Who won tonight's debate?

Be objective!

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Romney. I think he had a stronger grasp of facts and figures. Obama was more on the defensive (seemed that way to me anyway). Good debate though.

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I am team Obama all the way, but I think Romney just did his campaign a great service; even if I still think he is a horse's ass. This is not to say I think he was more accurate or factual, just that he came across more sure of himself and more convincingly.

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Romney. I didnt sense the confidence that Obama usually has.

Who won tonight's debate?

I honestly don't know who "won" because I'd like to see the fact checking. Sure Romney sounded good (totally surprised by that btw) but was it all just bull?

I thought Obama was good but it definitely wasn't his best debate.

Totally felt bad for Jim Lehrer.

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Safe to say that Lehrer lost the debate?

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Posted by justbeachy

Safe to say that Lehrer lost the debate?

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For anyone who cares to, I tend to go to factcheck.org to, well, fact check. They were tweeting during the debate tonight. They tweeted on points with the "facts" as it was going on. @factcheckdotorg

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Posted by justbeachy

Safe to say that Lehrer lost the debate?

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Who won tonight's debate?

Romney 100% IMO. Obama seemed very unsure of the issues and himself at times. He also didn't look like he had a lot of fight in him tonight

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I think Romney did better, but there was no winner IMHO.

Romney didn't give a clearly defined plan. He wants to cut rates, what rates? What loopholes is he eliminating? I just don't get it.

Obama didn't have a good night. I think Obamacare needs some help. He needs to work on jobs too. He's a mess.

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Romney 'won' in that he was more aggressive, more assertive, sounded more sure of himself.

But - he totally flipped AGAIN on a number of issues, and still has not laid out a specific plan for basically anything. I don't know how he and Paul Ryan keep getting away with claiming it would be 'too lengthy' to explain their plans.

That said, Obama needs to step it up at the next debate. He did seem too shaky and passive tonight.

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Slam dunk! Romney!

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No one won...Obama wasn't his usual confident self but he did have more substance than Romney...Romney should be asked one question only and that is "what is your plan exactly?" I really want to know!

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Obama seemed bored last night. He's usually much more charismatic.

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Leher needed an egg timer.

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Romney, absolutely.....and I'm glad....

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Just to add to what I said before, and this doesn't take away from the fact that I do think Romney performed better last night, here are some explanations from one of the fact-checking websites:

"Tonight’s presidential debate will feature plenty of talk about the economy, healthcare and the role of government, but if it’s anything like every other political event ever anywhere, it will also feature plenty of exaggerations, mistruths and outright lies. We’ll be calling them out real-time and bring you the, you know, facts, so refresh this page often to stay up-to-date.

10:45 — Big Bird is tiny: Mitt Romney says he’d help bring down the deficit by cutting PBS and “Big Bird.” PBS receives about $445 million from the federal government, which represents about .01 percent of the federal budget.

10:20 — Romney left his heart in Zurich: Romney tells Obama, “The place you put your money is a pretty good indication of where your heart is.” The obvious rejoinder, ready-made for a DNC attack, is that Romney’s heart must be in the Cayman Island, Bermuda or Switzerland, where Romney has put his money.

10:10 — “The same ******* bill”: Romney says his healthcare plan in Massachusetts is very different from Obamacare. The guy who designed both the plans calls them “the same ******* bill.”

10:00 — Romney sees death panels: Romney comes dangerously close to invoking death panels, saying Obamacare has “a board that will tell people what kind of treatment they’re going to get.” He’s referring to IPAB, a board of doctors, hospital officials and government officials who try to find best practices to reduce the cost of Medicare (and only Medicare — no one else’s healthcare — which is already a government plan). IPAB does not decide on individual cases, is subject to congressional oversight and is legally prohibited from rationing care. In August, Paul Ryan told Florida seniors Obamacare has a “rationing board.”

9:45 — Obamacare still doesn’t cut Medicare: Romney revived one of the most repeated falsehoods of the campaign – that Obamacare cut over $700 billion from Medicare. It’s not true, and Paul Ryan’s budget included the same cuts; Ryan and almost every other Republican in the House voted for them. Obamacare did cut funds from Medicare, but from providers, not beneficiaries. The actuaries in charge of the program say the savings will actually extend the life of the program and experts say the cuts won’t affect benefits.

9:40 — NFIB fib: Romney uses as a cudgel against Obama’s tax plan a study from the National Federation of Independent Business. The NFIB sounds like an anodyne business group, but like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce it is actually a very partisan Republican group funded mostly by large corporations, not small businesses.

9:35 — Some small businesses not so small: Romney says Obama wants to raise taxes on “small businesses” by letting the Bush tax cuts on the top tier of income expire. Indeed, many small businesses pay taxes as if they’re individuals via companies called S-corporations. Many of these small business are mom-and-pop stores, home businesses, doctors offices, etc. – real small businesses. But some large privately held large corporations classify themselves as S-corps for tax purposes. For example, one “small business” registered this way: Koch Industries, the country’s second-largest privately held corporation.

9:20 — Romney’s curious studies: Responding to Obama’s waving around the Tax Policy Center Study, Romney said there are five other studies that show he’s right. The problem with this is some aren’t studies (Wall Street Journal Op-Eds are not studies) and others are by economists advising his campaign.

9:15 – Romney still can’t explain his tax plan: One of Mitt Romney’s core economic policies is a 20 percent tax cut for all Americans, which economists estimate will cost about $5 trillion over 10 years. Nonetheless, tonight Romney said,“I don’t have a $5 trillion tax cut.” What he means is that the net cost of his plan will be zero because he’ll find ways to raise $5 trillion to make up for lost revenue by closing loopholes and expanding the tax base. He wants “no tax cut that adds to the deficit,” as he said tonight. The problem with this is he won’t say how. In a much-cited study, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center found that there’s no way this is possible without significantly raising taxes on the middle class, which Romney also says he’s not going to do.

The Romney campaign has disputed that study and others that came to similar conclusions, but has so far refused to offer details as to how they would pay for the tax cut. Paul Ryan said Sunday that it would take too long to explain the math. Romney came a little closer last night by saying he would cap deductions rich people could take by $17,000, but it’s still unclear that this would be enough to cover the cost of his plan."

link: Fact Checking

Who won tonight's debate?

Obamacare DOES cut medicare...obama himself doesnt deny it. If you need further proof ask any senior who has had to use it, ask the doctors, medical facilities that accept medicare.