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| In debates and life, |
| In debates and life, Mitt Romney likes the rules
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 22-October-2012
7:6:56 AM |
| When it comes to debates, Mitt Romney loves the rules.
The eyes of millions of voters upon him, the Republican candidate is quick to poke holes in his rival's arguments. But he's just as ready to take the moderator to task when he believes the predetermined ground rules have been breached.
Expect more of the same on Tuesday when he and President Barack Obama square off for the third and final time.
Mr Romney bickered with moderator Jim Lehrer in the first presidential debate over whose turn it was to have the final say on taxes. "Jim, the president began this segment, so I think I get the last word," he said. He lodged a similar complaint in the second debate when denied one last chance to weigh in, prompting moderator Candy Crowley to interject that "it doesn't quite work like that."
"The last part, it's for the two of you to talk to one another, and it isn't quite as ordered as you think," she said.
It is that ordered for Mr Romney, who seems at his best and most relaxed in settings with clearly defined parameters that many others experience as overly rigid or stilted. Mr Romney's fondness for the rules mirrors other traits that have been frequent themes throughout his personal and professional life: organization, personal discipline and meticulous attention to detail.
For voters, it offers a window into the fastidiousness and precision he would likely bring with him to the Oval Office.
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