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(350 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:46 AM Oct 2012

How Did Voters React to the Debate? [View all]

Source: ABC News (The Note blog)

When asked to describe their impressions of Romney, the women used words like “rude,” “pushy” and “assertive” – and when asked to clarify if assertive was positive or negative, the woman who offered that description said it was negative.
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Several women expressed disappointment that abortion rights were not brought up, saying that they would have liked to hear the candidates talk about that issue in their own words, since they mostly just hear small snippets in commercials.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/how-did-voters-react-to-the-debate/

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How Did Voters React to the Debate? [View all] Texas Lawyer Oct 2012 OP

This debate was about the economy I thought? Isn't that why abortion wasn't brought up? still_one Oct 2012 #1

I thought the topic was with regards to domestic issues in general, Jamaal510 Oct 2012 #8

Wow, then that should have been brought up /nt still_one Oct 2012 #9

The plan was for it to be a domestic debate with certain questions asked tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #11

I thought it was suppose to be about domestic issues too, which means there spicegal Oct 2012 #33

Did Spit On-Me's likeability go up? tblue Oct 2012 #2

What happened to Politicalboi Oct 2012 #3

I think that's next skeewee08 Oct 2012 #5

Jim Lehrer had to live his finest hour, being the tool that he is. gtar100 Oct 2012 #24

Hey, I like that first part!! (rude, pushy, assertive...) ailsagirl Oct 2012 #4

That's the way he came across and not just to us. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #6

He might as well have put a lamp shade on his head and danced the Charleston ailsagirl Oct 2012 #20

Another article on the same topic: Group at Dole applies dials to Romney, Obama during debate Texas Lawyer Oct 2012 #7

Thanks for the encouraging post! ailsagirl Oct 2012 #21

I agree with Ailsagirl Liberalynn Oct 2012 #34

excellent! Maybe the truth is getting through at last wordpix Oct 2012 #40

So what set Romney apart as the winner in these women�s minds? Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #10

I liked what Romney had to say tonight ffr Oct 2012 #12

None because the know he's lying skeewee08 Oct 2012 #14

Right, it'll be the American people who will be crying... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #31

Very depressed tonight Jazzy_Obama Oct 2012 #13

Don't be there are 3 more quarters skeewee08 Oct 2012 #15

counting on O and Biden to lengthen lead in homestretch wordpix Oct 2012 #41

No Need To Be Depressed Shuhered Oct 2012 #19

Aww Thanks you guys Jazzy_Obama Oct 2012 #22

Totally Agree Jazzy Shuhered Oct 2012 #48

He wasn't just "looking down"--he was making notes on points he wanted to rebut from tblue37 Oct 2012 #30

Yes, but it did not look good, whathehell Oct 2012 #32

well some of us take the "lecturing Obama" as extremely disrespectful & entitled-looking wordpix Oct 2012 #42

Yeah, well "some of us" would include me and I don't really know what your point is. whathehell Oct 2012 #46

Watch it again on c-span... it's a whole different ballgame defacto7 Oct 2012 #26

He did come off looking better on C-Span. FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #39

I don't know who prepped Obama for this debate, but they should be fired. Fuddnik Oct 2012 #16

Obama should have just studied Clinton's speech. Kablooie Oct 2012 #18

"(Romney) has attempted to work across the aisle." Kablooie Oct 2012 #17

"Too late now to do anything about I now unless Obama can make a convincing case in the next debate" skeewee08 Oct 2012 #23

Dems in MA first agenda wasn't Rustycup Oct 2012 #35

Arghh! I couldn't believe my ears when that charlatan claimed ailsagirl Oct 2012 #36

We wanted him to STOP. Mr. Obama bent over backwards trying to be bipartisan. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #44

I know I'm repeating myself BUT... defacto7 Oct 2012 #25

I agree defacto7 skeewee08 Oct 2012 #27

No you're not. Thanks much for the link. nt progree Oct 2012 #29

I'm Waiting For The Retractions Tomorrow From The Romney Campaign DallasNE Oct 2012 #28

27 whoppers in 38 minutes. maddogesq Oct 2012 #47

Mitt the bully Blueprogress Oct 2012 #37

Welcome, Blueprogress! Many feel the same as you do. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #45

Jim Lehrer gets a lot of the blame from me. Pretending he could get specifics by posing the same Overseas Oct 2012 #38

Lehrer was terrible as the moderator in my opinion LibertyLover Oct 2012 #43