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Position? >> no question he loves it. it's a powerful position, obviously, maybe the most powerful position in america. i think what we discovered in the story that's so stark is this contrast between the uncertainty we were sdrining, the switching of the positions and certainly of his background. he really is a product of this almost paradigmatic, going down to the local theater and watching matinees of "the lone ranger" and so forth. it's stark. the writer joan didien said it's like he's still longing the world of sacramento and. >> getting joan's decision is also some i always want to read ...

Subscriber and relied on that paper. but what they have done here is taken a campaign reporter, who covers the campaign with a really thin silly story, put it in the home section, as if that means they're not going at it. if i worked on the campaign or i was with the romney people, i would be livid. this is not a home and garden story. this is an attempt to draw connections between his personal wealth and candidacy. they should do it in an opinion section or news story about whether his health matters. number two, on the substance, i don't really care how much mitt romney has. i think it's pro...

>> carl, after all the missteps and weird commentary, mitt romney appears to be in a fairly strong position. you want to real an excerpt in your ebook, and you're talking about the etch a sketch moment. romney send his trusted aide an e-mail telling him not to worry about it. yet there was no question sent to all those in romneyworld and those who wanted to be in it. there was only one star in the show, two counting the candidate's wife. >> do you remember the debate coach bret odonald who helped mitt romney in florida? he had shown up in the paper, you were talking earlier about also in numbs...

Tension between your real-life and candidacy, and how you're spiced to exist. >> to ari's point, it is a political story, and having it in the home section i think is perhaps a way to seek cover, a smoke screen, if you will, in the article do they have not only his wealth, but position on gay marriage, and romney's habits to stop folks smoking marijuana and tell them not to do that in the neighborhood. >> one thing we love about "new york times" readers is their unquenched desire to reedit "new york times," and one of the things we here frequently, is how could this have been at the top of a-1...

Staff, there's not going to be a james carville on this campaign. this campaign is about the candidate. >> kasie, i want to bring in you, since i've covered it so well. politico has a story which echos a lot of what -- in romneyland, he is the decider, as it were. when it comes down to it. mid romney both holds himself accountable and ultimately the one deciding the past forward. >> no you're seeing this, too, if you talk to romney aides about who they're considering and going through that vetting process, the number one thing they'll tell you is we want somebody to tell you for being as advoc...