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April 25, 2012
Jimmy Carter: You Know, I'd Be Okay With a President Romney. He Seems Competent.
Ed puzzles this out and weighs the "Romney's so liberal Jimmy Carter likes him" effect vs. "Romney's such a qualified and competent candidate even Jimmy Carter has to confess he'd be comfortable with him" effect.
I think this helps Romney-- slightly.
It makes it marginally more difficult to claim Romney is a Crazy Man Who Wants To Eat Your Children.
Meanwhile, Axelrod wants to know why we're talking about 40 year old dog stories, when we really should be talking about 25 year old dog stories.