Did Bill Cliinton really 'win the election' for Obama in 2012

[karynnj]

49. Actually that is the simple truth

The fact is that there was a brief moment - after the first debate, where I still think the media exaggerated Romney's win - when it was said it was tied.

As good as Obama's speeches, rallies and subsequent debates were, it is really hard not to give a lot of credit to Jimmy Carter's grandson and the tape that exposed Romney as who he is. The 47% takers speech was devastating. I saw some people on the fence in NJ, stick with Obama - especially as Romney seemed to double down on what he said in private.

More than anything what the tape did was to force people to look at what values Romney has -- and the view was disturbing for some. The type of people, who thought maybe the centrist Romney would be able to cut the partisanship and were thus somewhat open to Romney, suddenly saw that Romney was a genuine elitist - oddly what the Republicans always accused Democrats dishonestly of being.