Obama made the impromptu remark during a Virginia campaign address earlier this month when he was speaking without a teleprompter, referring occasionally to a binder of notes on his podium. The Hill reported last week that Obama would rely on the teleprompter less so that he could be more spontaneous and interact with his supporters at campaign appearances instead of reading from two glass panes…
“The attempts by the Romney campaign to make this into their rallying cry haven’t changed anything,” said a senior campaign official, adding that Obama “has done events without a teleprompter since then.”
The aide said even when Obama has prepared remarks in front of him on a podium, he “doesn’t always use them…
The aide added that, “There are moments when it makes sense” to go off- -the-cuff “and there are moments when he’ll use a teleprompter. We’ll make that decision on a case by case basis.”
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