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DENVERâ€"Mitt Romney took the debate stage here with top Republicans verging on panic over his listless and accident-prone campaign, publicly second-guessing their party’s nominee and privately hedging their bets as they contemplated the long odds he was facing.
He left the stage as a man who had won a debate, a reprieve from early obituaries, and at least the possibility of a fresh look from the relatively narrow slice of voters still open to persuasion in a highly polarized electorate.
Continue ReadingAs with any performance, a debate score is in the eye of the beholder. At least on stylistic grounds, however, a clear consensus of early reviewsâ€"most notably from liberal commentators dismayed by Obama’s lackluster outingâ€"judged Romney as having the superior evening, with a spirited personal demeanor, crisply delivered lines, and a bullet-pointed policy message that kept its focus on jobs while parrying many of Obama’s attacks.
At a minimum, Romney’s performance has chased away the aroma of terminal illness that was starting to emanate from his campaign and the increasingly restive factions in and around his operation. He has given conservatives a performance to rally behind, likely stalled any effort by GOP moneymen to start directing money away from the presidential race in favor of congressional races, and, not least, bolstered his own self-confidence after weeks of painful stubbed toes and jeering commentary.
Whether he gets more than this minimum payoff is far from certain, given the deficit he was facing in both national polls and, more troublingly, several must-win swing states. Some supporters hoped he would immediately turn the debate into television commercials. Nearly all said he must channel the elements that made his Denver performance impressiveâ€"in particular, sharpening the contrast with Obama through a forward-looking policy messageâ€"in the next two presidential debates and in his daily events.
“It gives Mitt Romney the opportunity now to have more key people, undecided voters, listen to what he’s staying,†said Rob Portman (R-OH), who has been playing Obama in debate preparations.
“We saw such a strong and effective leader tonight that I’d like to see some of this in the advertising plan,†said Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.).
“This was a make or break moment for the Romney campaign and he delivered,†said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), adding, with a chuckle: “A lot of my colleagues who are in tough races were really encouraged by what they saw tonight. They saw somebody ready to run this thing to the finish line.â€
David Axelrod, Obama’s top strategist, said he expected Romney to enjoy a bump in the polls of one to three points.
The recurring phrase from Republicans about their often-ill-at-ease nominee: Where has this guy been? One joke making the rounds was that the Mormon Romney had his first cup of coffee.
“I don’t think anybody out there who watched this objectively couldn’t come away from it saying this is a very different candidate than what we’ve been reading and hearing about,†Thune said.
Wednesday’s showing, these Republicans and others said, was the first time many voters saw a version of Romney as something other than the gaffe-prone plutocrat that Obama has so effectively caricatured in TV ads.
Many of his lines put the emphasis on his own solutions as much as criticism of Obamaâ€"a clear contrast from his nomination acceptance speech in Tampa that notably failed to help his trajectory.
Romney was helped by a surprisingly drowsy and dull-edged performance by Obama. The president made no major blunders, and he was consistent in his argument that Romney’s fiscal proposals are unrealistic and irresponsible, forcing a choice between huge deficits or big tax increases on the middle class. But he seemed sedate in demeanor, his words full of pauses and even at times nervous stammers, and he sometimes gave off an air of weariness or impatience toward the proceeding.
More Mitt Romney wins a reprieve - Politico Issues Question by Got Shoes?: How is Bush's "comprehensive energy policy" working for you? I was wriitten behind closed doors in Cheney's office and rubber stamped by the do-nothing Republican Congress. Since then, price at the pump for gasoline has more than doubled and Exxon is expecting another year of record profits. Mission Accomplished? Best answer for How is Bush's "comprehensive energy policy" working for you?:
Answer by Ed J
You got that right. Screw the little guy, and help big business grow. Something like the trickle down theory I would guess. I just wish they would kiss us first and use a condom while doing us.
Answer by ken s
the price of fuel did not start going up till the dems took over the house and senate funny isn't it.
Answer by texas tornado
What energy? The only thing this economy is running on is the Bush Administration's hot air. Meanwhile everything else is up. Yes, mission accomplished. Since Bush's family is into oil and gas they will probably be set for life while us peasants will never recover from this mess.
Answer by BekindtoAnimals22
The first problem I had with it is the fact that our entire state went to daylight savings time. The DOT never made my county change to it because of our location and the fact that it remains daylight until 10 pm for about a month and its dark in the morning until the end of April while I'm on my way to work. I really dislike it. I haven't heard of any benefits being realized by the Bush energy plan. If there were any, I think he needs to make them public immediately.
Answer by theundys
Gee, if your so smart, why aren't you president? If your liberal left friends would stop blocking efforts to drill in the barren wasteland of Alaska or off-shore drilling, we would now be less dependent on foreign oil and prices would be much less. But then, don't let facts cloud you or the liberals of "we know what's best for you" attitude. Oh. I almost forgot. We all know it was Geo. Bush who forced China and Egypt to become more industrialized and double or triple their demand for oil. When one becomes a Democrat, are you required to totally eliminate objectivity from your existence?
Romney and Obama Focus on Policy Details in First DebateIn the first presidential debate, held in Denver, Colo., and moderated by NewsHour's Jim Lehrer, Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama presented their cases primarily on domestic policy issues, including tax cuts or increases, job creation, education improvements and health care reform.
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