To me, far and away the best line of the entire 2012 presidential campaign was when President Obama said that Romney represented the...
...foreign policy of the 1980's, the social policy of the 1950's and the economic policy of the 1920's.
That line, uttered by President Obama during one of the debates (number 3, according to a couple of folks (thanks)) summed up exactly what this entire campaign was about in one short, incisive phrase. It rings true on so many levels, both obvious and not so obvious (the 1950's reference even could serve to evoke memories of shameless demagoguery and blatant falsehoods for purely partisan political gain, a la Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon and their cohorts).
Most importantly for me is that that particular phrase succinctly framed the presidential race most accurately.
It may not have been the most memorable phrase of the campaign ('Women in Binders," Michigan's trees being the "right height," "retroactively retiring," "Please proceed, Governor," "Osama Bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive," "we don't have as many bayonettes and horses, either," "Malarky," and "Romnesia" are other lines and phrases that obviously stand out.)
What do you think is the most memorable line of the 2012 presidential campaign?
(Of course, it's still possible that the best line of the campaign will be something yet to be uttered, as unlikely as that may seem.)
((This diary, originally published yesterday, was later deleted (i.e. "unpublished"), to revise and update with a more comprehensive listing of best lines, and was put back up today. Why? Well...after completing more phone banking for the President and our local Democratic Congressional candidate and no more polls to keep this political poll junkie occupied, it seemed like a good use of my time. It will also be interesting to compile a more comprehensive compendium of this community's thoughts on the subject.))