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Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Gaffe and How His Campaign Lost Its Groove

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The president’s press-conference gaffe wouldn’t have been so painful if he didn’t seem so lost.

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Well, let’s just say Barack Obama hasn’t been on his game this week. The Friday-morning stumble at the press conference—“The private sector is doing fine”—is going to live on in thousands of 30-second attack ads.

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