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RedStateVT: There are more debates to come and President Obama will, no doubt, perform much better than he did last night. We do not like it when either side 'spikes the football' and will not do so here.  However, we will take away a small amount of satisfaction simply because the mainstream media have been so incredibly dishonest and untrustworthy in prematurely declaring Obama the election victor.



Liberals React To Romney's Debate Win
Perhaps the best reason for Obama to be hopeful about reaction to the debate: The 90 minutes were so substantive and solid, with so many numbers and such lengthy dissections of policy disagreements, that many viewers may have found it dull — and therefore may not have noticed Romney cleaning Obama’s clock. (Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10/3/2012)

Yes, Romney may have won the debate but viewers were so bored they didn't notice...

But Romney’s relentlessness may not play as well with swing voters. His decision to change his tax plan on the fly, rather than to defend it, will provide fodder for further Obama attack lines on how it would affect middle-income voters. And his obvious pivot to a new political persona — or, perhaps more precisely, his reversion to his older, more moderate self — will lead to more questions about who the real Mitt Romney is. (E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 10/4/2012)

Yes, Romney may have won the debate but he alienated swing voters...

The first debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney, so long anticipated, quickly sunk into an unenlightening recitation of tired talking points and mendacity. With few sparks and little clarity on the immense gulf that truly separates the two men and their policies, Wednesday’s encounter provided little guidance for voters still trying to understand the choice in next month’s election. (New York Times editorial, 10/4/2012)

Who says Romney won the debate?

Well, we guess the people say that Romney won:

According to a CNN/ORC International survey conducted right after the debate, 67% of debate watchers questioned said that the Republican nominee won the faceoff, with one in four saying that President Barack Obama was victorious. "No presidential candidate has topped 60% in that question since it was first asked in 1984," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. (CNN.com, 10/3/2012)

Liberals Display Excellent Humor In The Face Of Calamity
Michael Moore: Is Bill Clinton coming in to sub for the next quarter?

James Carville: Mitt Romney came in with a chainsaw.

Bill Maher: I can't believe I'm saying this, but Obama looks like he DOES need a teleprompter.

Vice President Biden: Folks, I hope you saw what I saw tonight...

President Obama (post debate): I hope I made you proud out there explaining the vision we share for this country.