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Questions. the one who goes second will have time to think about his answer a luxury his adversary will not have. do you agree with that? >> i'm sure that's true. the flip side of that is the person who goes first has the opportunity to come out with a one-liner to really stake out a position. you don't want to be in a debate where, when you're on opposite sides of the aisle, you don't want to be mirroring each other in any way. i think both of them can think on their feet some. i think both of them odds are will have practiced whatever these questions are. i know they're going to try to come ...

It talks about the fact that the challenger will gain advantage by showing up and being on a platform on the same stage with the president of the united states. who do you react to that assessment, doug sm. >> i agree that just simply standing there on an equal footing with the president gives the challenger extra stature. when you look back at past debates, people often credit the challenger with a good performance. i think there is something to that. >> robert, do you agree? >> i totally agree with you. look, debates are the only opportunity where the challenger and the president are one, th...

Back to the big three. my panel today, ann cornblat, doug hattaway and robert trainham, what's your must-read. >> a great story on the "washington post" about romney's wealth and why it's been such an issue in the campaign. >> it is a good story. how about you, doug, what's your must read? >> smmine is a somewhat chillin expo say in the "atlantic" about ballot cops, targeting african-americans, latinos, to make it harder for people to vote. >> i'm going to get to that how but, robert? >>, front page of the politico, has paul ryan talking about the 47% comment. it's not good in september when y...