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“The President spoke directly to voters tonight about his vision for an economy that grows from the middle out, while Mitt Romney spent the night on the defensive, doubled down on the same bad ideas that crashed the economy, and got testy when he was pushed on specifics. Romney confirmed that he opposes a single dollar in new revenue from …

“This was a disaster for the president for the key people he needs to reach, and his effete, wonkish lectures may have jolted a lot of independents into giving Romney a second look. Obama looked tired, even bored; he kept looking down; he had no crisp statements of passion or argument; he wasn’t there. He was entirely defensive, which may …

Have at it.

(Tipped by JMG reader Michael)

The New York Times reports that Mitt Romney has spent the last few weeks practicing one-liners to zing at the president during the debates. Mr. Romney’s team has concluded that debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers that he has memorized and has been practicing on aides since August. His strategy includes luring …

The dates, locations, and formats of this fall’s three presidential debates have been announced. First presidential debate (October 3, 2012, University of Denver, Denver, CO) The debate will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate. The …

Something different from NYC’s Gregory Brothers.

Most are giving the win to Romney.

What’s the over/under on Santorum and Gingrich showing up at tonight’s debate with huge ash smudges on their oh-so-pious faces?

“Grandiose”?

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It’s not in the clip, but did you catch the part where the crowd booed Mitt Romney’s Mexican heritage? The crowd also booed the moderator when he asked Newt Gingrich about food stamps. Mexicans? BOOOO. Poor people? BOOOO. As always, you can’t make it up.NOTE: Romney has Mexican relatives because they fled there to avoid prosecution for polygamy.

At this morning’s GOP debate, the moderator tried to trip up Mitt Romney by quoting his 1994 pro-gay comment to Boston’s Bay Windows, a statement which is still denounced today by the anti-gay industry. Romney opened by restating his opposition to same-sex marriage, then launched into a vow of non-discrimination in other areas. Think Progress blogger Zack Ford reacted.RELATED: Immediately …

LGBT rights got a lot more play at last night’s debate than at the previous ones. Result: predictable. And when Gingrich launched into his “Christians are oppressed” diatribe, the anti-gay haters went crazy with glee on Twitter.