Posted on 10/21/2012 2:06:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Everyone seems to agree that President Obama had a pretty good week. His debate performance on Tuesday night was a vast improvement over his performance in the previous debate, but he still has a tough road ahead in regaining some of the ground the polls indicate he lost with voters. So below are the five things he needs to do in the next debate, and in the weeks to come, if he is serious about remaining in the White House.
1. Win Back Women
President Obama held a comfortable lead with women voters for much of the general election campaign. That changed after his lackluster debate performance, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney making notable gains among women voters.
With the president trailing Romney with men, the Obama campaign knows that it must win with women in order for the president to be re-elected. Therefore, it is not a coincidence that during the second debate, the president hit Romney particularly hard on his unwillingness to take a stand on the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which makes it easier for women to sue for equal pay. He also challenged the Republican's positions on reproductive rights and contraception access. The president had some help during the debate, with Romney's remarks about having "binders full of women" and making sure his female staff could get home to "cook dinner" taking on a life of their own in cyberspace.
However, the president can't just rely on his opponent to make mistakes and lose women voters. The president has to fight actively and aggressively to win them back, and that includes forcing the former governor, as often as possible, to specify his positions on issues that he is reluctant to broach, among them Lily Ledbetter, as well as abortion.
2. Mobilize Minorities...
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A pretty good week??????? SERIOUSLY??? OMG!!! BENGHAZI-GATE is just getting started!!!<P.He was AWFUL at the AL Smith dinner...Romney was FAB!!
If he had a good week, Gallup wouldn’t have him 6 to 7 points down in their tracking poll - TO THIS DAY.
This person who says everyone clearly has a case of Obamnesia...
A pretty good week? Compared to what?
It’s been abysmal, and he knows it.
The week SUCKED for Obama!
Gallup has had Romney over 50 for almost the entire week
A Sandra Fluke rally had 10 people
Libya became even more of a cluster-f*ck
How is that a good week?
Really? That is SO in depth. Reminds me of the football analyst that says "To win, they' need to score more points than the other team."
here’s hoping he has 3 more good weeks just like this one.
Pray for America
“everyone” - laughable - he was snarky, sarcastic, and smug at his appearances, and just ‘not optimal.’ Benghazi-gate is the kind of thing that topples regimes. Monday night - can’t wait!
Pssst...he has given absolutely no clue as to what he will do if re-elected.
Bottom line...he's throwing the election..
Big Bird was last seen heading for the Mexican border.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
sorry delusional ramblings tend to make me laugh hysterically
If by ‘pretty good’ they mean he’s not down in the polls 15 to 20 points, they might be right.
This is a joke, right?
Obama has to convince voters that $8 dollar a gallon gas is a good thing, and he must convince them that working two low paying, part time jobs is better than having a good paying career.
"pretty good week?....lie after lie with BENGHAZI....a debate that was shown to be rigged....never gain a point, as a matter of fact lost percentage in key swing states..his VP has troops in Iran....and Bo s**t in his shoe....not bad"
REALLY!
He tanked in the polls. Just because some MSM, Dhimmicrat party line following hack says it. Does not make it so.
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Everyone seems to agree that President Obama had a pretty good week
More like Obamorrhea.
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