Romney's Lt. Gov Speaks about "Women Binders"

If the biggest thing the left is complaining about today is about binders, they are losing.  Seriously, do they not know how the interview process works?   

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The Debates - Romney/Ryan 1.90 Obama/Biden 1.10

I give President Obama a slight win on last night's debate.  Most of the polling on that agrees with my assessment.  President Obama seems to excel in this type of format, it is in his wheelhouse, and he got stronger as the night went along.

Romney did make some mistakes.  A very big one was bringing up the 47% comment during his last time being able to speak.  It is amazing that it took that long to come up, and I am sure that Romney wanted to bring it out himself and give it context and an explanation.  The problem is that President Obama was allowed to end on that note without a rebuttal, very bad for Governor Romney.

Mitt also used the word terror instead of terrorism.  While it may not seem like it, there is a big difference between the two words and Candy Crowley was only too happy to exploit that mistake and make it seem that President Obama said the Benghazi attack was a terrorist attack the following day, which of course he did not.  That has been widely cleared up, but there will be some low information voters who will only hear that soundbite.

Now, if you look more closely at the numbers and the end reaction of the debate, the win for the President didn't help him.  The numbers when broken down by economy, jobs, and debt reduction all broke to Romney by a very healthy margin:

Economy: 54-40
Deficit: 59-36
Taxes: 51-44
Health care: 49-46
Leadership: 49-46

So, while President Obama won the debate in style points he didn't do enough to stop the bleeding that is becoming more and more apparent, people are no longer buying that he has a plan that will fix what is wrong and has a vision of what to do help:

Obama: 38% yes, 61% no
Romney: 49% yes, 50% no

While it isn't a great number for Romney either, it will still drive independents to ultimately pull the lever for him over a failed presidency that we have all seen for the past four years.

President Obama needed to win decisively last night, he did not accomplish that.  These MSNBC undecideds are leaning Romney even after thinking that he was edged out in a debate.

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Style and Hope & Change carried the day four years ago.  But we have heard that story all before.  He now has a record to run on.  That record is not pretty and more than likely will not be enough to carry the day.  As much as I didn't believe it, I think Governor Romney may just pull this off on November 6.  We have almost three weeks left, anything can happen.  President Obama may have won the debate last night, but he didn't help himself convince people that he is capable of the leading this country during this very difficult time in our history.

Here are some former Obama voters:

"Forceful, compassionate, presidential," one participant said.
"Confident and realistic," said another.
"Presidential," another told Luntz.
"Enthusiastic," another reacted.
"Our next president," one man said.
"Dynamo, winner," said one more.

Watch the video here.

Federal Land Drilling - The Real Numbers

Um, yeah they went down, and went down by quite a bit.  President Obama was wrong again.  SHOCKER!!!

Presidential Debate Drinking Game

1 Drink Events

• Romney cites the "six studies" that have signed off on his tax plan.
• Unlike the last time around, Obama says the number 47.
• A question is asked about marriage equality or gay rights.
• The audience boos either candidate.
• Either candidate praises a member of the other party.
• A questioner asks about the Obama administration's response to the attack in Libya.
• Obama brings up the Massachusetts health care law.
• Anybody says the word "Bain." Take an extra drink or two if it sounds a bit more like "Bane."
• Housing or Fed policy is discussed by either candidate.
• Stimulus-funded "green jobs" and windmills supposedly made in China are derided by Romney.
• Either candidate accuses the other of making Medicare unsustainable for people under age 55.
• Either candidate directly panders to the hometown of a questioner.
• Obama accuses Romney of changing his policies mid-debate.
• Either candidate hassles the moderator over how much time they've been given to speak.

2 Drink Events

• Anyone says "malarkey."
• An actual unemployed person gets to ask either candidate a question.
• Big Bird is mentioned in a question.
• The camera pans to a woman or member of an ethnic group that a candidate is currently pandering to.
• A question is asked about immigration policy at a presidential debate.
• Taking the lead from Vice President Joe Biden, Obama actually defends the stimulus.
• A questioner starts crying, mid-question.
• As he is wont to do, Romney attempts to guess the age and ethnicity of a questioner.
• Several minutes into a question, an audience member has to be reminded to ask a question, not make a statement.
• Obama channels Biden and laughs through a response from Romney.
• A questioner asks the candidates about unmanned drone policy.
• Moderator Candy Crowley cuts off a questioner to ask her own, vaguely related, question.
• A questioner asks either candidate about the euro crisis. 

3 Drink, Red Alarm Events

• Obama visibly falls asleep at his podium.
• To keep from falling asleep, Obama appears on stage with a nicotine patch stapled to his forehead.
• Romney leaves the stage half way through the debate, figuring he may as well go out on top.
• Obama sends in Biden to debate Romney in his place.
• To level the playing field, Romney sings the answer to an audience question on the economy.
• Obama congratulates his fellow Nobel Peace Prize winners: everyone living within theEuropean Union.
• From The National Journal

Get Your Debate Drinking Game Instructions Here

Obama-Romney
Presidential Debate
Drinking Game!

The Mitt Romney/Barack Obama debates are finally here - which means it's time for the 2012 Presidential Debate Drinking Games! So stock up on your favorite beverages,follow us on Twitter and check back here before each debate to drink along with us.

The Rules for Debate #1

Select a candidate to drink to

It doesn't have to be the person you plan to vote for - in fact it's often more fun if it isn't. If you are at a party, try assigning candidates randomly to the guests.

Take a drink* every time your candidate says anything on his list

If you are drinking toBarack Obama: Millionaires Voucher Let me be clear Bain Inherited Invest General Motors Middle Class Families Clinton		If you are drinking to Mitt Romney: 16 trillion Unemployment ObamaCare My friend Job Creators 716 billion Redistribute Private Sector Work Reagan

Additional drinking

Start the night off with a gimme – Take a drink for each person or organization that your candidate thanks in his opening remarks.

If your candidate has any type of numbered or multi-step plan – Take one drink for each number.

Each time you see your candidate force an awkward grin or laugh while his opponent is insulting him or disparaging his policies – Take a drink.

If you lose count, follow us here or on Twitter – We'll be keeping score.

And be sure to check back in a couple days for details on the Biden/Ryan – Vice Presidential Debate Drinking Game!

*Because this may be a high scoring game, we define a drink as a gulp of beer or sip of wine or liquor. Know your limits and please drink responsibly.