[montanajoe]

Romney did good... fine.

Mondale did good in 1984 against Reagan in the first debate and Reagan crushed him in the election.

[srmorton]

Mondale made a big mistake in that debate that has stuck with me all these years. He said that Reagan was not telling Americans the truth by saying that he would not raise taxes. Mondale very proudly said that he was being honest by admitting that he WOULD raise their taxes. It is very stupid to say in a debate that you are going to raise taxes.

Another big difference this time around is that Reagan was almost universally loved. Although there are some people who are still blinded by Obama, he is a lot more unpopular than the polls indicate. He is without a doubt one of the most unprepared and unqualified men to have ever served as POTUS and many consider him to be worse than Jimmy Carter. Reagan,on the other hand, is without doubt one of the greatest!