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[Tabris]

Wow, as an outside observer, both of your nominees sound horrible. I should start paying attention to Chinese politics as that's who's going to run the world after America's collapse.

 

[SRG01]

LOL i think they cut off Romney on Youtube!

 

[Kunan]

lol YT just cut out right when Mitt started talking.

 

[grimshawish]

Am off to sleep gaf. Won't stay up for the rest (maybe foreign) but that was dreadful.

 

[timetokill]

Youtube with that DVR-style cut off at the end. Wow.

 

[Rur0ni]

One month until election and people are saying Romney has now displayed awesome vigor and is turning these states? Please. May sway a few undecides that are affected by that rhetoric.

 

[deviljho]

Did Romney just say, "Mr. President, thank you for tuning in"?

 

[Coins]

Now this is the lie of the night.

It's the truth. So many people will decide who to vote for based on a news headline or sound bite that says Romney whooped Obama, which he did sadly.

 

[Rentahamster]

You know, I really don't see why these debates can't be 3 hours long.

I mean, why not?

 

[Skiesofwonder]

What a horrible closing statement...

Seriously, sounded defeated.

"Maybe I didn't do good, but I tried hard! I promise to do that next term too!"

 

[CrankyJay]

What a horrible closing statement...

Yah. Was uninspired.

 

[botty]

Chris Christie... where are you?

 

[JABEE]

Dat chronic

 

[Kazerei]

How is Romney going to do all these things

 

[Particle Physicist]

Coin toss? Are you serious? Whoever starts doesn't go last, that's the way it works.

Tell that to Romney... he went first and last in many of those segments.


Romney was pretty good in the debate as far as sounding confident, but he said a whole lot of nothing and gave no specifics at all. Unfortunately, winning a debate is more about how you say something, and not what you say.

 

[Gorillaz]

Didn't think Romney was horribad as GAF believes.

47 Percent.

 

[Raxus]

Didn't think Romney was horribad as GAF believes.

He did ok but you have to give this 24 hours to digest and all the details are analyzed. I am certain they will both take hits.

In the end Jim wins for being the poor old guy those two assholes were talking over. #PoorJim

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Oh, I don't mean poor kids. I meant urchins.

 

[Buba Big Guns]

That was an awful closing staement by Obama...he didnt even look into the camera.

 

[Kifimbo]

No KO, but I think Romney won easily. Like 119-111 if it was a boxing match. Obama only won the health care part IMO.

Romney looked like he cared. Lots of lies, but passion, intensity, fluidity.
Obama was somewhere else. And that final speech was brutal.

 

[Kusagari]

"Thank you for tuning in."

What the fuck, Mitt?

 

[Marvie_3]

I can smell the bullshit coming through my tv

 

[Xzeon]

YOUTUBE FEED GOT CUT!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sealda]

Romney won. Obama was seeming as if he improvised everything.

 

[Y2Kev]

Closing ramble, is how I would title it.

You'd think he could memorize a 2 minute speech.

 

[The Frankman]

Terrible closing statement by Obama so far

I think he's waiting after the debate myself, but it makes no sense to not attack him now.

 

[commish]

Wow, as an outside observer, both of your nominees sound horrible. I should start paying attention to Chinese politics as that's who's going to run the world after America's collapse.

Ya word!!!! Exactly!

 

[Dance Inferno]

Obama is addressing the country.
Romney is addressing Obama.

 

[criesofthepast]

This closing comment is bad. The one thing he would/should have scripted/memorized and he bombed it. Didn't expect that from Obama.

 

[SirButterstick]

Romney is so fucking full of shit.

 

[Hieberrr]

716 drink up!

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

eh both closing arguments kinda sucked

 

[Riddler]

I am so sick of Obama's "this person in this city with this job or circumstance" format.

Romney had way more stories. They just all came in the first 20min

 

[stryker1138]

Awful. Wake me up when it's time for the Stewart/O'Reilly debate.

 

[MasterShotgun]

It's going to be interesting to hear the reactions on tonight. Romney edged out on presentation (a huge surprise I think), but Obama clearly won on content and the facts.

Jim Lehrer just outright sucked. There was a moment of hope, but easy come easy go.

 

[Violater]

Dat fear

 

[watershed]

I called Romney winning this debate. I'm calling it now, this time next week the polls will be tied.

 

[Htown]

What the fuck, you get to choose what position you get to go? If you win the coin toss, you go. None of this strategic bullshit, gotdamn. This is a debate, not a football game.

"I'll kick to the clock."

 

[Zeus Molecules]

How is Romney going to do all these things

Thats the shit I wanted to hear.

 

[Patryn]

they both were mediocre, but Romney clearly performed a little stronger. I feel like we're feeding a narrative simply because expectations were so low, but I think even if expectations were static we'd reach the same conclusion. Obama rambled a little too long, didn't take the clear hits when they were available to him (47%, flip-flopping, hitting back on the 716b), and even though he remains looking cool and presidential, ultimately was not convincing altogether.

Romney clearly rehearsed his answers hard, and it shows by the way he was comfortable delivering his one-two punches, but he was also evasive, rude and awkward at times. That said, he passed the "looks presidential" bar and will gain a few points in the polls before the race stabilizes again. But he needs a game changer... it is clear now, there was no game changer.

Romney won, but debates haven't been shown to really move the polls. This year will especially be bad because people are so entrenched and there are far fewer people who are undecided.

I expect a one, maybe two point bump.

 

[Atramental]

Bluh...

I should've watched a movie on Netflix instead.

 

[ghostmind]

I was watching via YouTube. That closing statement by Romney was the best thing he said all night.

 

[KingGondo]

How is Romney going to do all these things

TAX CUTS FOR THE TAX GOD

 

[WaltJay]

Romney needs first round KOs, not 12 round decisions, so tonight was not a good or productive night.

 

[Majine]

Mittens got owned by Youtube.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

Sane people knew we lost the moment we saw these two jokers as our selection. Sad

Yup. But Obama looked especially weak tonight.

 

[Souldriver]

Oh god, that closing statement is bringing out the Romney I know.

His eternal smirk, his little bounces he does when he makes inflections, his lip smacks, ...

 

[Bowdz]

Romney won, Leher sucked, Romney is a lying two face, Obama needs to step it up.

 

[Baconsammy]

Mitt, you can keep lying about Medicare all you want. AARP communicates with the elderly daily and clearly about what both of your plans exactly are.

 

[Gr1mLock]

LMAO. Ok romney.