Presidential Debate #1
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:47 am
I watched the "Presidential Debate" last night with great anticipation. As a matter of fact - I raced home from Utah, to So. Calif., to make sure I could watch the entire debate. I pulled into my driveway with 5 minutes to spare.
I watched, and really tried to remain neutral. I felt Romney won the day - by quite a margin. I was txt'ng buddies from UT, TX, FL, AZ, and CA - everyone felt Romney carried the day.
James Carville - "Mitt Romney came in with a chainsaw."
Andrew Sullivan - blogger "Daily Dish" - Obama supporter - (Forbes magazine lists Sullivan as one of the Top 25 most influential Liberals) -
"10.31 pm. Look: you know how much I love the guy, and you know how much of a high information viewer I am, and I can see the logic of some of Obama's meandering, weak, professorial arguments. But this was a disaster for the president for the key people he needs to reach, and his effete, wonkish lectures may have jolted a lot of independents into giving Romney a second look.
Obama looked tired, even bored; he kept looking down; he had no crisp statements of passion or argument; he wasn't there. He was entirely defensive, which may have been the strategy. But it was the wrong strategy. At the wrong moment.
The person with authority on that stage was Romney - offered it by one of the lamest moderators ever, and seized with relish. This was Romney the salesman. And my gut tells me he sold a few voters on a change tonight. It's beyond depressing. But it's true."
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Mitt Romney dominated the debate - Round 1 goes to Mitt. Not even close.
I watched, and really tried to remain neutral. I felt Romney won the day - by quite a margin. I was txt'ng buddies from UT, TX, FL, AZ, and CA - everyone felt Romney carried the day.
James Carville - "Mitt Romney came in with a chainsaw."
Andrew Sullivan - blogger "Daily Dish" - Obama supporter - (Forbes magazine lists Sullivan as one of the Top 25 most influential Liberals) -
"10.31 pm. Look: you know how much I love the guy, and you know how much of a high information viewer I am, and I can see the logic of some of Obama's meandering, weak, professorial arguments. But this was a disaster for the president for the key people he needs to reach, and his effete, wonkish lectures may have jolted a lot of independents into giving Romney a second look.
Obama looked tired, even bored; he kept looking down; he had no crisp statements of passion or argument; he wasn't there. He was entirely defensive, which may have been the strategy. But it was the wrong strategy. At the wrong moment.
The person with authority on that stage was Romney - offered it by one of the lamest moderators ever, and seized with relish. This was Romney the salesman. And my gut tells me he sold a few voters on a change tonight. It's beyond depressing. But it's true."
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com ... -2012.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mitt Romney dominated the debate - Round 1 goes to Mitt. Not even close.