What The Media In The Twitter-verse Had To Say About The Debate

By Riley, Tuesday, October 16, 2012

@BuzzFeedBen: Romney did, again, come away looking like a guy who could be president, which is probably the most important thing.

 

@SalenaZitoTrib: So all the Obama people did was spin all day about how he would talk about what he would do for his next four years. Never. Once. Happened.

 

@StuPolitics: …and Obama doesn’t address the final question either. He misses the point too….

 

@MarcACaputo: Romney got a few jabs in there, noting Obama has investments in China. Obama changes topic

 

@JoshMcElveen :@MittRomney is bubbling with confidence. Every question. Right or wrong. @Obama2012 isn’t getting the toe hold he’s looking for.. Yet.

 

@MarcACaputo: Libya. Bad topic for Obama. Suddenly, the audience doesn’t seem so liberal

 

@stephenfhayes: Pres Obama has failed to answer several questions tonight — more evasive than usual. But the dodge on Libya was especially bad.

 

@CNNSitRoom: Undecided voters didn’t like it when Obama interrupted Romney. #CNNDebate http://t.co/S3TBtTE4
@Jheil: “Obama hasn’t really answered on Libya. Why? No good answer.”

 

@EWErickson Obama has absolutely no answer for this man on Libya, but says he’ll take responsibility.

 

@DaveWeigel: Still have no idea what Obama does in the second term.

 

@Amyewalter: Agree RT @jmartpolitico: ….And Mitt takes q from Obama voter and runs with it quite nicely”

 

@MarcACaputo: Boom. Boom. Boom. Romney swings back crisply, ticking off unkept promises of Obama from deficits to immigration

 

@NickConfessore: Quietly effective Romney answer on the last four years. Boom, boom, boom.

 

@DavidGregory: Style – Romney is conversational. Obama is passionate and feisty but sounds loud for the room.

 

@ChuckTodd: The battleground states, including CO, IA, OH, FL and VA (WI and NH too). all VERY pro-gun. That’s why POTUS ducked more reg Q

 

@jonathanweisman: Romney finds some mojo: “The middle class is being crushed under the policies of a president who doesnt understand how the economy works”

 

@adamnagourney: Romney’s strongest argument:  Obama “speaks” great. “But we have a record to look at.”

 

@ChuckTodd: While that Q was a gift to Obama; Romney playing his best card on this front; his record on appointing women is impressive

@SamFeistCNN: Look at CNN Focus Group: Women love Romney’s answer on pay equity. More than men. #CNNUndecideds

‏@piersmorgan: Romney stronger than Obama on women pay equity. Amazing. #PMTdebate

@Ebrotherton: This Romney answer is pretty good. Thought that women in the workplace was a gimme for Obama but Romney seemed ready for it.

@piersmorgan  Obama’s new aggression may be over-played. I don’t think women voters, in particular, like this kind of thing. #PMTdebate

@ErinBurnett Women liking #romney more tonite than other #cnndebates focus groups. Also like #Obama w/1 notable exception, when he criticized R tax plan

@MarkKnoller: On jobs for women, Romney says he’ll help women get good jobs – by supporting a stronger economy.

@SamFeistCNN: CNN’s Focus group giving Romney high marks on his answer to tax quetsion. #CNNUndecides #CNNDebate

@JoshMcElveen: If its true that performance is more important than policy at this stage. Still slight nod to @MittRomney .. @Obama2012 improved though

@robertcostaNRO Wow, Romney is playing the teacher, and Obama is engaging.

 

@piersmorgan: My Twitter feed suggests Obama doing much better than last debate, but still not winning.#PMTdebate

 

@RichLowry great energy answer from Romney

 

@MichaelScherer: Obama says he is for coal. America’s coal companies disagree unanimously. They differ on clean air legislation.

 

@DonnaBrazile: Key question from Mr Jones: Disappointment.

Categories: 2012 Elections, Debates, Twitter