re: #2 Sheeplord

Maybe, maybe not, but at this point, what is the value in continuing to harp on Obama’s debate performance?

Why continue to harp? Because if Obama has 1 or 2 more debate performances like that, he may blow the election.

And because it’s almost inconceivable that he wasn’t better prepared, and that he looked inexperienced compared to 2008 when Obama handled John McCain (no slouch himself) with relative ease.

And, most galling, Obama had a chance to put Romney away; instead, he gave him new life. If the first debate had been even a draw, Romney would now have his back against the wall with a month to go. Basically he would be finished. But now it’s a race again, due to what was probably Obama’s worst public performance over the last 5 years.

Obama weathered a lot over the last 6 months, and still held a small but measurable lead the whole time. In recent weeks, that lead began to look formidable. Now it’s slipping (at least some) and we may have a real race. Obama gave a giant gift to Romney. And if Mittens can pull this thing out, Oct. 3 will be seen as the night the big turnaround began. Makes me sick to say all this, but it is what it is now.