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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Wanna bet that Obama creates a wag-the-dog situation and is “too busy” to participate in the final two debates?
Earlier today in Iowa, Biden already started. He says "yes we do" want another trillion in taxes... "to be fair".
yup..the very same
McCain was a CEO? Of what? That guy can barely even manage his own bodily functions.
No doubt a clone of some sort.
(In my best Marko Ramieus voice): "I think the chances of your suggestion being true is - 60 percent."
No question, Palin would have destroyed Soetoro including calling out his unAmerican, radical associations with socialists and terrorists.
That was an error I hope Mitt rectifies in the next debates.
Take the gloves off with facts and truth - that’s what Palin would have done!
I heard that...I guess BIDEN wants to be an EX-VP!! (Of course, If I was in the O administration, I wouldn't want to be ASSOCIATED with him either.)
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