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In reply to the discussion: Romney/Ryan are going to bail on the debates. [View all]librechik
(30,957 posts)33. huh? If you ask them, THEY think they're doing just peachy!
they're going to WIN the debates and WIN the election because Obama is a (fill in the blank)
Seriously, that's the talking point strategy from now til November--act like Romney winning is a certainty, because Obama is (an aborted fetus, a communist fascist, a terrorist, a Chicago mobster, a homosexual, a foreigner, a liar, an egghead, a baby killer) and don't accept any other rhetoric.
Oh, and avoid talking about the actual candidates and the ugly and illogical GOP agenda. Those are big fat losers. Go with the hate. They can always count on their side voting out of hatred.
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I agree that R-money can't answer a non-canned question but do you really believe they will get any
OregonBlue
Sep 2012
#31
If they bail they will be conceding the election openly. I don't think they will do that.
berni_mccoy
Sep 2012
#14
I agree that dread is the color they will wear to debate Obama and Biden but they must debate
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#17
I agreed with you up until the American Idol part. American Idol starts in January.
swayne
Sep 2012
#22
Absolutely wrong. Politics 101 says that if you are behind in the polls, you *want* debates.
Nye Bevan
Sep 2012
#25
They will debate, just so that their pundits can declare them "Winners"
ThoughtCriminal
Sep 2012
#32
I predicted, over the weekend, that Rmoney would do the first, and find a reason to cancel the....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#34
Palin proved that even an idiot can through a debate by memorizing talking points
JPZenger
Sep 2012
#40