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Romney’s Gaffe Lost Him Tonight’s Debate By Marc A. Thiessen Presidential debates are not like Cambridge Union debates. Victory does not go to the most articulate debater or the person who comes up with the cleverest line. Victory goes to the candidate who does not say something that will end up in his opponent’s campaign ads. By this standard, Mitt Romney lost tonight. To see why, think back to the 2004 presidential debates. Back then, the pundits declared John Kerry the winner of his debates with George W. Bush. Kerry was more articulate than Bush and seemed in greater command...