You may have heard about President Obama’s recent gaffe. He said the “private sector is doing fine”. And despite the fact that he corrected himself just four hours later, Mitt Romney’s campaign had already exploited Obama’s gaffe.
To me, this whole issue reminded me of a previous post arguing that the 2012 election will be more about style than substance.
Meanwhile, Jon Stewart brilliantly commented on the role of gaffes in American politics:
Swiss Economist 