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[Zabka]

Romney doubled down on proven lies from the convention and threw in a pair of concrete shoes for Big Bird. Going to be interesting how the media portrays it.

 

[victreeb3l]

sad to say i think romney won this. obama needed to be more assertive and direct and needed to call mitts shit out. dude look flat out tired

 

[DY_nasty]

Romney reminds me of Kerry back in 2004. Always had a plan, but couldn't tell you what it was.

I agree.

Except Romney didn't come across as a pansy

 

[massoluk]

I rate this debate a Sony E3 2006. It was not a disaster that was Konami 2010, but still a disaster.

 

[OldAsUrSock]

Obama 42:50
Mitt 38:32

 

[SteveWinwood]

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.

They don't have the top magazine in the country...

they have the top 2.

 

[Apath]

Obama was completely off his game

Agreed.

 

[Sealda]

Michelle seem shocked.

 

[Particle Physicist]

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

he was looking at the camera in my stream. Where did you watch?

 

[3phemeral]

Obama is waiting for the 47% zinger on the final debate.

Spoiler

I hope

 

[Red Blaster]

As an unbiased independent, my opinion is that Romney won this one. He took it to Obama hard and looked sharp. Obama was on his heels through most of this.

How accurate is this revised electoral map Mr. Middle America

 

[piratepwnsninja]

he wasn't but if you were following the politics Romney was spewing during his run up to being the republican candacy. He basically just did a 360 on a lot of the policies he was promoting or pretending to have. I honestly still have no idea how he's going to accomplish any of his set goals by doing what he says. Closing loop holes will not solve the deficit with out cutting military spending and cutting federal funding with out raising taxes

That's the biggest thing for me. He just continues his trend of flip flopping. Obama seemed to be trying to be nice.

 

[Kabuto]

HAHA lady with the iPad at the end

 

[Leona Lewis]

Eww, Romney brought his kids along? They must be bored out of their minds.

 

[slightconfuse]

how did obama not call out the h716 billion

 

[Loudninja]

Are people really saying Romney won? He didn't answer anything and was being vague the whole time. All he did was talk faster.

People are crazy?

 

[Wallach]

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

Yeah, I'm not sure you're very familiar with the effect of presidential debates on the polls. Especially not ones as boring and unimpressive as the one we just watched. Both candidates looked like fucking garbage; the most talked about points after this debate are going to be the moderator and Big Bird.

 

[Mac_Lane]

This debate was a waste of time. I regret watching it.

Same for me. And it's 5:30 a.m. where I am. Should have gone to sleep way before instead

 

[Kyon]

YAASSSS

MICHELLE's Outfit tonight>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the whole debate

 

[CountBlack]

"Were going to use a scientific poll to see who won the debate"

Never heard twitter get called a scientific poll

 

[Smiles and Cries]

PBS dudes say Mittens wins

 

[SouthernDragon]

Goal of Romney is to be human?

Well, I'm sure he can also be a real boy.

 

[Trigger]

I wasn't blown away by Obama, but I think Mitt needed a homerun more than Bams. So I guess this is a draw?

 

[Nobility]

This was a pretty disappointing debate but I am interested to see whether the media will do fact checking.

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

Fox News: Obama looked down too much!

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

How accurate is this revised electoral map Mr. Middle America

Color in the Great Lakes red too.

 

[Agent Ironside]

Obama 42:50
Mitt 38:32

Man thats crazy, it just didn't feel like that.

 

[Derrick01]

Romney had the better debate but when the fact checks come out he'll be having nightmares.

That is if anyone actually gave a shit about facts in this country...

 

[Shadow780]

Romney did good tonight, Obama was too soft.

 

[Baconsammy]

Obama didn't mention 47% once. I guess they want to save it for the attack ads? Also he never refuted the 718 billion Medicare cut line

I feel Romney did great but Obama played it very safe

They'll save it for the ads and for the last debate. It will be the last thing you remember.

 

[KingFire]

Obama = owned.

 

[Raxus]

This debate was a waste of time. I regret watching it.

Don't bother watching the rest either. They will be more of the same I promise you.

 

[PBY]

Romney won. Not by much, but he won.

Yup. For those saying well there will be fact-checking to even that out- the reality is that this debate format isn't about facts or specific policies. Theyve become more about how candidates come across and how they speak/present themselves in front of a national TV audience. The fact checking won't reach even close to the percentage of people who watched the debate, and in this sense Romney clearly won.

That being said, such a slim "win" doesn't really mean much in the grand scheme of things. In the end, the most important thing for Obama was not getting KO'd or screwing up majorly, which clearly didn't happen- he was fine.

 

[Kevtones]

Facts don't win elections, politics do.

 

[cooltrainer]

I thought this format would make a more interesting debate but they ended up just rambling on and not saying much of worth. The format made it harder for Jim to enforce rules and he was a terrible moderator.

 

[IrishNinja]

As an unbiased independent, my opinion is that Romney won this one. He took it to Obama hard and looked sharp. Obama was on his heels through most of this.

on what planet are you considered "unbiased"

seriously? lemme go ask alphanoid...oh wait

 

[methane47]

Or angry black man.

Exactly.

 

[Sealda]

Romney staying on stage, as if he won. DAMN

 

[BrokenEchelon]

It was boring overall as I expected and said.

Romney did a good job at spinning his position, Obama presented his position but didn't do a good job at spinning.

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

Mitt was vague on everything and Obama was holding back or being mr nice guy or something.

Overall, waste of time kinda, haha.

 

[Brinbe]

That's the biggest thing for me. He just continues his trend of flip flopping. Obama seemed to be trying to be nice.

Yep... it's easy to look good when you change your positions on a whim. But there was no gamechanger here.

 

[The Frankman]

Only one man should be a moderator...

 

[OldAsUrSock]

Romney doubled down on proven lies from the convention and threw in a pair of concrete shoes for Big Bird. Going to be interesting how the media portrays it.

They both lied.

 

[RiccochetJ]

I liked Romney's arguments about the economy. I honestly thought he did better than Obama there.

Absolutely detested his stance on medicare though. It really came across as, "Old people, you don't have to worry. Younger people, oh boy are you fucked and I'm not going to tell you how bad yet."

Obama really nailed home the point that Romney doesn't seem to have a plan.

 

[rdrr gnr]

Romney takes the first one.

 

[Godslay]

wow maddow wont say that obama won

obama must have gotten blown out

I think you are missing the point. I think the point from Obama's end was to prevent any game changers. It worked. Romney may gain some ground, but it will not last.

 

[thecouncil]

Romney had the better debate but when the fact checks come out he'll be having nightmares.

That is if anyone actually gave a shit about facts in this country...

ehhhh. i dont think they do... truly.

 

[Cousteau]

This is why we needed Trump.

 

[Rentahamster]

But if Romney/Ryan were to win it would speed up anti-capitalist sentiment among the masses so whatever.

I dunno about that...

 

[Nert]

sad to say i think romney won this. obama needed to be more assertive and direct and needed to call mitts shit out. dude look flat out tired

Yeah, Romney really did present himself better here. Both were consistently rude to the moderator, but that will probably hurt Jim Lehrer more than it will hurt either candidate.