Let's put things in perspective here. The first debate was a disaster for Obama. He was underprepared, nervous and way too nice. The Vice-Presidential debate had far more intensity to it. Then this past Tuesday, both Candidates turned up the dial on combativeness and quality of performance. I thought , because Obama kept Romney on the defensive all night, that he was the winner.
But here's the thing . I have been totally disappointed in the quality of the debates. First of all there are only a certain number of potential topics(economy, taxes, jobs), so each candidate should know every argument, fact, number and counterargument. On top of that, facts are facts. So when there is a disagreement on what one candidate has said or done, the opposing party should be ready to pounce(with dispositive proofs) on outright lies, misstatements, "flip-flopping", etc.
It gets boring after a while where each party repeats " I never said that". You either said it, or you didn't!Moreover, neither side has done a very good job of "pre-debate fact checking". Very sloppy . And finally, come up with some new arguments. The banter sounds like backround noise . And for God's sake Mr. President, when you have the chance to deliver a knockout punch(i.e. Bain Capital , 47%, Romney's taxes, tax shelters, no definitive economic plan, out of step with the "middleclass "), throw the punch, don't backpedal. You're either in or your out!
Ding, ding. Round 3 Tuesday!
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