The Official 3rd Presidential Debate Thread

[Orion0]

I really didn't notice an Obama victory in this debate, not even a narrow one like in the 2nd...I think it was a tie at best, and honestly a narrow Romney victory. But, again, I've been a rather poor judge of what others will think of these debates.

It was impossible to miss how out of his element Obama was tonight and how he seemed to have very little knowledge of and specific policy for, foreign policy, unless you are a hack or exist in a vegetative state.

Insert meme here.

It was a tie.

Absolutely. A pure and simple tie.

[Lief 🗽]

lol, mitt romney is an idiot on foreign policy and was spanked by the President accordingly.

[Vosem]

YouTube's got a guy on calling it a narrow Romney victory...nobody's called it for Obama so far. But, yeah, in response to Marokai, both candidates were trying to change the topic on economics, both attacked the other, both discussed foreign policy rather vaguely. Because expectations were lower for Romney, my own personal, very possibly incorrect, prediction is that Romney narrowly won. But I do realize the forum does not agree with me.

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CBS News ‏@CBSNews

BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521)

[Eraserhead]

CBS News ‏@CBSNews

BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521)

Holy crap, that's bigger than the margin that Romney got in the first debate in this poll!

TOUCHDOWN

[Skill and Chance]

CBS News ‏@CBSNews

BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521)

Holy crap.  I think that's better than Romney's 1st debate margin of victory in that poll.

[LiberalJunkie]

CBS News ‏@CBSNews

BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521)

Hahaha ouch!!

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

CBS News ‏@CBSNews

BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521)

[J. J.]

Obama won on points.  It will not stop the momentum.  Romney looked reasonable.

If it just military, I'd probably vote for Obama.

[Skill and Chance]

Obama won on points.  It will not stop the momentum.  Romney looked reasonable.

If it just military, I'd probably vote for Obama.

I understand you are a partisan, but look at the facts on the ground here.  He won the CBS poll by a bigger margin that Romney did back on October 3rd.  When Romney won that big, it was a game changer.

[Fargobison]

Obama won on points.  It will not stop the momentum.  Romney looked reasonable.

If it just military, I'd probably vote for Obama.

I understand you are a partisan, but look at the facts on the ground here.  He won the CBS poll by a bigger margin that Romney did back on October 3rd.  When Romney won that big, it was a game changer.

The first debate was a much bigger debate on more important topics. I think it was more of game changer because it changed how people perceived Romney. I don't think this debate will change much of anything.

[LiberalJunkie]

Carville is getting fed up with CNN being way too bi-partisan and rightly so.

[Eraserhead]

Even Ari Flesicher admitted that Obama won this one.

James Carville is calling it a complete blowout win for Obama.

[Orion0]

Obama won on points.  It will not stop the momentum.  Romney looked reasonable.

If it just military, I'd probably vote for Obama.

I understand you are a partisan, but look at the facts on the ground here.  He won the CBS poll by a bigger margin that Romney did back on October 3rd.  When Romney won that big, it was a game changer.

Look at why it was a game changer: it significantly altered people's previously held views of Romney (which were largely a product of negative ads). now if tonight showed a fundamentally different side of either candidate that we haven't seen before, then it would be a "game changer". But as both performed relative to people's expectations (almost everyone would expect a sitting prez to be more knowledgable on fp) there is no game changing moment.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

CNN Poll:

Who won the debate?

Obama: 48%
Romney: 40%

Obama did:
Better: 59%
Worse: 15%
Same: 23%

Romney did:
Better: 44%
Worse: 26%
Same: 26%

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Cnn 48-40 to the prez

[Lief 🗽]

Game Changer folks. Game Changer.

[LiberalJunkie]

Where's the evidence that republicans watch the debate more CNN?

[Eraserhead]

Where's the evidence that republicans watch the debate more CNN?

They said the sample was especially R-friendly tonight on the air. Still waiting to see how Republican...

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

CNN Poll:

Can Obama handle the job as Commander-in-Chief?
Yes: 63%
No: 36%

Can Romney handle the job as Commander-in-Chief?
Yes: 60%
No: 38%

[Spanish Moss]

[Speed of Sound]

CNN Poll:

Can Obama handle the job as Commander-in-Chief?
Yes: 63%
No: 36%

Can Romney handle the job as Commander-in-Chief?
Yes: 60%
No: 38%

If those numbers are from a heavy R sample, those are deadly. More think Obama can handle being C-in-C than Romney? That's incredible.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

CNN Poll:

Who seemed stronger?
Obama: 51%
Romney: 46%

Who was more likeable?
Obama: 48%
Romney: 47%

Who spent more time attacking his opponent?
Obama: 68%
Romney: 21%

[Spanish Moss]

Who spent more time attacking his opponent?
Obama: 68%
Romney: 21%

Well, it is a debate, and Romney does take two stances on most issues.  So when people try and play this off like a bad think, it's absurd.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Who spent more time attacking his opponent?
Obama: 68%
Romney: 21%

Well, it is a debate, and Romney does take two stances on most issues.  So when people try and play this off like a bad think, it's absurd.

Of course, the poll doesn't ask whether voters think it's good or bad.  I'm inclined to agree with what the majority of voters said on this, though.