Romney sees debates as ‘breakpoint’

Published September 24, 2012 4:00am ET



Mitt Romney’s campaign is going overboard to prepare their candidate for the upcoming presidential debates because top advisors believe they will provide a “breakpoint” in the election just as it did for Ronald Reagan in 1980.

“People are holding back until the debates,” said a Romney advisor. “Because of that the debates become a breakpoint for us.”

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