Romney blows it during debate

[Red Arrow]

I'll agree with someone I heard this morning.  No reliable polling will be available for another day or two.

I expect the polling would be quicker and more reliable if Obama had decisively obliterated Romney.

[guido911]

I once had to give a speech in Breckenridge (9600 feet) and the altitude clearly affected me. I couldn't think straight and appeared lost (very similar to Obama last night).

I love Breckenridge. As for altitude, I feel that pain. I got off a plane at 4:00 p.m. in Denver, drove to Keystone and was on Schoolmarm within hours. Altitude sickness kicked in and I was wiped out for 24 hours.

[guido911]

No reliable polling will be available for another day or two.

"reliable polling". You are kidding; correct?

[Townsend]

"reliable polling". You are kidding; correct?

I think if you look at enough polling you may get a feel for something.

If you look at one with a sample of 300 over a land line, then it won't work.

[Hoss]

I think if you look at enough polling you may get a feel for something.

If you look at one with a sample of 300 over a land line, then it won't work.

Especially if they're all southern states...wait, what?

[guido911]

I think if you look at enough polling you may get a feel for something.

If you look at one with a sample of 300 over a land line, then it won't work.

You know I hate polls. That's all I was getting at.

[Teatownclown]

Gwee-doh, you hate too much.

A fired-up Obama today at a post-debate rally: "Now, last night, we had our first debate. And when I got on stage, I met a very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney. But it couldn't have been Mitt Romney -- because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. But the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that."

Perfecto....set up.

[Gaspar]

It was the altitude's fault. 

I find that entertaining since the president spends several hours a week on Airforce one at or above 30,000 ft.  The corrected air pressure in the cabin of an airliner is around 6,500 - 7,000 feet depending.  So basically President Obama can blame the last 4 years on altitude sickness.

Al Gore is a treasure, almost as good as Special Joe.

[nathanm]

Congratulations to you Mr. Romney, you proved you don't actually need to have any principles or plans to be a Republican candidate for President. Surprisingly, your supporters don't even mind!

[Conan71]

Congratulations to you Mr. Romney, you proved you don't actually need to have any principles or plans to be a Republican candidate for President. Surprisingly, your supporters don't even mind!

According to the various fact checkers neither does his opponent.

[nathanm]

According to the various fact checkers neither does his opponent.

If you say so.

[Ed W]

I expect the polling would be quicker and more reliable if Obama had decisively obliterated Romney.

Nate Silver reported the widely disseminated CNN 'instant' poll that said 67% said Romney won the debate, yet he's careful enough to point out that we'll learn more about the debate's impact as polls are taken over the next couple of days.

My take: The president could have been more effective and animated, but as the front runner, he had to avoid gaffes and mistakes rather than be seen as aggressive and arrogant.  His performance was defensive.  Romney, on the other hand, decidedly appeared animated and engaged, but when you look at what he said, there's not much of substance. 

When any politician on either side of the aisle says, "Trust me!" it's time to grab your wallet and run - do not walk - to the door.  We all know that the large print giveth and the small print taketh away.  Mitt is print writ large, absent those critical details. 

[guido911]

[nathanm]

When any politician on either side of the aisle says, "Trust me!" it's time to grab your wallet and run - do not walk - to the door.  We all know that the large print giveth and the small print taketh away.  Mitt is print writ large, absent those critical details. 

I was thinking about Mitt's lack of details earlier and it struck me as odd that the people who cry that "uncertainty" in Obama's policies is holding back the economy. Isn't there a lot of uncertainty associated with Romney's policy proposals? After all, they lack details such as whether or not the mortgage interest deduction will go away or what he plans to replace Obamacare with or how his Medicare "reform" will work. Yet another example of people completely unable to think straight, I guess.

[Red Arrow]

I was thinking about Mitt's lack of details earlier and it struck me as odd that the people who cry that "uncertainty" in Obama's policies is holding back the economy. Isn't there a lot of uncertainty associated with Romney's policy proposals? After all, they lack details such as whether or not the mortgage interest deduction will go away or what he plans to replace Obamacare with or how his Medicare "reform" will work. Yet another example of people completely unable to think straight, I guess.

You weren't (apparently) guessing earlier when you seemed to know exactly what Romney's tax plan was.