Conservative
Type 40
Even the left leaning Daily Kos says Obama will lose the 2012 Presidential debates
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/18/1055866/-Why-Barack-Obama-Will-Lose-the-2012-Presidential-Debates
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/18/1055866/-Why-Barack-Obama-Will-Lose-the-2012-Presidential-Debates
Reason #1: The Republican candidates have much more practice debating than Obama does. Obama’s last debate occurred more than three years ago, during the fall of 2008. On the other hand, the Republican candidates have been debating for months now, often with one debate every week. That’s a lot of practice for the fall 2012 debates, and they’ve gotten pretty good. Much has been made about how Mitt Romney is now quite a skilled debater after the grueling schedule he’s just gone through. Newt Gingrich is no slouch either; his campaign revival is almost singlehandedly due to strong debate performances.
Reason #2: Obama is not a great debater. This is something that tends to be forgotten, but Obama struggled repeatedly in his debates against Hillary Clinton. Clinton’s strong performances were responsible for her summer lead in 2007 against Obama, and they helped her win Ohio and Texas when her campaign desperately needed to. Many undecided voters watched Clinton and Obama debate before crucial primaries; Obama’s consistent weaker performances probably cost him a lot of strength with those voters.
But mark this prediction for the calendar: Obama will lose the 2012 presidential debates.
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