Charles Krauthammer has one of the brightest minds in the business of political commentary. As usual, his assessment of tonight's debate is right on the money.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vid...ere_petty.html
Frank Luntz's focus group showed Obama won foreign policy but lost on the economy. They also stated that the economy is what matters so Romney won by bringing in the economy and not being bad on foreign policy. Originally Posted by Lazright. Romney showed his labia to the nation tonight, and probably pissed off the far right by acting a bitch.
President Obama won the foreign policy debate, cleanly and decisively, on both style and substance. It was as clear a victory as Mitt Romney’s in the first debate. And Romney lost in similar fashion: he seemed nervous, scattered, unconvincing — and he practiced unilateral disarmament, agreeing with Obama hither and yon … on Iraq (as opposed to two weeks ago), on Afghanistan (as opposed to interviews he’s given this fall), on Libya and Syria and Iran. He didn’t have a single creative or elegantly stated foreign policy thought and, indeed, seemed foolish at times, using the word peace about as often as George McGovern in 1972 (not that McGovern was foolish, but Romney has run so hot and aggressive on foreign policy that he seemed a sudden convert to transcendental meditation or Yoko Ono’s secret consort). Romney did have some strong moments — but they were, once again, on the domestic economy. And Obama didn’t have a single weak or unconvincing moment.
Time Magazine’s Mark Halperin told Charlie Rose in May of this year that all Romney has to do is survive being disqualified by the Obama campaign, and that if he can do that and then rise to the occasion by using his VP pick, the convention and the debates, then Romney will likely win:http://www.therightscoop.com/flashba...-and-hell-win/
I think Time Magazine got much closer to the mark: Originally Posted by markroxny