So what gives?
Sure I would have preferred Hillary Clinton as President. I
got over that four years ago, but President Obama’s bored as heck performance
in last night’s Presidential debate in Denver
has me shaking my head.
I do not like Mitt Romney, I do not like the Republican Party.
I want a Democrat in the White House. To give Romney credit he kicked Obama’s ass
last night. No doubt Romney needed a jolt to re-ignite his fledgling bid for
the presidency. He knows the score. He went into the debate ready to impress. He
stood toe-to-toe with the president, energizing his own supporters and ensured others
take another look. Romney’s Advisers wanted him to shake up the race and
connect with voters. I think he succeeded.
I expect the polls will show some real tightening in
battleground states.
Obama either felt he was so far ahead that he did not have
to bother to perform or his he just did not want to be there. Where was the enthusiasm?
No doubt his advisers wanted him to sit
on his lead, make no mistakes and act presidential. Sure he is a president, but
why come off like Spock? Perhaps Obama took his lead from 78-year-old Jim
Lehrer. The PBS talking head failed to moderate the debate. It was a messy
format that was not moderated well. Romney was able to take control as Leher
failed to control the discussion.
Either way last night’s debate was a misstep that might make
this election much tighter than it was in the days and minutes leading up to
it. Moderates are certainly going to give Romney a second look.
The Denver
debate will not go down as Obama’s finest moment. It is also not a defining
moment in the campaign. The Democrats will continue to hammer home the message
that Romney's plans on taxes, health care, the deficit and more just don't add
up. Romney got a free get out of jail card. What he can do with any momentum he
might pick up remains to be seen. With five weeks left to the election, Romney
has some wind in his sails.
Round two is twelve days away. Obama and Romney go back at
it on Oct. 16, at Hempstead,
N.Y. The final debate, is
scheduled for Oct. 22 in the all important state of Florida.
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