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Incumbent Debate Curse: Barack Obama Falls To Mitt Romney
http://www.nationaljournal.com/ ^ | October 4, 2012 | Ron Fournier

Posted on 10/04/2012 8:31:16 AM PDT by Biggirl

CORRECTION: A version of this story incorrectly reported the year of the Bush-Kerry race. It was 2004. Call it the curse of incumbency. Like many of his predecessors, President Obama fell victim Wednesday night to high expectations, a short fuse, and a hungry challenger. If Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney didn't win the first of three presidential debates outright, he more than covered the spread. He was personable, funny, and relentlessly on the attack against a heavily favored Obama.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: debate; obama; romney; sourcetitlenoturl

1 posted on 10/04/2012 8:31:20 AM PDT by Biggirl
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To: Biggirl

Poor Ron. Hard to spin it, huh? Sad, right? Probably went through a lot of Kleenex since last night, hardly slept a wink.

Poor Ron.


2 posted on 10/04/2012 8:33:52 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Biggirl

“a heavily favored Obama.”

Not any more.


3 posted on 10/04/2012 8:34:13 AM PDT by V_TWIN (obama=where there's smoke, there's mirrors)
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To: Biggirl
Bush/Kerry 2004 was more of a draw if not a slight win for Bush.

Obama/Romeny was a Boston Beatdown!

4 posted on 10/04/2012 8:36:27 AM PDT by erod (This Chicagoan will crawl over broken glass to vote the fake Chicagoan Obama out!)
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To: Biggirl

I don’t recall anyone having “high expectations” of GWB before the Kerry debate.


5 posted on 10/04/2012 8:38:18 AM PDT by kevao (Is your ocean any lower than it was four years ago?)
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To: Biggirl
Now after last night's poor performance of Obama and how stupid he really is ?
Will they finally release his collage transcripts in a mad rush to show the world how smart he really is ? ... please discuss this with others...

MSM ??
DNC ??

RELEASE THE COLLAGE TRANSCRIPTS AND PROVE TO US HOW SMART HE REALLY IS !!
6 posted on 10/04/2012 8:43:11 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: Biggirl
Without his teleprompter Obama is unarmed and helpless. This was not so much a debate as a spanking. Romney “schooled” Obama.
7 posted on 10/04/2012 8:54:15 AM PDT by oldbrowser (An empty chair attracts a stadium full of empty chairs.)
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To: Biggirl

Better stretch first or you’ll pull something, Ron.


8 posted on 10/04/2012 8:54:54 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: Biggirl
Obama had nothing to offer as an accomplishment for the last four years and nothing to promise for improvement in the next four. He's fried, baked, boiled, braised, seared and toasted....cooked!
9 posted on 10/04/2012 9:01:05 AM PDT by JPG (Make it happen)
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To: Biggirl

Ron Fournier is a consistent commie hack writer, so this is a pretty damning indictment.


10 posted on 10/04/2012 9:01:31 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (You didn't build that. The private sector is doing fine. We tried our plan and it worked.)
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To: American Constitutionalist

I think you meant to say ‘college’, not collage.


11 posted on 10/04/2012 9:01:47 AM PDT by mplsconservative (Impeach Obama Now!)
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To: mplsconservative

Yes, sorry for the spelling.


12 posted on 10/04/2012 9:04:27 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: Biggirl

Now a day after Hussein was heavily favored to win, Romney was EXPECTED to win — because of a “curse”?!

LOL — FU Big Media, as always!


13 posted on 10/04/2012 9:09:58 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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Ron. It’s all over for you frauds. ROMNEY made OBAMA look like a little child who just got caught stealing a candy bar when making him accept responsibility for his FAILED POLICIES. And Obama had no answer.


14 posted on 10/04/2012 9:27:19 AM PDT by spawn44 (MOO)
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To: Biggirl

Obama’s Incumbent Curse.

It’s his record.

He speak of all the fine things he is going to do.
Why didn’t he do them his First term.

He is going to save me money on my health care.
Why is my health care insurance going up?

His record of getting Ambassador killed isn’t helping either.
He was going to make Iran into a great friend by kissing their ass. How has that worked out?

He was going to make Green Energy work. 90 Billion tossed in the toilet and nothing to show for it.

Come on this clown’s record is abominable.


15 posted on 10/04/2012 9:28:39 AM PDT by Venturer
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“Obama’s Incumbent Curse.

It’s his record.

He speak of all the fine things he is going to do.
Why didn’t he do them his First term.

He is going to save me money on my health care.
Why is my health care insurance going up?

His record of getting Ambassador killed isn’t helping either.
He was going to make Iran into a great friend by kissing their ass. How has that worked out?

He was going to make Green Energy work. 90 Billion tossed in the toilet and nothing to show for it.

Come on this clown’s record is abominable.”

I have had to deal with a few medical issues as of late and I have noticed MORE people at the doctor’s office. I sense a result of OBAMACARE, they are EXPECTING to be entitled.


16 posted on 10/04/2012 9:41:47 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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Maybe they’re getting some things seen to before the healthcare system falls apart. Kinda like getting bad teeth filled or pulled before going on an Antarctic expedition.

Or maybe they contracted Barackatosis*.

*sick of Obama.


17 posted on 10/04/2012 10:52:49 AM PDT by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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