NRO Digest: No one can argue that debates don't matter

- October 23, 2012

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October 23, 2012

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RICH LOWRY: Last night was the capstone of a successful series of debates for Romney. A Successful Debate Season for Romney.

YUVAL LEVIN: No one can argue that debates don't matter. The Final Debate.

JONAH GOLDBERG: Romney did take the right strategy. Romney Tonight.

MICHAEL AUSLIN: The foreign-policy debate only covered a small stretch of America's interests around the globe. World? What World?

CLAUDIA ROSETT: What, exactly, is Barack Obama's vision of the world? Foreign Policy as Alternate Universe.

JOHN FUND: Predictably, last night wasn't just about foreign policy. A Tale of Two Debates -- Romney Won the More Important.

JIM GERAGHTY: Mitt knew how to appeal to undecided voters, and did it. Focus-Grouped Romney Edges Disdainful Obama.

JOSH JORDAN: Some assessments didn't look good for Mitt, but some certainly did. Final-Debate Polling: Romney Gains under the Radar.

JAY NORDLINGER: Romney decided to be Joe Nice. Round Three.

SHANNEN COFFIN: Obama made himself look small last night. The Incredible Shrinking President.

PATRICK BRENNAN: Neither candidate was forthright about his plans for Afghanistan. Debate Duplicity on Iraq and Afghanistan.

LOWRY: Whatever Obama says, hilarity ensues. The Adoration Bubble.

JOHN FUND: Clear Channel is pulling down signs that say, "Voter fraud is a felony." When Political Speech Comes Under Fire.

BETSY WOODRUFF: Maryland's leftist congressman goes to the mat for unions and his friend the president. Elijah Cummings, Party Man.

MARIO CORTI AND TED LIPIEN: Mass firings have ended the distinguished history of Radio Liberty in Russia. Silenced by Washington.

DENNIS PRAGER: Why don't people who have thrived under free enterprise support its champions? Jeff Flake's Non-Supporters.

THOMAS SOWELL: Remember Obama's pledges? He's kept none of them. Libya and Lies.

MONA CHAREN: Has the president promised to negotiate with Iran one-on-one? Obama's Chamberlain Moment.

IMPROMPTUS: Jay Nordlinger on a conservative 'rock star,' continued. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Part II.

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