my conservative newspapers take on the debate....surprising

Debate didn't change campaign much, political analysts say


Political analysts in Tennessee said Republican challenger Mitt Romney more than held his own in the first of three debates with President Barack Obama on Wednesday but that little had changed in the political dynamics of the campaign heading into the final month.

The 90-minute debate in Denver mostly focused on the economy. Obama began the night by trying to frame the choice for voters in terms of the future, not his difficult first term.

“The question tonight is not where we’ve been but where we’re going,” the president said.

But Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, said financially downtrodden voters deserve better.

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