https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/08/17/get-shorty/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 22:04:01 -0400<![CDATA[Greg Sargent at the Washington Post asks why Romney would imagine that Obama would lose to him by a big margin in the coming presidential election. He scoffs at any suggestion that 2012 will be anything but a tight race. Citing author Craig Shirley, Sargent asserts there is no way that President Obama, &#8220;a vastly superior politician to Carter&#8221; at a time &#8220;that the economy is nowhere near as bad as it was in 1980,&#8221; can show poorly against Romney, who &#8220;is not even a poor imitation of Reagan.&#8221; Therefore he finds it slightly suspicious that the Romney/Ryan team should exhibit such confidence. Sargent thinks that at worst it will be a tight race:]]>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:54:03 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/08/17/get-shorty-n191905