Written by Walter Hecht   

The third and final debate on foreign policy is scheduled for Monday, October 22, 2012. I predict that Mitt Romney will be a NO SHOW because he knows little or nothing on the subject and would lose big time to President Obama.

The Romney campaign calculates what is the less costly decision in terms of the number of votes won or lost. The Romney campaign lies all the time because it calculates that it gains more votes than it loses as its lies are exposed. The Romney campaign disclosed only two years of taxes because it calculated that doing so cost it less than disclosing additional years of tax returns. I am almost certain that the Romney campaign is polling and calculating now whether a poor performance in the next debate will cost more votes than not showing up. I believe that they will conclude that a no-show will be in Mitt’s best interest, and they will concoct a last-minute excuse for Mitt’s absence.