Krugman on why the debates won't be a game changer for Romney

[SeanL]

Third — and this is prospective — people now invoking the 2004 debates as an example of game-changers (Kerry cut dramatically into a big Bush lead) are, I suspect, failing to remember what happened in that first debate, which was that Bush came across as a total idiot. I suppose this could happen to Obama, but it would certainly be out of character.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/201...C03D1765664267