Article 7 10/5/12

Romney was hungry, Obama was flat

By David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst

updated 7:59 AM EDT, Thu October 4, 2012

Brief Summary : Before the first presidential debate, voters were telling CNN by nearly a 2-1 margin that they expected an Obama victory. Many commentators were ready to hold a coronation for the president. Now, by more than a 2-1 margin, voters who watched the debate are saying that Mitt Romney won it -- and we have a horse race on our hands



Many people believed Obama would have won the first debate in the 2012 elections. However, they were disappointed when the President didn't live up  to his expectations last night . This might effect public policy because this might give Romney the upper hand in the election. He  looked the President right in the eyes and said everything he had to say with confidence, unlike Obama who had his head down majority of the time and looked annoyed. I learned you have to be extremely careful of your body language and how you say and approach things. The debates can determine who will be win the election I can use this information to understand the tactics used to make voters confident in them and to make the believe what they are saying. The position of the article took the side of Romney because obviously Romney won the debate last night, and Romney really took control of the debate , came straight on with his points, and stood his ground. While Obama was pelted by the insults and disagreements of his ideas. The impact this article can have on the political arena today is that if Obama doesn't get his self together in the next two debates and in my opinion be more aggressive, Romney may sweep the floors in the debate and have the upper hand in the election. 


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