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Post Debate Bumps Usually Temporary

Romney's performance won't secure a permanent increase in support, if history is anything to go by

Reason Staff | 10.5.2012 8:52 AM


Mitt Romney's "widely praised performance in the first presidential debate gave his campaign a boost. History shows these kinds of gains, especially by a challenger, are often fleeting," the Wall Street Journal reports.

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