HUFFINGTON POST: ….But from the start, Romney and the president were a contrast in styles. Romney was energetic, engaging, in command of the facts, and ready to pounce on Obama. The president, on the other hand, was often listless, his answers more a meandering stroll than the straight lines that Romney was drawing.
Romney plowed through bullet points on each issue, whether it was energy or health care, education or tax reform. It was the positive aspect of Romney’s oft-remarked upon lack of human touch. He was part cyborg, part management consultant, pulling down drop down menus from his viewfinder and ticking off each point one by one.
The look on Obama’s face for the second half of the debate made it clear: he knows he will have to perform better in the second and third debates, on Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. And Hubbard emphasized that the Romney campaign knows one good debate is worth little if Romney does not do well in the next two, and in the campaign’s last month… (more)
