WASHINGTON (OfficialWire) — Challenger Mitt Romney used Wednesday’s debate to put President Barack Obama on the defensive on health care, jobs and other issues. The president’s reluctance to fire back harshly gave new hope to Republican partisans.
Romney managed to highlight his top campaign themes — calling for lower tax rates, less regulation, the repeal of “Obamacare” — while largely fending off Obama’s demands for details on how to pay for his proposals or safeguard Americans’ health and well-being.
Neither Obama nor the debate’s moderator, meanwhile, pressed Romney on some of his most vulnerable points. They included Romney’s claim that 47 percent of Americans are docile dependents on the government, a topic heavily featured in TV ads and public conversations the past two weeks.
The 90-minute debate in Denver may have been too wonky to captivate millions of American viewers and change the campaign’s overall arc. Polls show Obama leading in key battleground states.
But it delighted Republicans who felt Romney was the aggressor without going overboard, and who were surprised by Obama’s cautious, at times listless demeanor.
Even some Democratic partisans grudgingly acknowledged that Romney had a good debate.
Read More at OfficialWire. By Charles Babington.
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patti’s notes: what a great debate. knew romney could do it, and he sure did. came out,polished,ready. can’t wait for debate with ryan/biden.and the next two debates with romney. obama looked like whimp,bet his anniversary night,didn’t go too well. would have loved to been a mouse in their suite!! pl,orl,fla
From watching the debate I was wondering what Obama’s theme song was for the night. I decided I had the perfect song when I thought of “THE FOOL ON THE HILL”.