[Alberta's Child]

He lost because, for at least the first time since he has been in the national limelight, Obama had to square off with a man who is in every respect his superior.

This really sums it up perfectly. And I have to give credit for the Freeper whose name I've forgotten who made an excellent point about this debate the other day. To paraphrase him/her: "Romney is 15 years older than Obama, but in that debate he seemed younger and more energetic."

[Anima Mundi]

He did seem younger and more energetic and yet more mature and deeper at the same time, which seems impossibly contradictory.