It’s no secret that the American people aren’t happy with
the state of the country right now, and whether or not Obama or Bush is to
blame for that is hardly even the point anymore. What’s done is done; most people just want to know how we’re
going to turn things around during these next four years. Both Romney and Obama didn’t
really say anything they hadn’t said a million times before, but their
deliveries are what have Democrats nervous. Romney was confident and aggressive, as any politician
running for office is expected to be. He repeated himself many times and spoke with intent. He had a lot to prove to the estimated
37 million people watching at home and you could tell that by the way he
handled himself.
On the flip-side was Obama. There’s no denying the man has swag but there’s a time
and a place to act aloof and this probably wasn’t it. It’s not as though he seemed unprepared, in fact I
think the content of his message was actually very well said. However, we Americans are more
impressionable than ever. We jump
to conclusions in a matter of seconds based entirely off an involuntary facial
expression one of the candidates may have made. I think if everyone took the time to focus on the pure
content of both candidates’ positions, we’d be talking about it very
differently.
Instead, all most people got out of Tuesday night was Mitt
Romney hates Big Bird and Obama is a wimp.
President Obama spoke about his own feelings on his
performance in an interview with Tom Joyner this morning. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/obama-debate-polite_n_1954559.html Although the Gallup polls show
that around 72% of Americans feel like this “polite” strategy was a bit of a
failure, Obama still has another shot and remains in good shape overall. He’s still leading slightly in
favorability after last week’s recent decrease in unemployment.
I guess it’s safe to say that “being polite” isn’t exactly
what the majority of the country was looking for on Tuesday. I’m sure the results from the
Presidential debate will impact how aggressive Joe Biden will play things in
the Vice Presidential debate tomorrow and I’m sure we’ll be seeing a more
aggressive side of President Obama in the debate on the 16th.
