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This Time, Mitt Romney Is Like Britney Spears

OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 18:  Fox's "The X-Factor" Season 2 judge Britney Spears poses for photos after arriving at ORACLE Arena on June 18, 2012 in Oakland, California.  (Photo by John Medina/Getty Images)

In the summer of 2008, a famous McCain ad compared Barack Obama — "the biggest celebrity in the world," it claimed — to Britney Spears. In 2012, Mitt Romney might have more in common with Spears:  Apparently, they both installed the same car elevator. In 2016, Chris Christie will also be compared to Britney Spears, somehow. 

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Photo: John Medina/Getty Images