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still_one

(92,301 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:48 PM Oct 2012

Joe Biden undid most of the damage caused in the first presidential debate, and I believe it will be

Reflected in the polls in the next few days

One thing the President must do is make it clear that his position verses romney's position on social security are not similar or the same.

He must emphasis the republican war against woman is through their actions. They want to stop providing funds to planned parenthood for women, many poor,mfor healthcare

They want to ban abortion, appoint federalist society supreme court justices

As for the presidents record, his actions prevented a total economic collapse, saved the American car industry, along with auxiliary jobs associated with it, started getting us out of the wars started by the republican, got obl, gave us the aca where 40 million uninsured, those with pre existing conditions, and a host of others are now covered.


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Joe Biden undid most of the damage caused in the first presidential debate, and I believe it will be (Original Post) still_one Oct 2012 OP
Wish I could agree, but I can't. speedoo Oct 2012 #1
I disagree with you. He can let it all hang arthritisR_US Oct 2012 #2
No he can't do the things Biden did. speedoo Oct 2012 #7
We agree still_one Oct 2012 #3
I'm just hoping it freezes Romney's current lead at 1.2%... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #9
I think by Monday we will start to see movement in our direction still_one Oct 2012 #10
I missed the debate but deutsey Oct 2012 #4
President Obama must confront Romney with his lies in the same way he went after Osama. Riley18 Oct 2012 #5
This "Obama lost" meme is like a ZOMBIE that will not die. Zalatix Oct 2012 #6
Probably because the polls thereafter experienced a huge swing... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #8

speedoo

(11,229 posts)
1. Wish I could agree, but I can't.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:53 PM
Oct 2012

Yes, Biden was great, and I hope he stopped the bleeding that is reflected in the polls.

But only Obama can undo the damage that was done. Obama has to confront Romney as a serial liar in the remaining debates, and that is a tricky task, because he is the President and can't let it all hang out as Biden did last night.

arthritisR_US

(7,288 posts)
2. I disagree with you. He can let it all hang
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:56 PM
Oct 2012

out by calling him on his lies. There is nothing unpresidential in calling out the lies.

speedoo

(11,229 posts)
7. No he can't do the things Biden did.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:24 PM
Oct 2012

Why?

1. Because he is a black man and he can't risk the ABM reaction.
2. Because he is the President and has to not only act Presidential but BE Presidential.

This means he can't laugh at Romney, he can't interrupt him as much as Biden interrupted last night, etc. He has to be much more careful about his appearance in that split screen than Biden was last night.

Yes, he has to forcefully confront Romney on his lies but he has to do it carefully.

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
9. I'm just hoping it freezes Romney's current lead at 1.2%...
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:32 PM
Oct 2012

...or even shrinks it a bit, so that it won't be too late to recover by next Tuesday.

Ultimately, indeed, Obama is going to have to close the deal by his performances in the next two debates. No one is ever going to elect one side or the other in account of the running-mate, if they're not impressed with the candidate at the top of the ticket.

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
4. I missed the debate but
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:04 PM
Oct 2012

I knew Biden must've done well when I saw how pissed off my small group of conservative FB friends were as they were watching it and posting their reactions.

Riley18

(1,127 posts)
5. President Obama must confront Romney with his lies in the same way he went after Osama.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:09 PM
Oct 2012

Both Romney and Osama hate our America. The president has a sworn duty to protect our country from the harm Romney will bring to it if elected. Romney's vision of our country does not include more than scraps for the majority of people. He needs to aggressively defend his presidency against lies.

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
8. Probably because the polls thereafter experienced a huge swing...
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:28 PM
Oct 2012

This wasn't just a fantasy -- it was the way an apparently-crucial segment of the electorate saw it.

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