President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Gov. Mitt Romney met Tuesday night for their second debate this election season, this time in a "town hall" format that allowed citizens to ask questions on foreign policy, oil and jobs, among other topics.
The debate, at Hofstra University in New York, was crucial for both candidates, who are less than a month out from the Nov. 6 election.
The candidates' running mates debated last week in Kentucky. Many experts said Vice President Joe Biden came out ahead of Republican candidate Paul Ryan in the meeting.
Some said Obama needed to be more aggressive after a performance in the first debate experts dubbed "passive" and "safe." Romney supporters said he needed to maintain the momentum he gained in his first appearance.
Tell us: Who performed better at Tuesday's debate? Were there any questions you would have liked asked? Did the debate strengthen or hurt either campaign? Was there a clear winner?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZgQhnNRSuw
I'm sure some have seen the Daily Show's cool parody on this. It's embedded in this Atlantic article titled: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/10/why-conservatives-dont-really-want-the-us-to-run-like-a-business/263496/
Bloomberg’s David Lynch argues, quite convincingly, that they aren’t: Since 1900, few former businessmen have made it to the Oval Office. The most prominent was the nation’s 31st president, Herbert Hoover, whose handling of the economy during the Great Depression cemented his reputation as a failure. For me, just look back to Bush 44. Everyone said the same thing he's been a successful businessman (the fact that he drove 3 companies into the ground was ignored)...No. Running a government is different than running a company. And, I say this as a pure blood capitalist of 30 years.
― Socrates
Last night, after the debate, I listened to Chris Matthews attack Romney supporters at the lowest level. When he said those things, while very sad to see a commentator sink so low, I knew that Romney was winning.
And, really, was there ever any doubt you'd be voting Romney? I think those that were already decided, the debate did not change their vote. As for those undecided, just looking for something to convince them of whatever way they already lean.
Did you listen to Matthews--he said that the Romney supporters are racist. He implied that they are ALL racist. For a number of years I taught school--several of those years were in schools that were almost exclusively African American. Later, I taught in schools that were quite mixed racially. Never did I teach in affluent schools or in schools that were not diverse. I am deeply concerned about the state of our inner cities. To say that I am a racist because I prefer the policies of Romney is deeply offensive and troubling. Matthews stepped way over the line with his rant. There may be people voting against Obama because of his color--but no where near as many as are voting FOR him because of his color.
For those interested, C-SPAN is having a 3rd party debate at 9PM 10/23.
I'll trust reliable, journalistic news sources. Cheryl, you know you're right. No need to engage the far right if you're looking for a real dialogue. They'll vote how they'll vote and the rest will vote their own conscience.
Not Larry Sabato was the first to break the story a few days ago. http://notlarrysabato.typepad.com/doh/2012/10/virginia-gop-caught-destroying-voter-registration-forms.html Kudos to the Republican sheriff in the case for making an arrest already. It sounds like the person charged is not the brightest bulb...
You denigrat the Washington Post and expect me to take you seriously when you heap praise on Mr. Joy and parrot Fox News? You and Mr. Joy can just continue patting each other on the back for your abject hatred of the President, your contempt for his supporters, and your smug satisfaction in declaring Romney thwinner. I, for one, love this country and respect this president, and I will continue working for his re-election.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9626092/US-election-Most-countries-want-to-see-Barack-Obama-re-elected.html.
http://washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/22/fact-check-irans-route-to-the-sea/.
Note, except for AZ - all are swing states. If this is the GOP plan to win the election, they don't deserve anyone's vote. Apparently, they can't run on a platform that wins, so .....