Romney is looking weak, like Mr. Rogers when he needs to look like Ronald Reagan.
Someone over-coached him to not look like a mean old warmonger.
He is acting like he has to apologize for the idea that America needs to be strong
Disappointing.
Romney appears very Presidential tonight. Frankly Obama is interrupting, scowling and being a pretentious jerk. Just my $00.02.
PPP snap poll, and PPP is a dem outfit, shows 48-32 more people think Romney helped himself. Exact opposite for Obama. Romney did exactly what he needed to do, avoid Obama painting him as the mad CIC anxious to deploy boots in every country in Africa. Obama was Obama, a petuant, rude, marxist prick. Personally I don’t think that wins elections.
“He needs to look like Ronald Reagan.”
Or, paraphrase a great line from Richard Nixon.
Nixon in 1968: “I say that when respect for the United States — respect for the United States has fallen all over the world — but when is has fallen so low, that a fourth-rate military power will hijack an American naval vessel in international waters, then it is time for new leadership for the American people.”
Romney could have said: “I say that when respect for the United States — respect for the United States has fallen all over the world — but when is has fallen so low, that a terrorist group in a fourth-rate country will assassinate our ambassador and his staff, then it is time for new leadership for the American people.”
“He needs to look like Ronald Reagan.”
Or, paraphrase a great line from Richard Nixon.
Nixon in 1968: “I say that when respect for the United States — respect for the United States has fallen all over the world — but when is has fallen so low, that a fourth-rate military power will hijack an American naval vessel in international waters, then it is time for new leadership for the American people.”
Romney could have said: “I say that when respect for the United States — respect for the United States has fallen all over the world — but when is has fallen so low, that a terrorist group in a fourth-rate country will assassinate our ambassador and his staff, then it is time for new leadership for the American people.”
Romney’s been consistently surging in the polls for the past two weeks. Why would he want to risk anything when he’s got the Big Mo?
It was Obama that needed the game-changer tonight, because the game is not going his way. He is the one who was forced to take risks tonight, and in doing so came off a bit Biden-esque, which I think is going to cost him.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the way Romney played it. Sure, I’d love to see Obama get a massive pummeling during the debate. But I’ll love even more to see Obama get a massive pummeling at the ballot box in 14 days.