[2ndDivisionVet]

Look at the source! They know their boy is finished!

[uncitizen]

He’s got all the symptoms!

[comebacknewt]

Love the article, but it is worth noting that Douthat is a conservative blogger / columnist.

[American Constitutionalist]

He lost to Bobby Rush in a Illinois primary and was rattled by it... and he is losing it now.

[winner3000]

I’m just shocked that this is from the NY Times? I actually agreed with the whole article!!!!

[American Constitutionalist]

New York Times... finally reporting accurate news ? they must have looked at their financials and figured that they can not lie and stay in business anymore.

[bigbob]

[American Constitutionalist]

“is Romney’s campaign suckering the press corps with a confidence game.”

As if ? as if the media wasn't trying to paint a aura of invincibility that Obama was going to win this thing and the election was all but over 2 months ago.

[onyx]

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[Revolting cat!]

The New York Times ^ | October 24, 2012 | Ross Douthat

I don't Doubt That, Ross!

[manx]

I have been having a hard time figuring out what Obama is doing. I mean, if you are in a tough race with an opponent who won the first debate by being surprisingly human and personable, what kind of idiot thinks that the reason they lost is because "I wasn't rude enough" and how many political advisors are going to tell you to spend the last debate giving everyone the stink eye. Then the whole "bullish….er" thing.

It isn't clear whether this is a calculated strategy to fire up the base to get out and vote. My suspicion is that all the power of the presidency has gone to his head and he is now beyond listening to the people around him. No one seemed to be brave enough to tell him to shut up and study for the first debate.

It seems he is now just acting on his own pride and bitterness that someone is actually challenging him.

[Mustangman]

Also, even the lib media know that the Benghazi situation is a big fuster-cluck. This must also drive some of the coverage towards Romney. Seriously, every intelligent person alive knows one of these Benghazi is going to blow-up into a big scandal. Isn’t it best to get off the Obama train before you are forced to ride it over the cliff after he wins re-election. I think the lib media is absolutely afraid of Obama might have done in Benghazi and it’s tilting their coverage.....maybe.

[newzjunkey]

Losing campaigns have a certain feel to them: They go negative hard, try out new messaging very late in the game, hype issues that only their core supporters are focused on, and try to turn non-gaffes and minor slip-ups by their opponents into massive, election-turning scandals...

That's the Obama campaign to a tee.

[TomEwall]

Anytime I see articles saying Obama is still the favorite, I look to see what they say about Independents, and I see nothing. How does Obama win if Romney is winning among Independents by 7+ points? I never see this question addressed. By Dem turnout, it would have to be, but what evidence is there that this year Dem turnout will be so much higher than GOP turnout that Obama will succeed where no other incumbent has by winning an election while carrying only around 43% of the Independent vote?