Did Obama surprised you?

[BlueSwan]

Yes. I always expected Romney to be the one to gain from the first debate. What I did not expect was Obamas defeatish demeanor. While I do agree with several pundits that Obama let Romney get away with stuff he shouldn't be getting away with, I believe Obamas worst mistakes were stylistically. Style wins elections. Obama looked defeatish and didn't look like he wanted to be there. The number one rule of debating is that you need to look like someone who believes in their own message. He didn't look like that and that is the number one thing he needs to change for the next debates.