Obama was much more animated, and I’m sure liberals on Twitter and elsewhere were happy much as during the Biden-Ryan debate. But I don’t think it helped Obama much. I’ll be interested to see the focus groups and polling.
Obama got in some one liners, but Romney completely nailed it on Obama’s record of broken promises. A 2 minute primer on the failure of the Obama administration. His line “you know better” may be the line of the night.
Obama did better on Libya than expected, mostly because Obama backed up by Crowley incorrectly said he called it terrorism the day after. But Romney nailed it on the issue of Obama going to fundraisers the next day.
All in all it was not the game changer Obama needed. Obama showed up, but not on the central issue of the election, Obama’s record and why we whould expect anything better in four more years.
Update: My column at USA Today, Obama needed debate blowout but didn’t get it.
I’m scared.
— DrewM (@DrewMTips) October 17, 2012
Ah undecided voters in mid-October: Democracy’s finest!
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) October 17, 2012
In a question about a college kid getting a job, Obama mentions Romney saying Detroit should go bankrupt. So…he is going to attack.
— The Fix (@TheFix) October 17, 2012
college kids wants a job and Obama answer talks about solar, wind, and biofuels. #debates
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) October 17, 2012
Candy just BROKE THE RULES!!! #debate #campaignstaffheartattack
— National Review (@NRO) October 17, 2012
LOVE the Long Island accents. More, please.
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) October 17, 2012
Mitt just knocked the coal / oil / gas question out of the park and made Obama look like a liar. And worked in jobs. Great answer.
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) October 17, 2012
Obama theme for the night “Nothing Romney says is true”
— Sheya (@Sheya) October 17, 2012
OMG THERE IS GOING TO BE A PHYSICAL FIGHT
— Alec Jacobs (@alecjacobs) October 17, 2012
This is amazing–President Obama is getting filibustered–and TAKING IT!
— Michael Graham (@MGraham969) October 17, 2012
Does anyone feel good about the fact that these people could very well decide the fate of the U.S as we know it?
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) October 17, 2012
Hey citizens, we’re getting our money’s worth!
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) October 17, 2012
Obama is now melting down.
— Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) October 17, 2012
O goes full-on class warfare. Mitt responds with pro-growth economic policies. Right on.
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) October 17, 2012
Audience response meter is utterly flatlined during Obama’s soliloquy to the joys of tax increases.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 17, 2012
Very good answer here by Romney. VERY GOOD. #debates
— The Fix (@TheFix) October 17, 2012
Women in CNN poll liking Romney talking about workplace flexibility for his female employees
— Katrina Trinko (@KatrinaTrinko) October 17, 2012
“Governor Romney, I am an undecided voter who hates George W. Bush and Republicans.”
— Joshua Treviño (@jstrevino) October 17, 2012
Is Candy going to ask how POTUS is different from Carter?
— Christopher Metzler (@DrMetzler) October 17, 2012
Time tally: Obama 25:08 vs. Romney 19:33 #debate2012
— David Almacy (@almacy) October 17, 2012
Sounds like Romney read @buzzfeedandrew‘s post on Obama’s 2008 debate promises.
— EdMorrissey (@EdMorrissey) October 17, 2012
“I think you know better” line of night #debate
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) October 17, 2012
Romney hammers away at Obama…saying he flew to Vegas to raise money day after Libya attacks. Gut punch. #debates
— The Fix (@TheFix) October 17, 2012
FACT: NO Candy @crowleycnn Obama did not call Benghazi a terror act in Rose Gardent commentarymagazine.com/2012/09/30/no-…
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) October 17, 2012
Obama: reelect me b/c Bill Clinton was a good president.
— kirsten powers (@kirstenpowers10) October 17, 2012
Obama spoke about four minutes longer than Romney.
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) October 17, 2012
Both candidates scored points against one another, but it appeared Romney’s cuts at the pres drew more political blood.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 17, 2012
“act of terror” is to Obama what “is” was to Clinton
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) October 17, 2012
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