Best thing was it said that Obama got what he already had--but Romney scored with the independents with his litany of Obama's non-achievements.
I caught only the last part of the debate, and was SO bummed--thought Romney did really bad. Until I saw Luntz's focus group on Fox--WOW! They were SO down on Obama, including the guy who said the 0 "had been "b..s..ing us" for four years!
That, and--FINALLY--being able to log onto FR really made me feel better about Romney's performance.
Romney IS the grown-up in the room, and Crowely came across as the uncool teenage girl who desperately wanted Obama to ask her to the prom!
I forced myself to watch the whole thing ..... I thought Romney did extremely well, especially on the economy and the 'how are you different from Bush' ... wow, he really thinks quick on his feet and he DID answer the question, but in such a classy way - I really respect him for that. THEN, like you, I saw the Luntz group and was blown away by their reaction! I am so heartened and the guy who made the BS comment - he got general agreement from the group - he actually acknowledged and called out the 'elephant' in the room ... Obama's relentless BS. I am "doing great" today because when I hear the media spin, I just think about the Luntz group (which validated my gut feeling) and I think Romney, in retrospect, will be considered the big winner last night and I am more than hopeful it will translate to a win Nov. 6. ☺