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The Debate Changes the Minds of the 20 Percent

Debate 1: Romney vs. Obama - who won?

After the debate was over, one thing was for sure and that is that Obama's "Trickle Down Government' plan is not working.  Obama spoke for over four and a half minutes more than Mitt Romney and it did not help him at all.  Romney is a straight shooter and tells it like it is.  Obama, he just went from word to word with no new ideas to change this falling economy.  Obama kept saying what he would do to help our country to recover and each time he spoke. I wanted to remind him that HE WAS the president for the last four years.  He has had four years so why did he not do those things in the last four years to drop unemployment, lower gas prices, and so on.  Romney spoke like a president more so then Obama.  He was strong. He was on track.  He was encouraging.  Obama is so used to his "yes men" praising him that when Romney questioned him and his programs, Obama was stunned. Obama was angry that Romney would question his "EYE CANDY" status!

We are worse off now than when Obama took office, Obama should have come out blazing.  Obama was bland and weak in his performance.  He was not the fiery speaker we see when he is in front of his supporters.  Obama seemed to be all over the place with no direction.  Obama is soft, too soft.  I believe it was from his previous months of easy TV appearances.  The president has been appearing all over the Boob Tube as of late. Appearing on The View, Lettermen, and Leno's couch instead of dealing with world leaders where tough minds and bold leaders exchange words.  Obama's past month has only prepared him for being the next judge on the Voice not the next president!   I suggest you will not be seeing Obama on TV shows before the next debate.

The candidates were asked about the role of government and the recovery.   Obama says government programs will take our country out of this failure.  Romney said that Americans and private sector businesses will take our country back to glory.  The sad thing is Obama has been in charge of the government for four years and some how he still believes his own words! Even sadder was watching Obama's campaign manager explain why his guy lost the debate! 

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My question is, what government program do you think it is better than the same type of business in the private sector.  The US Post Office has been failing for years even with the government's/our money to keep it afloat. A similar mail delivery private sector company is UPS. UPS is growing and successful. Except for the military, I believe the private sector is more capable than the government in most instances.  With this mindset, why would you want the government to take over your health care?  If you look at the VA hospitals, which are government run hospitals, then you know that having the government run your health care is a very bad idea!  

Romney took Obama to school tonight by showing his superior knowledge about how to "fix" our country.  Romney clearly understands business better than Obama. He schooled Obama about how businesses will take our country back to the shinning city on the hill.  Obama continued to say Romney was not saying specifics about how Romney would turn the economy around.  I heard many specifics about how Romney would turn this country around. Is it possible that the left seems not to hear specifics because they don't know enough about how businesses work to understand how they can help the economy?   While Romney brought new ideas to the debate, Obama same old "Talking Points" were simply wearing thin on me and most viewers.  His disrespect, by talking over his time limits and his talking over Romney showed his arrogance boldly to the viewers. When put up against the respectful, humble, and intelligent Romney, Obama just melted.

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Let me ask you, where are you in the voting line?  What did you hear from each candidate that makes you lean for or against either man?  The results of the focus groups that were watching the debate say it was Governor Romney's night.  So when you look at a president that could not stop talking, while saying nothing, and then you see Romney telling America, in his own words, how he will take America back to its glory day, who do you want to lead you for the next four years?  Obama is a nice guy. He is a poor leader.  Our national unemployment is still over 8 percent.  It is time for a new direction for our country and Romney is the man to drive us to greatness again.

Interesting fact...when the national channels were about to report on the focus poll results stating that Romney won the debate.... they all went blank!  If you went to CNN, you would have heard it was indeed Romney's night.  Kind of interesting that on a night when the liberal channels, that have been supporting Obama, would have had to report that Romney won the debate, the channels went blank!  What say yea? Who won the debate?

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