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Will Obama’s Speech Missteps Hurt his Campaign?

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    “The Weekly Standard” Editor Bill Kristol on the 2012 Presidential election.

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What you make of all these kind of would this be -- advance the presence been involved an open -- comments.

To the Russians about LL have more freedom later after the election.

-- chastising the Supreme Court openly it seems like there's been a lot of missteps recently they don't think we have all these other stories break.

What do you make of this.

Outlook every administration has missteps and I wouldn't be -- that that -- them anywhere than others and I think at the end of the day this will be a big election.

About big -- spreads out of would be resolved by this little -- here.

By Obama or that -- here by Romney having said that I do think the Medved yet comment.

Where he was overheard at a Mikey didn't realize was open talk SA you know -- more flexibility.

After -- after his election -- -- after my election.

That is striking I mean there I think Republicans are aptly titled to say.

You know -- Maybe in his first term has been a little more moderate and some foreign policy issues that we expected because the constraints of a Republican congress because of the constraints.

A public -- because of this district and having to go for the voters again.

But his second term his next four years could be more dangerous I think one theme to the Romney campaign is going to be not just the last three years have been great but the next four years.

Are very worrisome is gonna drive the economy off a cliff with the debt and the deficits and a broad he's going to be able to be bolder in doing some things that would.

Unfortunately I think and I think Mitt Romney will argue a week announced in the world that has been able to do so far BC's been constrained by having to run for reelection.

You know you say that some of these comments don't matter but she made a lot -- of the comments the president made about Reagan.

And what he did with taxes saying you know I'm just like Reagan.

Tell us what you said.

Yeah less less is a gotcha I mean he's entitled the size of the -- of -- the more saying look.

He raised -- already is an example so let's look at what Ronald Reagan's tax policy was Ronald Reagan proposed huge tax reform and got a -- Ronald Reagan cut tax rates his first term.

And said this is what's got the economy going again in the very speech President Obama quoted -- put that part.

He also said I wanted to cut tax rates not just for the sake of economic growth but for freedom people are entitled to keep more of their money we need to smaller government.

These are not things President Obama has said.

At by inviting Reagan so to speak into the debate he's given -- how many chance to say you know what let's have a serious debate about the size is -- government.

About whether we would need to pay more taxes or fewer taxes.

That whether freedom is the fundamental thing or the government trying to manage the economy and and produce more of fairness or whatever president of Obama wants to say I think.

Just -- the is citation of Reagan by President Obama.

-- gave Romney a chance to say let's have a big choice election like 1980 when Reagan beat the last democratic incumbent lost.

Jimmy Carter let's have a big election to big moment let's have a big election I think it's the key to Romney's success.

If they get in -- back and forth tit for tat -- a lot of little things from the -- -- some of them but I I think ultimately that's that's a tougher race to win that a big election.

How big but we're getting a little late endorsements now for Romney today senator John Mikhail backing Romney.

And it and it feels sort of like okay will where -- you two months ago at the end of the day I still feel that a lot of Republicans out there were slow to rally to Romney side and I don't think that helps him.

-- even see that people that are being talked about as vice presidential candidates rubio in particular just this week.

Saying no no no I don't wanna do that it seems like even among the most high profile Republicans here's a distancing.

With Romney even now would -- say about that.

Yeah I don't really see that I've talked to an awful I myself was not a huge from the enthusiast -- -- Qatar and Iraq to campaign.

Privately they'll sort of the slightly annoyed at all kinds of criticisms -- ahead of them and and worries about Robb is a candidate but I think if you look at the -- Republicans are uniting conservatives uniting.

Behind Mitt Romney if he's had a pretty good a couple of weeks and I think you know you can solve this -- an individual average but the key here is the kind of campaign he writes -- -- braces for Ryan's budget.

If -- -- it's a bold strong campaign for tax reform entitlement reform the stronger America brought conservative Supreme Court justices repeal of obamacare.

I think you'll have the conservatives Republicans -- quarter that is gonna win over a few of us some of those independents right that's of the Obama voters from 2008.

That he could do that by saying in a polite way in a respectful way I understand where some of you wanted to vote for President Obama.

Three and a half years ago he offered -- hope and change and people had had expectations.

He has lived up to the up to them.

He just hasn't done the job on -- go in there to be serious about dealing with the problems our contract that narrative.

Chart archives presents -- a good narrative going forward our thanks for coming out tonight appreciate after a hit and I very -- Russian.

Thank you so much.

My pleasure.

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