I didn't think the debate was nearly as one-sided as everyone seems to be saying today. Romney was indeed very impressive. Policy-wise, I think he's a loon, but he came off very eloquent and professional last night. Obama did just fine IMO with getting his main talking points across, he's playing at more of a disadvantage. It's easy for Romney to shit all over him since the country is not doing amazingly well but I agree with Obama that a.) he inherited the worst situation this country has been in in 80 years and that b.) it was largely Bush deregulation policies that allowed banks to gamble hard and cause the financial crisis in the first place.
I'd say Romney won debate by like 55-58% to 42-45% margin. Overall both men came off well spoken and professional. It's impressive really when you consider the magnitude of what they're up there trying to do. I like them both a lot as professionals. As policy-makers, god help us. Where was Gary Johnson?
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