Romney came out strong, with clear talking points. He looked President Obama in the eye, as though he was actually speaking with him. He came out on offense, and he dominated the debate. President Obama, as I saw in one article today, "endured" the debate. He kept his head down, and didn't hit hard when Romney claimed new things that we have not heard from him before.
Romney and Obama discussed the hard economic times and debated whether or not Obama's administration has added to that.
It was hard for the average viewer to decipher who was portraying the truth. Both candidates had a different idea on what caused the deficit and what was best to do about it. I'm not sure if the candidates are blatantly lying in these cases or speaking theoretically--meaning they're just as unsure as the rest of us how this crisis has happened.
It must be said that Romney came out strong, ready to debate, and won the debate. Obama let him. Obama let him come out with an entirely different set of policies then he has been campaigning on in the past year, a much more moderate set of policies. I would have hoped to see Obama really question these moderate responses, and get to the bottom of whether or not Romney was fishing for votes or has really changed his tune.
As an Obama supporter, I am concerned to see the President "endure" a debate in this manner, knowing that there are many undecided voters who are making up their mind based on these debates. Many will take Romney at face value, and others will see that Obama played it safe and didn't fully defend his current policies or come out to question Romney's politics. Obama didn't even mention his past accomplishments, including killing Bin Laden, until his closing remarks.
It will be interesting to see how the rest of the debates go, and the outcome of these debates.
Stay tuned!
--Megan
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