the presidential debate

Denver, Colorado (CNN) - By most accounts, the Republican contender Mitt Romney is clearly winning the first debate Wednesday with President Barack Obama. Involved defending Romney while Obama looked down at his podium. Challenger is a stronger contender while Obama appeared less than concerned.Here are five things we learned on Wednesday


1. Romney wins by setting the toneImportant and the first 30 minutes setting the tone of debate belongs to Romney.Photos: The first presidential debateObama: 'Please explain' on health care Romney: Banks are reluctant to lend the Best 'zingers' in tonight debateRomney appeared practiced, comfortable, confident and fluent in all things Obama. He criticized the president's aggressive record while also underlined, however vaguely, own ideas about taxes and deficits. Obama - slow responses, dry and be careful - look shaky.When disputes that turned to taxes - an issue on which voters trust Obama over Romney, according to election - Romney played down legitimate questions about the tax plan and insisted again and again that he wants to reduce taxes on middle-income families.Opinion: Romney shakes up raceHe seized the miscue Vice President Joe Biden's latest verbal about how the middle class has been "buried" by the policies of the last four years."Under the president's policies, middle-income Americans have been buried," said Romney. "They just crushed. U.S. Middle income have seen their incomes come down by $ 4300. This tax is in and of itself. I will call it taxes the economy. It was crushing."Obama has a chance to brush back his opponent by knocking home the fact that Romney has been vague in explaining how amazing she will pay for across the board tax cut without cutting the 20% tax deduction appreciated.Fact Check: Would repeal Obamacare rising senior drug costs'?Instead, Obama fatigue aside and plodding, criticism based on the number of tax-plan Romney rallying cry away from his campaign trail about how Republicans favor the rich.Obama's performance in the first part of the debate called to mind the segment on "The Daily Show in the beginning of the Obama administration, when Jon Stewart teased the new president's news conference saddled as boring and uninspiring - much of its inspiration from the 2008 figure.Romney entered the meeting with a fire flour, tired and under Obama from Republican friends. At the end of the night, he stood on the same track in the 90-minute debate with the president of the United States. That victory.Candidates hit the campaign trail after strong debate Romney2. Romney holds ownIt is the biggest question coming into this first game: Romney could look standing next to Obama's presidency?The answer appears to be yes.CNN Focus Group: Best moments CNN Focus Group: Worst moments Analyst: Elections now Rubio 'horse race': Obama is not comfortable at debate"He has held its own against the president of the United States, and for a pretty good Republican challengers," commented CNN's Wolf Blitzer, anchor chief political coverage network."Romney at least held their own on the big questions: On the economy and the role of government," said CNN Chief National Correspondent John King. "When you're rivals and you can at least hold your own with the president of the United States in the first debate, you walk off the stage happy."Opinion: It's not just Romney who wonRomney Campaign have been thrilled with the performance of the candidates."If it was a boxing match, it would have been called," said Eric Fehrnstrom, senior adviser to the former governor of Massachusetts. "I've got to believe that the president's shoe heels worn down from back to them for 90 minutes."As you can imagine, the Obama campaign saw a very different debate."(Romney) is on defense all night," said David Plouffe, senior adviser to the president.It seems the debate watchers think Romney challenger passed the test every face in trying to stand with the incumbent president. According to a CNN / ORC International poll conducted shortly after the session, 67% of debate watchers questioned said that Romney won. One in four said that Obama won.25 funniest tweets about the debate3. Missed opportunitiesGoing into the debate, there was a belief, expectation that Obama will challenge Romney on the famous words of 47% in an effort to paint the former Massachusetts governor as a cold-hearted aristocrats with little empathy for the middle class and the poor. If implemented properly, it could have put Romney on the defensive and changed the tenor of the debate.Obama did not do it, which turned out to be a big mistake.Romney president did not question why he would not release more details about the tax. Another opportunity lost in the effort to try and portray Romney as out-of-touch elitist.Obama's failure to take the fight to Romney and challenger ability to set the tone and speed help Romney win the debate.Opinion: Romney is not brilliant, Obama falls shortNarrative heading into the evening is that the Romney campaign is serious listing and need to win. For Romney credit, he did not blame his staff for the problems plaguing his campaign in recent weeks and he is the one who righted the ship.Romney make the case that he is in the race to help the middle class at the same time supporting a more business-friendly government. Romney repeated references to businesses - particularly his pledge to help small businesses - opening the door for Obama to bring the former Massachusetts governor's time at Bain Capital. It was never brought up.Romney's strong performance comes at a critical time as conservatives have openly criticized the campaign and polling numbers in battleground states such as Ohio has been trending toward Obama.Romney played offense, while Obama has been forced to play defense. With 33 days until Election Day - you do not want to be on defense.At the intersection of the economic crisis, the debate disappointing4. Body language mattersSometimes how a candidate looks is more important than what he says.That may have been the case in the first presidential debate, in which Romney often seem more comfortable than Obama. When speaking, Romney often looked directly at Obama, while the president especially seeing moderator or camera when he speaks. And underestimate Obama fairly regularly while Romney was speaking."The president could barely see Mitt Romney, interesting. He really will not get involved with him, where as Romney will take the president on, on every issue." said CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger.Although Romney seems energetic body language, body language is the president instead. He seemed a little irritated.Fact Check: Job creation versus unemployment"I do not think anyone ever talked to him like that since four years ago. I think he found that not only surprising but offend. It looks like he's mad at times," said CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen, who has advised both Democratic and Republican presidents.Although Romney take part in almost 20 GOP primary debates this cycle, Obama has not taken part in the debate over the past four years. And it shows."Taking part in the debate on the Republican primary so much help Mitt Romney. She, right from the beginning, more comfortable debating. President rusty as debaters. He has not done this in the past four years." King said.Senior Obama campaign adviser disagreed, saying that it is Romney who appeared ill at ease."People saw the house (Romney) get testy, harassing moderator," Obama campaign deputy communications director Stephanie Cutter told CNN."My thinking is that you will find that people who are watching at home thought he was a little testy," Plouffe added.Read transcript of the first presidential debate5. Chris Christie vindicatedNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie bothered the heck out Romney world last Sunday when he shirked the expectations game and said flatly that the GOP nominee will deliver a debate performance earthquake that will make presidential race "upside down."Not in a message in a bit. But it turns out Christie may have been right.In the spin room after the debate, Romney advocates the same hyper-cautious heading into Wednesday night's debate were suddenly sounding a lot like Christie."Chris Christie is quite prognosticator," said Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom.Check The Facts: Oil and natural gas production under ObamaSouth Dakota Senator John Thune said Republicans Romney assuaged concerns about his candidacy - and then some."I think this is make or break time for the Romney campaign, and he delivered" Thune told reporters. "This is a whole new ball game."A high-ranking advisers Romney also acknowledged that no one in their team will confess before the debate: That poor showing may have slipped Wednesday Romney candidacy."We need a big performance and we got a great performance," adviser told CNN. "There are a lot relieved now."After the debate concluded, Christie adviser Bill Palatucci made sure to plug his boss.


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