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 16^th.