John Avlon says the GOP candidates' radioactive rhetoric against Obama, when accuracy isn't the point, diminishes civic debate and running for president.
CUMMING, Ga. -- Rick Santorum is sharpening his rhetoric against President Obama on the campaign trail, painting a picture of a president out of touch with the American people that seems aimed at tapping into fear and anger among Republican primary voters.
The debates this presidential primary season have been less like Lincoln-Douglas than former heavyweight champ Buster Douglas -- punch-drunk pugilism, providing entertainment and some great upsets along the way.
