This is precious..Mitt Romney has already begun quietly prepping for his high-stakes debate

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5. My only worry about the debates are

There will such low expectations of Romeny as long as he doesn't trip while walking across the stage it will be considered the winner.

Debates have always been a puzzle to me. The rules usually mean they are nothing but paid political announcements and the candidates get "handicapped" like in golf. Someone can lose badly but be considered the winner because no one expected them to form coherent sentences. Or someone can run circles around the opponent and still not be considered the winner.