn't call it out enough.

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