Rick Wilson, Ricochet
Watching the final debate, the more I considered Barack Obama's deplorably non-presidential affect and attitude; his reliance on corny, crudely-made zingers; and his almost pathological string of lies and distortions, the more it struck me that, at some level, he knows this is over. His speeches since then show an edge that belies the old "No Drama Obama" who was going to heal the bitter partisan divisions of the past.The aura of a losing campaign is unique, and Ross Douthat pegged it today:Losing campaigns have a certain feel to them: They go negative hard, try out new...