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If Mitt Romney Loses, Blame All the Time the GOP Wasted This Cycle - Conor Friedersdorf - The Atlantic

What I'll think about, if Mitt Romney loses, is the peculiar way that Republicans have squandered time during this cycle. It's a close race. They may well triumph, getting away with their mistakes, as winners always do. But if the GOP loses, time squandered will help to explain it.

The best-remembered illustration dates back to the Republican National Convention, an event GOP officials scheduled in Florida during hurricane season, costing themselves a day. That misstep was severely exacerbated by what happened next. With primetime TV coverage a scarce commodity, the Romney campaign put Clint Eastwood on stage, sans script, and watched as he rambled for 12 minutes. Coverage of the speech dominated ensuing news cycles.

2:23 PM Oct 25 2012

In retrospect, it all seems like one terrible dream between the hurricane and the eastwooding.

2:40 PM Oct 25 2012

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They're already talking about post-election?

I think most people are just numb to all the advertising by now; let's just vote. Why don't we have week-long elections anyways?

2:46 PM Oct 25 2012

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The first debate was absolutely horrendous for President Obama; one single night took away nearly 40 expected electoral point advantage, an 80-point swing.

2:53 AM Oct 26 2012

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I can't even remember what he did that was so bad.

6:04 PM Oct 26 2012

look down, look bored, let Mitt Romney blatantly lie

8:54 PM Oct 26 2012

By the second debate he fixed all those things. I guess he just had an off night.

6:54 PM Oct 27 2012

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yes but it gave the media the story they wanted

7:34 PM Oct 27 2012

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