Post Debate Reaction !

Biden: Even when the Democrats lose we win!

The debate tonight was once again close and this and Obama won on experience but Romney held his own and showed calm cool leadership when he was on the hot seat.

The quick and dirty CNN post-debate poll showed the score to be 48-40 Obama but the big question out there is ” will it have any impact 15 days from now?”

The Obama record is mixed and Romney and company have very little experience on the foreign policy front.

In the series of debates Romney bested Obama on the key questions of Economy and leadership.

This election is too close to call which in itself is a shock given how far ahead poll wise Obama was at one point.

Interestingly enough if the votes in the electoral college turn out to be tie, there is a scenario making the rounds that could have Romney as the President and Biden as the Vice President.

If the republicans kept control of the house and the Democrats kept control of the Senate, Biden would get to vote himself as VP under ans Electoral College tie of 269-269.

Can you imagine the log jam and mess the US would be in if that happened?

What do you think will happen on election day?

Foreign Policy-The Final Presidential Debate!

National Security Will Be Front and Center Tomorrow Night!

Tomorrow night is the final presidential debate. It is strictly about foreign policy.

It is a chance for both candidates to spell out their vision on that topic.

Obama in particular has been hammered for not spelling out a vision for the country,let alone foreign policy.

This is important because national security, which is part of the foreign policy debate, is front and center on voters minds with all the goings on in the middle east.

Romney/Ryan have little experience in this area while Obama’s record is mixed.

Obama, if you recall, took out Osama Bin laden but has fumbled of late dealing with such issues as Iran,Syria ans the recent terrorist attack in Libya.

This past weekend Obama was hammered by the Romney people for the ‘leak’ regarding the apparent negotiations with Iran ( Iran eventually said the talks were a croc because they were not prepared to negotiate with anybody in the US on the eve of an election).

With the latest polls showing the race to the White house more or less even, tomorrow’s debate is shaping up to be the event that could decide the election.

What do you think will happen?

The Presidential Debate-Round Two-The Outcome!

One was more likeable, One would manage the economy better.Who would you vote for?

And the winner is?

Depends on whether you believe the CNN polls on who won the debate tonight or whether you believe that the poll within the poll tells the true result.

The Overall poll result is 46% of the people believe Obama won versus 39% for Romney.

Gotta leave the Obama people feeling pretty good eh!

Not so fast. Obama was awful in the first debate and anything a little better would propel his numbers upward. He gets credit there.

In November when Americans cast their vote in the only poll that matters they will be looking for two things as most people do in elections.

They are leadership and the economy. ( Think Harper Harper Harper if you were watching the least Canadian election) . These two factors will stand out even more in the US next month given where the world economy and the US debt-load is.

Romney won by 4% on who would make the best leader ( I hear people screaming that the margin of error makes that a tie, I say who says the margin of error always has to go the way of the loser).

On the poll within a poll that really matter Romney blew Obama away. He won by 18% on which candidate will be able to manage the economy.

If I was running the Republican ad machine I would get the commercials rolling. ” When it comes to your food,job,house taxes and lively-hood Mitt Romney trumps Barack Obama hands down” or something to that effect.

When people go to the polls they are not voting for the most likeable guy, they did that the last time and look where it got them.

They are going to vote for the candidate that will protect their wallet.

Tonight 18% more said that it was Romney.

What do you think ?

Presidential Debate Tomorrow-The Set Up!

Romney: Is that all you got Obama?

To set the table for tomorrow nights debate one only has to look at the weekend polls to see what is riding on the outcome.

Essentially we now have a presidential horse race where even the potential votes in the so-called swing states are showing the two contestants neck and neck.

This is surprising to some because Obama was so far ahead on the eve of their first debate.

But then he tanked.

We then had the Vice Presidents debate which by all accounts was a tie.

This brings us to Tuesday nights debate where voters,pollsters and pundit will be watching with baited breath.

What needs to happen to break the tie?

1) Romney has to keep up the attack on the Obama record and show the electorate why he is the best leader to put their hopes and dreams with.

2) Obama has to awaken from his coma. If you recall he sat back in round one and let Romney bring the fight to him.He has to state very clearly what his vision for the country is for the next four years.

3) As this is a town hall type debate both candidates will take questions from the voters. This is where Obama usually excels and Romney does not. Obama has a history of being better able to interact with the voters where as Romney tends to be a little gaffe prone.

This should be an interesting night!

My feeling as I have said before is that Obama’s heart is not in the job and if it were up to him he would quit. If Romney brings it to him professionally and aggressively look for Obama to sit back and give up.

If I were on team Democrat I would be worried.

What about you?

The VP Debate: Who Won?

Tie? Not really…

The CNN poll released after the debate showed the numbers to be Ryan 48% VS Biden 44%.

Given the margin of error a virtual tie.

What I think this poll is not revealing are three things:

1) Paul Ryan did a great closing that will resonate for weeks to come. He took leadership,said he would be held accountable and not run from the tough decisions that any administration will face in the coming years. He also asked for the vote.

2) People are sick of old style politics and Joe Biden kept interrupting and cutting Ryan off.

3) Most important is this; people want a positive future and Ryan gave them that. I believe this will count big time later on in November when people actually make their voting decision.

Still Biden didn’t lose any immediate ground like Obama did last week.

This debate puts the pressure squarely on the shoulders of Barack Obama in next weeks second presidential debate.

He can’t afford to lay another egg.

I suspect he will. He doesn’t want the job.

I think and I have said before, in his eyes 4 years are enough.

What do you think?

Tonight’s VP Debate: The Set Up!

Ryan: I can’t believe he just said that!

This debate tonight is a must win for both!

The Obama Biden Democrats need to win because Obama took a hammering both in the presidential debate and the polls that followed.

For the Romney Ryan ticket they need to win to keep the momentum going.

Key to Victory:

For the Biden folks, he must be aggressive and go to Ryan without causing any of the gaffes he is famous for.

For Ryan he can’t look boring ala his rival Obama in the last debate. He must come off the guy next door.

Who has more at stake tonight?

Obama Biden, two hammerings in a row and their campaign goes into a tailspin.

I will be back with post-debate discussion tonight,stay tuned!

Barack Obama Laid an Egg in the First Debate Tonight!

First Debate: Obama Lays an Egg!

A CNN poll after the debate tonight showed 67% of the people polled ( registered voters I should add) gave the win to Mitt Romney.

In every category,taxes, health care etc. Romney handed Obama his head.

More shocking than all that, the talking heads on liberal leaning CNN also said Romney “Out Obamad Obama”.

it’s not often even former Clinton Campaign manager James Carville gives in and says his team lost.

It was obvious that Obama wasn’t at his best and Romney was.

It seemed that Romney had better knowledge of the facts and was able to attack the President on his record.

Obama rarely went on the attack and in fact I thought he looked like he had aged about 20 years since the last election.

It will be interesting over the next couple of days to see the polling done in the swing states. Did Romney pick up some ground?

What do you think: Was this debate a game changer?