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Who won the debate?

President Barack Obama 220 34.65%
 
Governor Mitt Romney 265 41.73%
 
Nobody 141 22.20%
 
Total:626

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Romney diid a great job criticizing Obama's tenure and plans while simultaneously not telling us a single thing about his replacement plans.

I completely agree that Romney won. Romney brought his own ducks to the hunt.



Romney won, no doubt.



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Watched the opening statements.. and then had to go to my chem lab. Who Won? Michelle Obama.

I'll probably watch it later tonight.



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I am astonished at how distracted Obama seemed. Romney came out swinging and Obama just took the punches as if they had no effect. Additionally, Romney seemed to know his stuff tonight, as well as looking directly into the camera at the end.

Romney won, clearly. I bet Obama prepares much harder for the next two debates as this race really begins to tighten.



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I didn't watch the entire thing but based off of what I saw, I would say that Obama won (not by a lot though) because, even though people are saying Obama was agitated and all, Romney was also very defensive and always felt like he needed to add more. In my opinion, it showed how much he wanted to have the last word (probably for publicity).
In terms of what he was actually saying, Romney and Obama both lost on this front. I don't think either one of them can really do what they said they would do without some severe consequences or seeing opposition. Remember guys, the President doesn't actually get to make all these things happen. He tries influencing those with the power to do so. How much you work to try to get it to pass is a different story. Obama is having a hard time due to split congress.
There was also a lot of talk from Romney about increasing the amount of jobs and increasing their payment, and reducing spending to cut down on our deficit. On paper that looks good, but realistically I see this only backfiring and ending up worsening the issue in the long run. More jobs doesn't always mean more production.



What we got tonight was a prepared desperate candidate good debate will give him that. However, fact remains that his bug ideas are still vague.. I challenge the Romney supporters to please break down specifics because he is yet to do that. I am not looking for a repetition of the rhetoric, but a clear explanation of the path. Obama 2016 calm, cool and truth is what I saw tonight. Lets come in with big liberal balls in the next one.



Kasz216 said:
spurgeonryan said:
I think Roney lost. He showed his true agenda when he was talking about schools. " I want to grade teachers so that parents know what schools to send their kids to". What parent can afford that? He plans to be pro rich person during his presidency because he is out of touch with everyday joe..

Obama one even though he is probably out of touch as well and he talked like he was on speed.

Everyone... considering the Republican plan comes with a voucher that pays for school.

Really... Mr. Stickball had the best idea for schools... i think this was him... from waaaay back.

Everyone gets a voucher for "X" amount.   Schools have to compete for students, therefore they have to give good value.  Where there is an excess in students applying.   Random lottery.

Yeah, I've mentioned it a few times.

Simply have a voucher program up to a certain cash value for a private education, or a public education at any institute. It would challenge all schools to do better, as the education dollars would be tied to the student, rather than the institution. The amount doesn't need to be exhoribant in regards to private school options - say $5,000 to $6,500 in any state - but it'd be enough to cover most of a private education if one would want that, or allow a child to switch public schools if their family deemed that the school was failing their children.



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

deskpro2k3 said:
What we got tonight was a prepared desperate candidate good debate will give him that. However, fact remains that his bug ideas are still vague.. I challenge the Romney supporters to please break down specifics because he is yet to do that. I am not looking for a repetition of the rhetoric, but a clear explanation of the path. Obama 2016 calm, cool and truth is what I saw tonight. Lets come in with big liberal balls in the next one.


....What exactly are you looking for? Romney's site usually has everything he wants. I'd counter and ask the same thing. Where is Obama going to get $4 trillion in cuts to fix the deficit?



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

mrstickball said:
deskpro2k3 said:
What we got tonight was a prepared desperate candidate good debate will give him that. However, fact remains that his bug ideas are still vague.. I challenge the Romney supporters to please break down specifics because he is yet to do that. I am not looking for a repetition of the rhetoric, but a clear explanation of the path. Obama 2016 calm, cool and truth is what I saw tonight. Lets come in with big liberal balls in the next one.


....What exactly are you looking for? Romney's site usually has everything he wants. I'd counter and ask the same thing. Where is Obama going to get $4 trillion in cuts to fix the deficit?

Obama said it's on his website down to the dollar, iirc.