There are four of us in our cubicle row here at the office: two libs, another conservative and me.
Lib #1 did not watch the debate but just the coverage. Her meek statement to me first thing in the morning was “I saw a poll in which people overwhelmingly said the debate would not change their vote.”
Lib #2 said that Obama took a deliberate dive (!!), underperforming by design, so that he could come back strong on the next debate.
The other conservative I was proud of. He isn’t glued to talk radio or blogs like I am, but he made a cogent, logical case for Romney.
Lib #2 did concede that she appreciated that there were “two intelligent people on the stage” (I would say only one) and that she at least respected Romney.
Noah Webster should remove whatever example he has in his dictionary for "rationalization" and substitute the above comment.
And I saw a live group of swing voters in Colorado which showed that the independents were rushing to the Romney camp, while even some who voted for Obama in 2008 were joining the stampede. To quote Joe Biden: "This is a big f***ing deal!"
“Lib #2 said that Obama took a deliberate dive (!!), underperforming by design, so that he could come back strong on the next debate.”
Although it is obvious Romney won this debate, I too feel like we are being “played.”
Watching it on the internet this morning, stopping and re-watching parts, it looked like Obama was “following orders” to keep his head down and lay low like he was probably ordered to do.
Color me very suspicious! We will see how the next one goes.
Now the Ryan/Biden debates are going to be a one-sided blood bath, I expect. All my money is on Ryan.