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| | |Social issues | | |Social issues |
| − | |Mitt runs away from them. | + | |Romney runs away from them. |
| − | |Barack is vocally [[pro-abortion]] and pro-[[same-sex marriage]]. | + | |Obama is vocally [[pro-abortion]] and pro-[[same-sex marriage]]. |
| − | |As with Tom Dewey's loss in 1948, Mitt's running away from social issues could cause him to lose the election that he should win in a landslide. | + | |As with Tom Dewey's loss in 1948, Romney's running away from social issues could cause him to lose the election that he should win in a landslide. |
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| | |Economic issues | | |Economic issues |
| − | |Mitt's policies are better. | + | |Romney's policies are better. |
| − | |Barack says he inherited the crisis from [[Republicans]]. | + | |Obama says he inherited the crisis from [[Republicans]]. |
| − | |The advantage here is Mitt's. | + | |The advantage here is Romney's. |
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| | |Likability | | |Likability |
| − | |Mitt's likability rating stands at only 31%, and has been lower. | + | |Romney's likability rating stands at only 31%, and has been lower. |
| − | |Barack's likability rating is at 48%. | + | |Obama's likability rating is at 48%. |
| − | |Advantage to Barack. | + | |Advantage to Obama. |
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| | |Debates | | |Debates |
| − | |Mitt is a good debater. | + | | |
| − | |Barack struggles without a teleprompter, but will benefit from liberal moderators. | + | |Romney is a good debater. |
| − | |Slight -- but perhaps meaningless due to decreasing television viewership -- advantage to Mitt. | + | |Obama struggles without a teleprompter, but will benefit from liberal moderators. |
| | + | |Slight -- but perhaps meaningless due to decreasing television viewership -- advantage to |
| | + | Romney. |
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| | |VPs | | |VPs |