One of many dog fights
Romney Bites Back
In the presidential debates, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama debated on a variety of topics from the economy and healthcare to the rule of government. Overall, it appeared Mitt Romney was much more assertive than Barack Obama who seemed rather unprepared for the debate. Even though I like Obama, I think his rebuttals were slightly off topic. He relied very heavily on personal narratives whereas Mitt Romney laid out the points in a more concise and articulate manner. The popularity voted Mitt Romney as the winner based on his speech, tone, and control but I would agree that overall, Romney took the cake for best performance in the first Presidential debate.
It was interesting when the topic arose about the role of government. Mitt Romney argued that he wants to give the states the executive power to make decisions appropriate for their states, rather than have government fund projects around the country at their expense. He cited the Constitution multiple times to argue that the government's main role is to provide an environment for people to flourish, and find safety, security and the pursuit of happiness. Romney's opinion on the role of government contrasted with Barack Obama, who gave an emotional appeal to the people about the government's role to invest in green energy. Instead of providing a clear rebuttal, he shifted to his plans for green energy and education, by mentioning his Race to the Top program. In this portion of the debate, it got very heated when Obama suggested that Romney does not value hiring new teachers. Mitt Romney came back and said "You put 9 billion dollars into green energy. That could've hired 2 million teachers". With direct comebacks like these, Obama became noticeably shaken, because his claims were becoming overturned with facts, which could not be disputed.
I think Mitt Romney's strength in the debate was his ability to pull direct information out, as if he had it stored in his memory. I think this was very impressive because unlike Obama, Romney was able to spit out facts and details about both Obama's healthcare plan, and his own plan, in a much more knowledgeable manner than many people had seen him speak before. Obama wasn't able to give as clear of answers, as he quickly reverted to examples about his grandmother, and people he met along the campaign trail. He never really addressed the issues being asked, which sort of distracted people from the debates, making Mitt Romney appear much more assertive and experienced for a powerful government role.
The media responded extremely well to the debate, as many people coined the debate one of the top presidential debates since Ronald Reagan's era. The reaction on Twitter blew up immediately, with trends including #25percent, the term used for the 25% of voters who believed Obama won the debate. The reactions to the political debate showed the mass media influence that the debate had. In the first debate of the election, the turn-out was wildly successful, proving that a majority of Americans tuned in.
In the presidential debates, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama debated on a variety of topics from the economy and healthcare to the rule of government. Overall, it appeared Mitt Romney was much more assertive than Barack Obama who seemed rather unprepared for the debate. Even though I like Obama, I think his rebuttals were slightly off topic. He relied very heavily on personal narratives whereas Mitt Romney laid out the points in a more concise and articulate manner. The popularity voted Mitt Romney as the winner based on his speech, tone, and control but I would agree that overall, Romney took the cake for best performance in the first Presidential debate.
It was interesting when the topic arose about the role of government. Mitt Romney argued that he wants to give the states the executive power to make decisions appropriate for their states, rather than have government fund projects around the country at their expense. He cited the Constitution multiple times to argue that the government's main role is to provide an environment for people to flourish, and find safety, security and the pursuit of happiness. Romney's opinion on the role of government contrasted with Barack Obama, who gave an emotional appeal to the people about the government's role to invest in green energy. Instead of providing a clear rebuttal, he shifted to his plans for green energy and education, by mentioning his Race to the Top program. In this portion of the debate, it got very heated when Obama suggested that Romney does not value hiring new teachers. Mitt Romney came back and said "You put 9 billion dollars into green energy. That could've hired 2 million teachers". With direct comebacks like these, Obama became noticeably shaken, because his claims were becoming overturned with facts, which could not be disputed.
I think Mitt Romney's strength in the debate was his ability to pull direct information out, as if he had it stored in his memory. I think this was very impressive because unlike Obama, Romney was able to spit out facts and details about both Obama's healthcare plan, and his own plan, in a much more knowledgeable manner than many people had seen him speak before. Obama wasn't able to give as clear of answers, as he quickly reverted to examples about his grandmother, and people he met along the campaign trail. He never really addressed the issues being asked, which sort of distracted people from the debates, making Mitt Romney appear much more assertive and experienced for a powerful government role.
The media responded extremely well to the debate, as many people coined the debate one of the top presidential debates since Ronald Reagan's era. The reaction on Twitter blew up immediately, with trends including #25percent, the term used for the 25% of voters who believed Obama won the debate. The reactions to the political debate showed the mass media influence that the debate had. In the first debate of the election, the turn-out was wildly successful, proving that a majority of Americans tuned in.
posted by Sylvia.Rojas | 5:35 PM
4 Comments:
I agree, Sylvia, that Romney's ability to recite facts and ideas in a very organized manner helped him a lot. He just seemed very much in command and competent. I wonder if we'll ever find out exactly what was going on with Obama that night, because, as was apparent in the second debate, he's capable of performing at a much higher level.
I have to agree with Professor Kramer. Your blog post left me wondering what happened with Obama's performance...it would be an interesting follow-up story indeed!
I agree, Romney's ability to make his comments to fluid and as if they weren't rehearsed, but natural, made his performance much stronger in the debate.Obama did seem very off in this debate, and I feel as if he took the back seat unintentionally. Every dog has its day.. although we dont think of the presidential candidates as typical individuals, they too can have an off day. The debates following this one proved that it was very out of character for Obama to act the way he did.
Thank you for the comments guys! It is interesting to know your opinions and thoughts on this "dog fight" I found so interesting.
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