1st Presidential Debate Live Commentary Thread

[5280]

Grades for the debate:

Romney: B+
Obama B-

[Peeperkorn]

Romney won by far.

[Gass3268]

Obama had a better closing statement, Romney wins slightly, but that closer was good for the President.  

[tmthforu94]

Romney was the clear winner of this debate. An excellent performance, and hopefully the polls will reflect that. What surprised me most, was that while they were more even in terms of actual content, Romney was the clear winner in terms of stage presence.

Grading:
Romney: A-
Obama: C+

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Romney was the clear winner of this debate. An excellent performance, and hopefully the polls will reflect that. What surprised me most, was that while they were more even in terms of actual content, Romney was the clear winner in terms of stage presence.

Grading:
Romney: A-
Obama: C+

How many times do you hear that?

[pepper11]

OK you know its bad when donna brazile says mitt was awesome.

[M]

OK you know its bad when donna brazile says mitt was awesome.

Yeah, Joe Trippi too.

[Vosem]

Romney won the first half by a little and the second half by a lot. A strong performance, which should see a decent bounce, but Obama will probably maintain the lead. I'm feeling optimistic about this election again...if Romney can avoid saying stupid things, maybe a gaffe or two from the Democratic side over the next week, and a Ryan victory, I think the GOP can actually retake the lead. Probably in for a disappointment, but still.

[Joe Biden 2020]

David Gergen said it best:  Yesterday, the race was over.  Today, we have a horse race.

[pepper11]

CNN calls romney sweep. ABC too

[J. J.]

CNN had a dial.  Romney's numbers were good.  He looked human.

[old timey villain]

Come on people, all people are going to remember are Romney's comments about PBS, which he will be mocked for.

[pepper11]

Carville in Romney camp. nice.

[Eraserhead]

Carville in Romney camp. nice.

What a shocker.

[Ty440]

What's MSNBC saying ? I'm on CNN.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

What's MSNBC saying ? I'm on CNN.

They're trying to figure out what happened with Obama and why he didn't come out swinging.

[Reaganfan]

Bill Mahar says Obama lost lol twitter

[LiberalJunkie]

What's MSNBC saying ? I'm on CNN.

They are very disappointed at not pointing out Romneys lies.

[AmericanNation]

Romney clearly won.  I think an apt analogy would be that Obama's offensive plays were tackled for a loss by Mitt's Impressive defense (picking apart the holes in Obama statements) almost every time.  Obama didn't offer much of a counter to Romney's plays.      

[Peter the Lefty]

Romney win, very narrowly.  I wish we had Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson, and Gary Johnson there.  

[muon2]

I heard much of the last half on my car radio. What surprised me most was the halting style by the President. It was not in character with what I think most listeners would expect.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Bill Mahar says Obama lost lol twitter

Then all is lost.

[AmericanNation]

LOL, at MSNBC: "The moderator hurt Obama and Romney Lies"  Let's go around the table and repeat this over and over.

[Eraserhead]

I heard much of the last half on my car radio. What surprised me most was the halting style by the President. It was not in character with what I think most listeners would expect.

He's always done that in debates and sometimes even in interviews. It doesn't bother me personally. It was more pronounced in the second half.

[Beet]

I had to work overtime tonight and missed the debate. It looks like Romney won? Is there any place to watch the video?