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Instant Twitter Reaction to the Third Presidential Debate: Foreign Policy
This has proven true in the first two debates we’ll see how well the candidates listen to the public. I really think both candidates lose when they violate these ideas:
Regarding the view of Undecideds on CNN holding dials that go up and down depending on how they view the answers:
- Kristen Soltis @KLSoltis Every time Ryan talks about a plan with concrete ideas, squiggles go through the roof.
- Kristen Soltis @KLSoltis Anytime either guy goes negative, not so much. Voters want plans, not punches.
Post-Debate Reactions:
- Sarah Huisenga @SarahH_CBSNJ .@bobschieffer ends w/ quote from his mom: “Go vote. It makes you feel big and strong.”
- Alex Castellanos @alexcast O not strong enough to disqualify R. trajectory of race unchanged. Romney = safe change MT @JayTexal: @RetireesUnited how strong is O doing?
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Romney “We’ll work with good Democrats and good Republicans.” Very bipartisan ending, pivot to the middle at the end.
- Rick Klein @rickklein that was Tagg Romney talking to the president, Obama nodding. Bet an apology/explanation was part of their chat. #debates
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports So @chucktodd, @TheFix say POTUS wins. Other takes? I thought closer to draw. Obama seemed more angry, but Romney did not counterpunch much.
- Mark Murray @mmurraypolitics RT AliNBCNews Romney team first in the spin room, they say Obama using lines like “horse and bayonet” looked below presidency
- Kristen Soltis @KLSoltis I thought the only way tonight would matter is if there was a big “moment” to dominate the news. Sounds like there wasn’t?
- Matt Moon @alaskan CNN’s Candy Crowley: “Obama came to rough up Mitt Romney … Mitt Romney came to seize on his momentum.”
- Mike O’Brien @mpoindc Again, the extent to which Romney largely declined to re-litigate his strong Libya attacks against Obama is stunning to me. #NBCPolitics
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert Sports analogy: #Romney pulled his starters from that debate, wanted no injuries. #Obama gets W, no real game changers. OBL strongest moment
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports My most important general observation reaffirmed after live-tweeting this debate: Lefties much more humorless than righties. #laughalittle
- Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT I expect the snap polls to give a clear edge to Obama, and for Romney’s polling to suffer not all. #punditry
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry gergen: romney passed commander in chief test
- Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor RT @mkhammer: MSNBC is talking about Romney’s right flank and “racial hatred” instead of trumpeting an Obama win. Maybe Romney did beat him.
- Tom Bevan @TomBevanRCP Snap impressions: Obama strong, got in zingers, made his pts. Romney competent, also got in zingers. Seemed like a draw. No change in race.
- Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor MT @jnsmall: Not mentioned: euro zone crisis, climate change, South China Sea islands, fast & furious, Sinai, Bahrain, Yemen, North Korea
- John Ekdahl, Jr. @JohnEkdahl Baier just made a good point. Obama tried to go *back* to Libya to draw him out. Obama had a planned attack.
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert Boiled down: #Romney moderate and measured, strategy to appear presidential. #Obama went Bush ’04 ‘u r safer bc of me…trust me’ etc.
- Adrian Gray @adrian_gray Romney really tipped the scale in his favor in last ten minutes…looked like 1st debate at the end.
- Mark Halperin @MarkHalperin Boca Raton debate grades: Obama B+, Romney B+. Full report cards coming soon on http://thepage.time.com
- Ξ BLACK REPUBLICAN Ξ @blackrepublican UNINSTALLING OBAMA….. █████████████▒▒▒▒▒▒ 94% complete #debate #foreignpolicy
- Jake Tapper @jaketapper Uh-oh RT @lindsaylohan: @billmaher I really want to know your honest to G-D thoughts… would you please DM me?
- Robert Stacy McCain @rsmccain #MSNBC panel slamming Mitt, but not giddy about Obama. That means? … Congratulations, President-Elect Willard M. Romney!
- Tim Miller @Timodc CNN echoes NYT. Obama’s claims on Iraq were false.
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry cnn’s yellin pts out that bayonets line wont go over well in newport news
- Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor RT @mccormackjohn: Chris Wallace fact-checks Obama on Iraqi status of forces agreement: Romney was right.
- Rick Klein @rickklein Debbie Wasserman Schultz questions whether I was watching the same debate. She thought Obama won; I don’t. #debates
- Peter Raymond @CAPTPeteRaymond @EWErickson Key Navy states where Obama did not help himself tonight: New Hampshire, Florida, and Virginia.
- SalenaZito @SalenaZitoTrib Former Dem congressman Sestak tells me Romney appeared to lay out a more compelling argument for the future on economy/foreign policy
- Zac Moffatt @ZacMoffatt WATCH: David Gergen: Romney Passed The Commander In Chief Test http://youtu.be/RcKSNO8W5wM #RomneyRyan2012
- Sarah Huisenga @SarahH_CBSNJ .@CBSNews instant poll: 53% of uncommited voters polled say President Obama was the debate winner, 23% think Romney won, 24% said a tie.
- Kyle Smith @rkylesmith RT: @DavidAxelrod Great night! At this rate @BarackObama is sure to catch up! Right around the seventh debate.
- Sarah Huisenga @SarahH_CBSNJ .@CBSNews instant poll of uncommitted voters: on who would do better job on policy toward China: 50% Romney, 50% Obama.
- Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree The Spin Alley reactions to this final debate was totally expected as both sides declared victory
- Joseph Schuman @schumanjs @ron_Fournier: Obama won debate, but Romney won debate season by making many voters see him as a viable alternative.http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/obama-wins-third-debate-but-romney-wins-debate-season-20121022 …
- Zac Moffatt @ZacMoffatt Great PHOTO RT @joshromney: Happy couple backstage. What a great debate! pic.twitter.com/CJhwND4s #RomneyRyan2012
- Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree Spin Alley is also very flat tonight, which tells me that not much **really** happened in this debate
- Francesca Trianni @frantrianni .#Obama took every opportunity to attack his opponent,#Romney to recite crowd-pleasing passages, says @aburnspolitico http://politi.co/VxjBs1
- John Ekdahl, Jr. @JohnEkdahl Obama-Ohio Intrade just crashed from 57%+ to 51% post debate. Just saying’
- West Wing Reports @WestWingReport Clearly, Romney’s best debate was Denver. Hofstra #2. Tonight his worst. Obama’s worst, of course was Denver. Hofstra his best. Boca? #2
- J.P. Freire @JPFreire Says a lot since Buchanan doesn’t much like Mitt’s FP advisors. RT @mundyspeaks: Pat Buchanan: Mitt Romney looked like the winner.
- Michael Goldfarb @thegoldfarb agree RT @DanielLibit: MRC’s Brent Bozell: “Whatever his biases, and he has biases, Bob Schieffer didn’t show them tonight…Well done.”
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports RT @ZekeJMiller: CNN insta-poll: Obama 48, Romney 40
- Mark McKinnon @mmckinnon Polling showing: of three debates, two are close, one decisive, so net advantage goes to Romney. RT @glennwsmith: @mmckinnon @ron_fournier
- Zac Moffatt @ZacMoffatt WATCH: Politico’s John Harris: Obama Diminished Himself As A Commander-In-Chief http://youtu.be/PodoDQ_s47Q #RomneyRyan2012
- Jay Caruso @jaycaruso BOOM! CNN poll: Can Romney handle the job as President. 60% say yes. 63% said same for Obama.
- Rick Gorka @Rick_Gorka CNN’s Gloria Borger: Obama Failed To Give A Vision For The Future http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5tCn7cNQCY&feature=youtu.be …
Begin Debate:
- Mitt’s Body Man @dgjackson Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, America Can’t Lose pic.twitter.com/O1xJ5071
- Mitt’s Body Man @dgjackson Cool shot: Gov and President Obama wait on sides of stage to be announced. #LynnDebate pic.twitter.com/GTFHy6di
- Stuart Rothenberg @StuPolitics Libya, right off the bat.
- Robert Costa @robertcostaNRO Romney is projecting seriousness, but not outrage (so far)
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert Mali reference from #Romney showing he’s been well briefed.
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Romney not answering #Libya part of Q yet. Odd, thought he’d pounce #nbcpolitics
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd Romney, making a drone war comment — “we can’t kill our way out of this mess.”
- Rick Klein @rickklein clear Romney strategy to single out areas of agreement – gives him more credibility in areas he disagrees with. #debates
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports I think Romney decided to softpedal Libya off the bat so he didn’t start out on an edgy note.
- Mickey Kaus @kausmickey Obama: Romney’s not attacking me on Libya but I’m going to give my answer anyway!
- Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes After Romney goes gentle in his critique of Obama on first question, Obama turns into an attack on Romney’s AQ policies. Interesting move.
- Jake Tapper @jaketapper CLUNK
- Peter Hamby @PeterHambyCNN McCain/Graham win: northern Mali makes an appearance in foreign policy debate
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Romney not engaging in confrontation, pointing to needs broad of reform in ME we all learned in college post 9/11
- Jon Ward @jonward11 cnn dials dip noticeably at romney’s mention of foreign aid
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry hmm. which of these two candidates thinks he’s losing and shld make up ground?
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd POTUS becomes first to find way to bring domestic politics into debate.
- Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes Obama: “Governor Romney, I’m glad you recognize al Qaeda is a threat.” Wow, very aggressive, very condescending.
- Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes Wow, I’m very surprised at how aggressive Obama is being in these first ten minutes. Thought he’d be aggressive, but this is really tough.
- Stuart Rothenberg @StuPolitics The president needs to come off the accelerator a bit. Suddenly, Romney looks confident.
- Robert Costa @robertcostaNRO To seem presidential, Romney’s tack is to make O seem petty for attacking. O is trying to make Romney look misinformed and clumsy, not ready
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry “attacking me is not an agenda”–nicely done
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd POTUS methodically pushing back on Romney in a number of areas. POTUS acting like a candidate who feels he needs to win this debate tonight
- Philip Klein @philipaklein Romney pursuing a low-key strategy so far to demonstrate general competence on FP without overreaching.
- Jake Tapper @jaketapper Obama the first and second one to bring up israel. in boca.
- Timothy P Carney @TPCarney RT @jimantle: Obama is basically lying about the status of forces agreement in Iraq.
- John Ekdahl, Jr. @JohnEkdahl My suspicion: Romney’s advisors told him to let Obama’s Libya story continue to fall apart on its own.
- Major Garrett @MajoratNJ Romney: Putin will face U.S. “spine” if he wins. Says he meant Russia was big “geo-political” foe but Iran is biggest threat. #LynnDebate
- Jeffrey Goldberg @JeffreyGoldberg Assad’s days are numbered. But it’s a huge number.
- Jon Ward @jonward11 Romney and Obama have both gotten a good zinger off. Romney appears more positive. Obama looks dour, negative
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd On Syria, yet another attempt by Romney to hug POTUS policy. Trying to sound different but policy same
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports Could the president barely mask his disdain on that split screen any less?
- Shadi Hamid @shadihamid Obama: “We are playing a leadership role [on #Syria].” Well, I don’t think anyone in the Syrian opposition would agree.
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports RT @TheFix: Worth noting: Obama has attacked Romney on every question thus far. #lynndebate
- Mother Jones @MotherJones RT @AdamSerwer: Romney’s right that Obama originally wanted to leave troops in Iraq past the deadline http://bit.ly/PmGHiy
- Jeff Zeleny @jeffzeleny Obama, making up for a lack of aggression in Debate 1, seems intent on not only questioning Romney’s foreign experience, but belittling him
- Charles Lane @ChuckLane1 Obama’s affect is starting to remind me of debate No. 1 #debate
- Jonathan M. Katz @KatzOnEarth Have you ever seen two people agree with each other more viciously? #debate #Syria
- Timothy P Carney @TPCarney MT @TheStalwart Here’s What’s Going On In Mali, The Failed State Mitt Romney Is Making A Centerpiece Of The Debate http://read.bi/XMv2cv
- Jon Ward @jonward11 nice! RT @FixAaron: Running transcript of the debate can be found here: http://wapo.st/QPtysV #lynndebate
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry obama has brought it back to economy here at hm more often than romney so far. surprised by that
- Mike Memoli @mikememoli Romney: “To promote those principles of peace requires us to be strong.” And, pivoting, he says economy is not strong.
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Romney goes to debt as national security issue
- Jake Tapper @jaketapper Obama hasnt stopped look at Romney once. Lesson from first debate learned.
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry i imagine romney is scoring w/ the economy points. also, he sounds much more confident on this terrain
- Garrett Haake @GarrettNBCNews Romney emptying the chamber here: Hits Obama on military cuts, tension w/ Israel, Iran policy, you name it. #NBCPolitics
- Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer Romney: shades of Obama ’08. On this day 4 years ago, O was invoking economic woes at home as threat to national security. #debates
- Mark Hemingway @Heminator Obama sounds defensive discussing the economy.
- Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes Obama is trying to debate George W. Bush. #predictable #toughsell
- Todd Zwillich @toddzwillich Both men now talking about policy affecting foreign countries, like Ohio and Iowa.
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd So at 927, an economic debate broke out
- Stuart Rothenberg @StuPolitics Romney happy to talk about the economy.
- Mark Hemingway @Heminator Romney scoring points on the economy. Obama shouldn’t give him the cahnce to steer the discussion there.
- Liz Mair @LizMair OK, no but seriously, full credit to Romney for raising trade opportunities with Latin America. Yay free trade! #debate
- Robert Costa @robertcostaNRO It’s funny how they are doing the same thing… “Yeah, Bob, foreign policy is great. But let me tell you about [what matters to OH here].”
- Jeffrey Goldberg @JeffreyGoldberg You people do realize we haven’t even gotten to the Iran nuclear discussion yet, right? Try to bring that one around to jobs.
- Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree SCHIEFFER TRIES – “Let me get this back to foreign policy” – and then Romney talks about education
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry say this for romney: he adjusts after making mistakes. he clearly got the message abt seeming over-aggressive, too-frantic last time
- Stuart Rothenberg @StuPolitics Consider: Swing voters and the likability factor.
- Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson Obama’s temper is just under the surface. Haymakers all night.
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd This debate is a mess right now
- Jonah Goldberg @JonahNRO Schieffer giving them a lot of room to stray away from foreign policy. Maybe even he realizes how boring the foreign policy portion is.
- Sam Feist @SamFeistCNN Men in the CNN focus group loved Romney’s answer on education. #CNNUndecideds #CNNDebate
- Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson “Thinking about space” OMG NEWT
- Holly Bailey @hollybdc Romney appears to be not trying to make waves tonight. Really emphasizing his biography and his ability to be commander in chief
- Rick Klein @rickklein Obama swings back on Navy line: “we also have fewer horses and bayonets.” Horses, yup. #debates
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd And Romney doesn’t get a chance to respond to #battleship attack?
- Robert Costa @robertcostaNRO Obama is mocking here. Not sure how some voters will respond. There is a fine line between asserting presidential authority and being harsh
- Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes Seems to me President Obama’s condescension has crossed the line from aggressive to disrespectful. Will voters like him mocking Romney?
- Major Garrett @MajoratNJ Significantly, POTUS says sequester (X-the-board $ cuts) won’t happen. Does not explain. Denies authorship. Woodward disagrees. #LynnDebate
- Jonah Goldberg @JonahNRO Might be worth noting Obama’s red line is an actual Iranian nuke. Romney’s is Iranian nuclear capability. Big difference.
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd Romney sticking to his strategy of not engaging POTUS no matter what. Even as Obama has unloaded on him. Too much “prevent defense”?
- Kasie Hunt @kasie On a whole host of issues, Romney has said he agrees with Obama on the substance — but says he would have executed differently.
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd Rhetorically, who is the hawk and who is the dove tonight?
- Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree We are about 45+ minutes in to this debate – no real fireworks as yet, just some quips
- John Carney @carney I’m really impressed by Romney’s nom-war mongering. He’s no John McCain.
- Jeff Sadosky @JeffSadosky Obama thinks Naval ships are akin to horses and bayonets? Campaign ceding Virginia?
- Robert Costa @robertcostaNRO So few fireworks tonight. Most people are probably watching baseball or Monday Night Football.
- Robert Costa @robertcostaNRO Obama is fine. At ease with his own record. Romney hasn’t stumbled. May be a wash.
- Peter Hamby @PeterHambyCNN What Romney camp will be pushing in Norfolk/Hampton Roads tomorrow > RT @RyanGOP #HorsesAndBayonets #Navy
- jimgeraghty @jimgeraghty @Heminator Schieffers’ the best moderator yet, so far.
- Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson Romney gets in two pops on the Green Revolution in Iran. Interesting.
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry #angry or #petulant?
- Philip Klein @philipaklein Reminder: Obama opposed Iran sanctions, but caved in after unanimous Senate support for them.
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Obama saying I apologized for #USA is “biggest whopper of the campaign.”
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry “btw, you skipped israel”
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry romney daring obama to defend his apologetic statements
- Stuart Rothenberg @StuPolitics “By the way, they noticed you skipped Israel….”
- Rick Klein @rickklein Romney: “Mr. President has not dictated to other nations. We have freed other nations from dictators.” #debates
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd Closest Romney’s come to disagreeing with Obama is now on Iran. With “four years closer” line
- Rob Johnson @TweetRobJohnson Romney is now verbally mapping out the apology tour so the POTUS will know where he apologized. #debates
- Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes After nearly an hour of Gentle Romney, he hits out hard on Obama “apology tour” and American strength.
- Rob Bluey @RobertBluey Want the facts on Obama’s apology tour? Here are the top 10 examples that humiliated America: http://herit.ag/vvSk3K
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry romney dropping hammer on obamas overall record now
- Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes Romney’s world tour answer was his best of the debate. “I don’t see our influence growing around the world. I see our influence receding.”
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Obama briefed well on #Romney foreign policy flip-flops. Letting it all hang out now. #nbcpolitics
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports “After we killed Bin Laden….” 62 minutes in.
- Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson Football spiking, by any other name.
- Mark Hemingway @Heminator “After we killed Bin Laden I was at ground zero…” #spikethatfootball
- Adrian Gray @adrian_gray Obama not sharing credit on Bin Laden with the military = missed opportunity.
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Obama OBL answer making distinction #Romney would have asked Pakistan 4 permission prob strongest answer he’s had in any debate.
- Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree About 30 minutes to go – something tells me that both sides will be in Spin Alley soon declaring victory
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd Romney has dropped in a lot of “World Book” fascts in many of his answers
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd Could Romney’s Afghanistan answer been given by Obama? The debate transcribers might accidentally transpose them
- Zac Moffatt @ZacMoffatt RT @sarahpompei: MUST WATCH if you live in NH, VA, OH, FL, CO. Actually- everyone should watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVUq02YYzH8&feature=youtu.be … #CantAfford4More
- Marc Ambinder @marcambinder I think Romney thinks it’s better to be safe and lose this debate but cross a minimum credibility threshold..than to try and win it.
- Major Garrett @MajoratNJ Romney wants “conditioned” aide to Pakistan to encourage reforms; supports 2014 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan if security sufficient.
- Mark Halperin @MarkHalperin Gang of 500 CW so far: Mitt “doing what he has to do” to “clear the bar” of standing f-2-f w/ CiC. PBO aggressively citing Mitt past words
- Major Garrett @MajoratNJ Romney not rising to biting POTUS criticism; trying to parry & emphasize “peace through strength” credo. POTUS dismissive. #LynnDebate
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry how many times has romney said the president is right tonight? i thought he shld try to be a little above the fray, but this is a bit much
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert Romney going big, “we need to do more than kill bad guys” change the culture etc. John Bolton wld approve #NBCPolitics
- Rick Klein @rickklein Obama, taking credit: “This nation – me, my administration…” #debates
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry “this nation, me…”
- Stuart Rothenberg @StuPolitics Republicans will say that the president wants the rest of the world to have a free market system but he doesn’t want us to have one.
- Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree President notes steel workers in Ohio & Pennsylvania
- Mike Memoli @mikememoli Greatest threat: Obama said continues to be terrorist networks. Romney: nuclear Iran
- Kasie Hunt @kasie One note: America’s military still trains with bayonets. See Week 3: http://www.marines.com/becoming-a-marine/recruit-training …
- Charles Lane @ChuckLane1 Romney killed it in pointing to Iran as greatest threat, whereas Obama sorta stammered and said terrorism. #debate
- Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis Romney says Al Qaeda is not on its heels. Obama’s head snaps up.
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports I score this debate 47-47. Four percent were lucky and watching baseball or football.
- Mark Halperin @MarkHalperin Romney surrogates including Sen Portman already in spin room.
- Mike Memoli @mikememoli With 10 minutes left, Romney surrogates starting to enter spin room. Sen. Portman, Rep. King, Sen. Rubio
- Rick Klein @rickklein Obama just hit Romney for investing in China, auto industry, and corporate tax cheats in successive sentences. #debates
- Guy Benson @guypbenson Obama goes after outsourcing. Factcheck: “No evidence.” WaPo: “Four Pinnochios.”
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports “Attacking me is not…” Rehearsed Romney line. Used a few times. That is a frontrunner’s line. #gallup
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Romney acting like he really thinks he has the lead “attacking me isn’t leadership.” #abovethefray
- Robert Costa @robertcostaNRO Some of the best exchanges in this debate were on… domestic policy.
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd Romney took auto bailout bait from Obama. Bet Romney camp believes he has to try and fix this if he is going to have a chance in Ohio. Risky
- mike murphy @murphymike Obama really acting like he feels behind. Interesting…
- Stuart Rothenberg @StuPolitics I can’t wait to see the polling after this debate — not the quickie polls but the real ones. I
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports “I’m still speaking.” Strict rules of debates, Mr. President. #goldfinger
- Neil King @NKingofDC “I would do nothing to hurt the U.S. auto industry.” Romney goes big in the final minutes on the car front. Hello, Ohio.
- Sarah Huisenga @SarahH_CBSNJ RT @sarah_boxer: Around 11p, keep an eye out for results of @CBSNews poll of undecided voters on who they think won the debate
- Matt K. Lewis @mattklewis Romney is like the boxer who hugs you most of the night, but still finds a way to stick you with some sharp punches in the late rounds.
- Mike Memoli @mikememoli Romney: I couldn’t agree more about moving forward, but I don’t want to move back to the policies of the last four years.
- Sarah Huisenga @SarahH_CBSNJ RT @garrettnbcnews: In Romney NYT Op-Ed on auto bailout: “The federal government should provide guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing”
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry great comeback by mitt, and pivots to slam of obama’s economic record
- Jon Ralston @RalstonReports Mitt looks all shiny, almost sweaty on upper lip. POTUS just looks…pissed.
- J.P. Freire @JPFreire Obama increasingly hunched over as debate continues.
- Luke Russert @LukeRussert #Romney at his best by ending debate on bad economic stats from the last 4 years. #NBCPolitics
- Rich Lowry @RichLowry “its a tragedy…that this last 4 years have been so hard”–and looking right at the president
- Mark Hemingway @Heminator That was a WEAK closing statement by Obama.
- Major Garrett @MajoratNJ The POTUS delivering this closing statement has no idea who the POTUS was who didn’t deliver any in Denver.
- Mike Memoli @mikememoli Compare this Obama closing statement to Obama’s at the first debate. Great mystery of the campaign, why were they so different?
- Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes Romney, in a closing statement that sums up his debate: “Were going to have to have a president who can work across the aisle.”
- Chuck Todd @chucktodd Romney seemed so focus on being “acceptable” that he didn’t see the need to either respond to criticism or draw many distinctions. Too safe?
- Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree Romney: “I’d like to be the next President of the United States”
- Kyle Smith @rkylesmith I think throughout these debates Romney has seemed more positive and Obama has generally seemed touchy/annoyed.
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