Why is this my reaction?
The media buzz will be "Romney won." It may fire up his troops--I think my liberal friends who think it won't b/c he portrayed himself as a moderate are misunderstanding how much his base hates Obama, worships aggression as such, and thrills to his pabulum about "freedom" and other nonsense.
The short-term result might be a shrinking of Obama's lead in national polls (which don't matter) and maybe some of the swing states (which do), but not enough to make a difference. I didn't see anything here likely to change the dynamic of this race.
So, cause for concern and disappointment. But we shouldn't be surprised and we shouldn't panic--and I've been hearing some very unseemly panic on MSNBC and elsewhere. For further explanation, join me on the other side of the squiggly. . .
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