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...President - however unpopular - who is demanding this fix. They view Boehner's stance with deep suspicion. If enough Republicans did not support the bill, why, they ask, did Republican Senator Bob Bennett and Representative Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the House Banking Committee, stand at the press conference on Thursday announcing the agreement and voice their support? Why wait until a meeting at the White House to throw out a raft of alternative solutions that the Administration had already rejected, and which would require a whole new round of talks to get done...
Away from the lights of TV news cameras and the keyboards of bloggers, stand-ins have been holding secretive mock debates with the candidates to help them gear up for the real thing...
Since 1976, stand-ins - often friendly politicians or close outside advisers - have helped prepare candidates by mimicking every facet of an opponent, offering the same arguments, applause lines and even jokes. Those who've done it in the past say it's no easy task...
Washington lawyer and veteran Democratic debate stand-in Greg Craig was tapped by the Obama campaign to play John McCain, while Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm will channel Sarah Palin in sessions with Joe Biden. The McCain campaign won't discuss the roles on their side...
...good stand-in needs to know a lot more than what words an opponent is likely to use. Another Republican stand-in playing Gore in 2000, former Ohio Rep. Rob Portman, noticed that in a previous debate Gore had left his stool and approached Bill Bradley during an answer - "seeming to try a little physical intimidation to rattle him," Portman says...