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Some Obama Campaign Aides ‘Shell-Shocked’ After Debate
The Daily Beast ^ | 10/4/2012

Posted on 10/04/2012 3:37:51 PM PDT by Southnsoul

The president’s team officially downplayed the debate, faulted Romney’s facts, and pledged to make adjustments. But some aides and alumni admitted Mitt changed the narrative last night.

“People had been set in their ways, with many thinking, ‘Obama is going to win,’” said William Daley, now back in Chicago after serving in the West Wing. “If this is a restart and a second look for those who have been soft, then that puts pressure on [Vice President Joe] Biden in the next big show,” meaning the vice-presidential debate with Rep. Paul Ryan on Oct. 11.

“What seems to be a victory in optics for Romney may create an opportunity for those people to take a second look. Looking at the polling going into the debate, he needed that,” said Daley, who oversaw Vice President Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign against George W. Bush.

“Opinion is that he had an extremely good night, and that is a big advantage,” said Daley. “That’s big for a guy on the ropes, now perhaps back with solid legs in the ring. Whether that now turns into a fundamental beginning of a reshape of the campaign is unknown.”

At least two current Obama campaign aides were more blunt than Daley and used the term “shell-shocked” over the Obama performance. There were various analyses of what went wrong, including finger-pointing at debate preparations. Those included claims that Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who played the role of Romney in mock debates, probably wasn’t tough and aggressive enough. (“He does, after all, want to be Secretary of State,” claimed one aide.)

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To: ClearCase_guy
"Biden to the rescue!! Ya-hoo!! Joe's gonna make Paul Ryan beg for mercy!"

This will be comical.

When this debate is done, people will say, huh?

21 posted on 10/04/2012 3:54:14 PM PDT by blam
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To: Doogle

I read somewhere foreign policy then social policy, but I’m not sure.


22 posted on 10/04/2012 3:54:19 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Salamander

Truly humorous with a pegged BS meter.


23 posted on 10/04/2012 3:54:27 PM PDT by liberty or death
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To: cuban leaf

The next one is a townhall format. The sort where the donks pre-place their shills asking softball questions, fainting and offering unsolicited testimonials to His Won-ness.


24 posted on 10/04/2012 3:55:19 PM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: tsowellfan
Now some are saying Romney's Big Bird comment is the fatal blow.
25 posted on 10/04/2012 3:57:57 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man (T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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To: cuban leaf

I think we’re going to see two things —

1) Obama will be hyper-aggressive in the next debate. I’m of the opinion that he planned to be passive in that debate, but didn’t expect to get hammered as badly as he did. He’ll now go all in. He CANNOT lose a second debate. He’s finished if he does. He’ll use “47%” and tax returns etc. Romney needs to prepare for that.

2) There’s a video. I think they have their dirties of dirt still waiting, literally, the scum they scraped from Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago office toilet. I just hope Romney has something good to counter it with.


26 posted on 10/04/2012 3:58:34 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: cuban leaf

So KNOWING that if it takes place he is going to lose BIG, what do they plan on doing about it?

A NO SHOW.


27 posted on 10/04/2012 4:00:43 PM PDT by Mountain Mary (Pray for our Republic...)
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To: Southnsoul
They OF ALL PEOPLE should be the least surprised.

They have to know the Golfer in Chief cannot say "Good morning" without a teleprompter.

He was completely adrift last night. And those split screens showed him as looking very, very angry.

28 posted on 10/04/2012 4:04:17 PM PDT by Lizavetta (You get what you tolerate)
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To: Tex-Con-Man

Yahoo News was leading with that story for most of the day.

I thought: is that the best you can do? That really reeks of desperation.


29 posted on 10/04/2012 4:04:25 PM PDT by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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To: Doogle

The next presidential debated will cover BOTH domestic AND foreign policy...problem is, it’s a Town Ha;; format..questions will be asked by as-yet undecided voters, to be chosen by the Gallup organization. Question will be asked by the moderator...think it’s Martha Raddatz..


30 posted on 10/04/2012 4:06:31 PM PDT by ken5050 (Barack Obama: An empty suit sitting in an empty chair...)
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To: Southnsoul
Don't celebrate just yet. Biden will surely set things right for the Democrats in the VP debate.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

31 posted on 10/04/2012 4:09:47 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: ken5050

All I want is for Obama to lose the election.

I will be so happy for me and American and freedom if this POS communist Obama loses.

Please God it’s all I ask for.

I hate this POS Obama more than anything


32 posted on 10/04/2012 4:09:59 PM PDT by Democrat_media (China is destroying all our jobs and manufacturing ability. China makes everything.)
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To: GSWarrior

Palin - Biden debate didn’t change anything. Did Palin even win that one?


33 posted on 10/04/2012 4:11:58 PM PDT by Democrat_media (China is destroying all our jobs and manufacturing ability. China makes everything.)
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To: cuban leaf
So KNOWING that if it takes place he is going to lose BIG, what do they plan on doing about it?


Probably someone or something will get attacked on the night of the debate, forcing its cancellation due to national security reasons.

34 posted on 10/04/2012 4:12:17 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (Restoring our Republic at 9.8357x10^8 FPS)
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To: Mad Dawgg

As Ben Maller says, the best stories are always in the losing locker rooms.


35 posted on 10/04/2012 4:13:48 PM PDT by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: Democrat_media

Palin absolutely crushed Bite-Me!


36 posted on 10/04/2012 4:14:48 PM PDT by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: Lizavetta

For God’s sake, the man had to have a teleprompter to speak to a classroom of 6th graders!! There’s a pic circulating around today of Barry with one of those portable beer hats, but instead of 2 brewskis, he had 2 mini-TOTUSes!!


37 posted on 10/04/2012 4:17:56 PM PDT by nuvista (Obama-care - you think that arrogant Marxist "cares" about you?)
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To: ken5050

IMO in the Town Hall Format the people asking the questions will be hand picked by the Obama team, the pubs should never have agreed to that. Undecided my foot. obama will know the questions. IMHO of course.


38 posted on 10/04/2012 4:18:26 PM PDT by Leto
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To: newfreep

Do you think Palin would have spanked Obama as good as Romney did?


39 posted on 10/04/2012 4:20:49 PM PDT by Democrat_media (China is destroying all our jobs and manufacturing ability. China makes everything.)
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To: Leto
I think you're right...OTOH..before yesterday, the near universal consensus among the conservative commentariat was that the GOP made a BIG mistake in agreeing to Jim Lehrer as the moderator ( I felt the same way)

And look how THAT turned out...Lehrer did a GREAT job..he let them engage each other, didn't get in the way..( amazingly, even MSNBC's lunatic Lawrence O'Brien praise Lehrer..while most libs are blaming Lehrer for Obama's miserable performance..they have to blame somebody..

As good as Mit was yesterday..Lehrer made it possible to a large extent..imagine if David Gregory was the moderator..

40 posted on 10/04/2012 4:24:47 PM PDT by ken5050 (Barack Obama: An empty suit sitting in an empty chair...)
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