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Originally Posted by Lexical
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Okay, back to the debate.
Romney came out very strong in my opinion. I did not expect a return to his original virtues though I think it was shady to be running under a completely different platform from the get go. They presented their sides very intelligently and well, but Romney threw a curve ball and I don't think Obama was equipped enough to handle it.
Also, that moderator was one of the worst. You have to cut off the politicians or they keep rambling. Towards the end they just ended up shotgunning every issue simultaneously. Honestly though, both presidents should have to draft their argument in written form and send it to the other and then discussed because he said she said gets very old after 30 minutes.
Still, Romney surprised me. I still don't see a bright future for him, but it is definitely brighter than it was before the debate.
What is everyone's thoughts?
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Romney's got no chance in the election. It doesn't really matter what he says or does from here on out. First of all, there are a lot more likely voters that are Democrats. Second of all, Democrats have cornered the market on African-American, Hispanic, and gay voters. Romney would have to absolutely dominate amongst independent white voters to have any shot, and that's just not going to happen. He's polling at roughly 55% of white voters (Obama's at ~39) and 49% of independents (Obama's at ~41). He's got sizable leads in both demos, but that's not enough when Obama is getting 90+% of the African-American vote, 70+% of the Hispanic vote, and just under 70% of the gay vote.
Obama's a unique presidential candidate. He's pulling in super majorities of minority votes, and he's doing well enough with the elderly and college-aged white demographic to secure a sizable margin of victory. He's the first president I can think of that's really won by such drastic margins while getting beaten fairly badly in the "average Joe" white, middle aged vote. It's partly due to a shift in US demographics.