Holy. Crap. If losing that debate was a strategy, it sucked.

[renie408]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html

Well, all of you who were concerned...damn if you weren't right.

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. It is common for the challenger to bounce after a debate---what goes up...

will come down. Chill

[renie408]

5. That's what I am afraid of.

It might be because I live deep in RED country, but seeing those drops scares me a little. I get hammered all the time with conservative crap. And seriously, there was ONE Romney sign out on my way to work before the debates and this morning I counted EIGHT.

Just makes me nervous. I feel like this is a huge election and we cannot afford to lose. In fact, I am not sure we can afford to win by a slim margin. This needs to be a landslide and it just got harder.

[NYC Liberal]

2. Yes, we all knew there would be a bounce. Duh.

Every challenger has gotten a bounce after the first debate. It won't last, especially not with the unemployment rate dropping. That will have a much greater effect than one debate will.

[Ecumenist]

7. WOW, Really?

[Mojorabbit]

11. What a horrible tone to take against another member of this board. Gosh. nt

[Ecumenist]

4. It sucked, huh? Um like Romney STEPPED in it and gave EVERYTHING that Obama needs to

dropkick his lying ass out of the ring once and for all. I knew it was what he was doing and the DingDong sat EVERYTHING in Barack's lap gift wrapped with an inscribed card. I think it's funny... Sometimes, you do what is called "A strategic retreat" to draw your enemy in. you then close around his flanks and go for the final kill. Robme Mcliar is so arrogant that he took that bait with gusto and gave everything that the Left needed. What sucked was Robme's Gish Gallop, IDIOT!!

[renie408]

6. I hope you are right and I guess we will know in a week or so if

this trend starts to reverse.

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Wait a while.

If there WAS a strategy to let Willard overplay his hand, it will take a while to have its effect through ads & news stories highlighting all the lies.

Personally, I'm withholding judgment & just watching.

[ProSense]

9. A couple of weak

poll came in and is dragging down the average. National Journal and Rasmussen. This average show no debate related change except Rasmussen. Gallup still has Obama up by three.



http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html#polls

[NYC Liberal]

10. Plus, those don't include the jobs news.

I think the drop in unemployment will have far more of an effect on the election than one debate will. Whatever bounce Romney got will probably be gone by the middle of next week.

[morningfog]

12. Show me movement in the swing state polls. This is nothing more than statistical noise.

[yardwork]

13. All I see is a Rasmussen poll showing Romney up a little, all the other pollsters show Obama leading

National polls are pointless anyway.

[CakeGrrl]

14. In the meantime, the liar is on record and will be played in battleground ads.

And there are two more debates to go to build on Romney's baseline of lies.

People should chill a bit - this is going to reverberate.