Obama isn’t going to be able to suddenly defend his record any better in the next prez two debates.
I think he will to some degree put up a better defense; but he’ll still be on the defensive and Romney will still look like the more knowledgeable of the two. I also think Obama will try to put Romney on the defensive (taxes/Bain..:) so that he will have to spend his time answering Obamas attacks rather than attacking Obama’s record. Expect Romney to give a quick, clear response to Obama’s attacks and turn it back around to Obama’s record.