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What Kind of Kid Was Mitt Romney?

From the sounds of it, a complete jerk. Should voters care?

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John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at slatepolitics@gmail.com. Read his series on the presidency and his series on risk. Follow him on Twitter.