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I'm making my prediction now.
I think I'm a pretty keen observer and predictor of human behavior, and I do have a degree in counseling and work in the field, so I hope I know a thing or two. Here's what I think happened and what will happen.
DEBATE 1: STRUCK OUT LOOKING
Whether by choice or by circumstance, Obama played it low-key. I'm inclined to think there was a choice on the part of Obama to play it calm. There's a certain strategy there - Lao Tzu and the Art of War, after all, says to hide your strength and encourage your opponent's arrogance. But if that was the decision, I think Obama hazardously overplayed it, and came off appearing horribly unprepared and outplayed.
DEBATE 2: THE NEW COMEBACK KID
Obama came out swinging and left Romney looking like a fool very often. Romney's increasing fervor to gain the upper hand made him come across as a bully, and the more he was denied by both Obama and Crowley, the more desperate he got. He looked bad. Obama won, hands down. Romney, who I believe is every bit as arrogant as Obama's detractors claim, is probably wounded and angry right now.
DEBATE 3: WRATH OF ROMNEY
Look for Romney to up the ante and come out swinging in his own style, by being even more arrogant, more bullying, more insistent that he can say whatever he want whenever he wants. I predict this will lead to some serious gaffes and he will come out of it looking like a royal arse. Obama just needs to be what he was tonight to win.
TransitJohn
(6,932 posts)Just taking a stab in the dark, here.
ffr
(22,672 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)Anyone on the fence will have made their mind up by then. Or they're just not going to vote.
We're good. We owned this one. We did it!
DippyDem
(659 posts)The third debate will be on foreign policy and Rmoney fugged up, no make that he pissed off every country he visited during the whole campaign.
FightForMichigan
(232 posts)Mitt's going to be Mitt, and Obama's going to be Obama, and I know who wins that contest.