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1) from DUer Spider Jerusalem’s thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021470386
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100183875/last-night-mitt-romney-lost-yes-you-read-that-right/
There are three reasons why Romney experienced a soft implosion of his already tenuous electoral chances. First, there was [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]no “gotcha moment[/FONT]”. Before the debate every political analyst, be they from the Left or Right, agreed that Romney had to land a [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]knockout[/FONT] blow, which he didn’t.
There was [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]no major presidential gaffe[/FONT]. No glancing at watches, sighing or claiming there has never been any soviet domination of eastern Europe. Crucially, in the new media age, there was [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]no YouTube moment[/FONT]. In fact, the one single moment I suspect most voters will remember from the debate was Barack Obama sending his wife Michelle greetings on their wedding anniversary.
The second problem for Romney was that while he failed to land a knockout blow, he [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]kept piling[/FONT] into him. He was aggressive, [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]too[/FONT] aggressive.
This is Romney’s greatest weakness as a candidate. He [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]lacks compassion[/FONT]. He comes across as one of those big businessman in old Westerns who turns up at the farm and explains to the widow that he needs to buy her land to make way for his new railroad, and if she knows what’s good for her, she’ll take him up on his kind offer. CNN’s post election poll found that two thirds of those who watched thought Romney put in the most effective performance. But only 46 per cent said they found him more [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]likeable[/FONT] than Obama. Not only did Romney not land the knockout blow, he failed to close the [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]empathy gap[/FONT].
2) from DUer Heather MC's thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021472486
From a NON-political viewer of the debate:
“Ok my Friend has been going through a Divorce and a host of other issues, so keeping up with Politricks is not at the top of her Priority list.
Last week I asked if she was for republicans or democrats, she asked me which one is Obama? Seriously she is that not into politics but she votes.
So last night by accident she ended up watching the entire debates and she had this to say.
’I have not been following the elections at all. Last night was my first time paying attention, and I have to tell you, Mitt [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]Romney is such a freakin jerk[/FONT]. How can anyone vote for this guy, he was over talking the President, and Yelling at the Moderater, he didn't look like a guy I would want to be President!’ "
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