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David Brooks declares his boredom with the election

July 22, 2012 | 5:26 pm
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"I personally find this an incredibly consequential election and incredibly boring election because the two campaign staffs, they're on their iPhones, they're responding to whatever the campaign, the other

campaign did five minutes ago, and the rest of us just don't care."

- New York Times reporter David Brooks, complaining on "Meet the Press" that issues like Mitt Romney's tax returns have gotten more attention than Romney's personal story

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