TRENDING: Doppelganger alert: John Kerry to play Romney in Obama debate prep

CNN Political Tracker ^ | 06/19/2012 | Jessica Yellin

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Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has been tapped to play Mitt Romney in debate preparations for President Barack Obama, an Obama campaign official confirmed Monday.

Kerry will mimic the presumptive GOP nominee in debate practice, anticipating Romney's answers and speaking style so the president can know what to expect in their face-to-face showdowns this fall.

Obama's campaign has made Romney's record as a one-term Massachusetts governor one of their prime lines of attack–a record Kerry knows well as a five-term senator from the state.

First reported by The Boston Globe, Obama's senior strategist David Axelrod said Kerry was the best pick for the job.

"He's an expert debater who has a fundamental mastery of a wide range of issues, including Mitt Romney's Massachusetts. He's the obvious choice," Axelrod said in a statement to the Globe.

The senator himself had plenty of practice on the presidential debate stage when he took on President George W. Bush three times in 2004 as the Democratic nominee.

Obama is scheduled to battle his Republican contender in three presidential debates in October. The events are set to occur in Denver, Colorado; and Hempstead, New York; and Boca Raton, Florida. Also in October, the vice presidential candidates will debate in Danville, Kentucky.

[Morpheus2009]

Correction, the whole thing sounds like Obama wishes to masturbate in a back room during his campaign. Pretty much what I call it when you want one of your little yes men to act like your opponent.

[Diogenesis]

So you don't believe the GOPe demands Americans BOW TO MYTH?

MassGOP Allocation Committee bounces delegates and alternates for "failure to follow the rules"
6/15/12 - "Stephen Zykofsky, the Chairman of the committee that set the
rules for the selection of delegates, ... believes that, "the state party was in its rights
to ask for affirmation of support for Mitt Romney before the caucuses were held.
That affirmation could have come in the form of a pledge, which was done,
or in the form of an affidavit. The rules do not call for affirmation after the election is over."
Zykofsky does stress though that he told elected delegates that they should sign the affidavit, to avoid any pitfalls.
Brad Wyatt, the leader of the Ronald Reagan Liberty Slate, said in an emailed statement,
".... The continued arrogant attitudes and clear manipulation of the rules by members
of MassGOP leadership are a perfect example of why almost 90% Massachusetts residents
refuse to be a Registered Republican and active in the Massachusetts Republican Party."

[Morpheus2009]

Let’s see, Kerry married his.

Romney did get a Harvard MBA and was in the top 10 percent of his graduating class, which of the two do you honestly think took more work?

[petro45acp]

Why is this being covered? The point being missed is how universally disliked j f’n kerry was/is. By using him as the debate dummy, zippy is continuing to poison the water supply.

The lsm will cover this for a several cycles and point to the similarities between the smurf and the actual nominee.

Not that this one operation will sway all the electoratards, it will get the idea out there that jfk and the nominee are close in speech pattern and deed.

ruefully

[Lady4Liberty]

So the pro-abortion, big government, gay agenda pushing, snooty, liberal flip flopper from Massachusetts is being played by John Kerry.

[crosshairs]

Kerry was marginally better than W in the 2004 debates -- but that isn't saying a whole lot. He lost the election, but not b/c of his debate performances. He lost the election because voters thought he was more of a doofus than Bush.

Kerry lost the election because America wasn't ready for a female president.

[sportutegrl]

You forgot ‘great hair’. They both have it.

[Freestate316]

Which of the two committed treason, gave aid and comfort to the enemy, and stabbed American troops in the back during wartime? Which one married two wealthy women, instead of earning his fortune in business with hard work? Which one has constantly sided with those who hate America? Romney is no peach, but I will vote for him before I would see Obama re-elected.

[ari-freedom]

“WHICH OF THE TWO EARNED HIS FORTUNE THE HARD WAY?”

I was going to answer Romney until I scrolled down to see the pic.

[Harley]

The mighty John f’n Kerry former Presidential candidate, now a fill in for debate prep. What next ? Depends commercials?

[wrhssaxensemble]

“WHICH OF THE TWO IMPOSED GAY MARRIAGE...” The Massachusetts Supreme Court found gay marriage to be a right in Goodrich. Last I checked neither was on that court...