Lakoff: show moral leadership in the debates

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13996-moral-leadership-what-obama-has-to-show-tomorrow

On the whole, the public and especially the undecided voters don't keep track of policy details and which numbers are right. The worst thing the president can do is to just compare details of policy. That just elevates Romney to the status of an equal, who can come back with lies that will sound just as good if not better to most of the undecideds.

The TV debates are not primarily about policy details and the numbers in themselves. As Ronald Reagan showed, the debates are about choosing a moral leader. And we do this through a performance.