Obama has no conception of that and probably thinks he just was off and Romney had a lucky night. Well, guess again little buddy. I suspect that Romney has him pegged. In the next debate Obama will probably try on his "angry and aggrieved black man" persona and get thrown to the mat more easily than last night.
I think you hit the key here. Obama came to the debate as a professor giving a lecture. A lecture where no one can talk back. Romney came to the debate as chairman of the board leading a board meeting. A meeting where underlings could present their ideas and argue, then he would tell them what will happen. A CEO vs. the professor.
Having been in the business world and a cutthroat part of it to boot, I learned that communication is more than the words you say. Eye contact - critical. A firm handshake - important. Confidence - critical. Knowing your ‘stuff’ & being loaded for (grizzly) bear - critical x 2. Mitt knows how to do all of this - and it will also be effective when meeting with foreign leaders (unlike Obama who shuns relationships). Romney has to have guts to get where he is and he’s got experience doing it. He’s going to have to watch out for the dirty tricks, but Obama is used to getting a pass on everything and being treated like something special because of his skin color - he doesn’t have it in him to steamroll Romney. Gutter fighting? I think Obama will resort to it because he has nothing else, but it will look MOST un-Presidential.