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John Avlon : Eastwood 's empty chair points to the gap between campaign talk , reality . He says partisans on both sides distort their opponents ' views , play loose with facts . Avlon : The distortions are particularly apparent on issues such as health care , Medicare . He says the convention gives President Obama a chance to sketch a second-term agenda .