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With the first presidential debate less than three weeks away, Mitt Romney is spending lots of time getting ready behind closed doors. In his first comments on that debate prep, he told me that Sen. Rob Portman is a tough stand-in for a president who basically lies in debates.
I think the challenge that Ill have in the debate is that the president tends to, how shall I say it, to say things that arent true, Romney said. Ive looked at prior debates. And in that kind of case, its difficult to say, Well, am I going to spend my time correcting things that arent quite accurate? Or am I going to spend my time talking about the things I want to talk about?
The former governor told me hes tempted to use Ronald Reagans famous line against President Carter in a 1980 debate, There you go again the same line that Bill Clinton turned on Romney and the Republicans at the Democratic convention in Charlotte.
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Romney said he wasnt concerned about new polls showing him trailing in Virginia and Ohio even though its virtually impossible for him to get the 270 electoral votes he needs without victories in those two states.
Well, Im ahead in a lot of other states, too. I saw one this morning, ahead in Florida, ahead in North Carolina. Gosh, were even tied in Wisconsin, Romney told me.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/exclusive-romney-on-debates-obama-will-say-things-that-arent-true/
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)When it comes to lying Mitt has no master and as for if as a country as whole we are better off than we were when Bush was in office I think the answer is yes.
BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)It also tells you in part why he's losing. He sucks at politics. Here's my strategy, Obama is a liar, I'm going to say, "They're you go again." Ain't I awesome?
Not really, Mitt.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)If anyone's the liar, it's him....and I think at this point, it's going to be hard to convince enough people to believe otherwise.
emulatorloo
(44,124 posts)cynatnite
(31,011 posts)MatthewStLouis
(904 posts)nc4bo
(17,651 posts)I have every confidence that POTUS' will be handling Willard his ass on a silver platter, Round 1 and he won't be depending on lying to do it.