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Does He Really Have The Fight In Him?

by David Kurtz
07.18.12 | 1:33 pm

Put me in the camp of those who doesn’t think Mitt Romney — by inclination, temperament, or disposition — has what it takes to sustain a bare-knuckle, attack-driven campaign. Exhibit A for what I mean.

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