2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How Do You Feel On The Eve Of The Second Presidential Debate? [View all]Cosmocat
(14,579 posts)I am pretty sure the President will bring his A game this go around.
But, I also expect Romney to be sharp by his standards.
I did not think he would roll over the first time, but I did not expect him to be as overtly assertive as he was.
I think that is an indication that he will be sharp this time, too.
Yes, he will lie his arse off, but the standard has been set for debates now.
WHAT people say is irrelevant.
HOW THEY ACT is how they are declaring the winner.
The most assertive candidate is the winner.
I think Romney will once again be all jacked up, like a Mormon on Red Bull.
Unless the media is set on making it right after over compensating for Romney the first time, it at best will be spun as a draw.
Where things are now, a draw is not good for the guy who was declared a loser the first go around.
Our guy needs to ring the bell, and his team needs to already know what they are going to say and have the people in place at all media outlets to strongly interject their narrative. If they are waiting to see what happens, they are going to lose the battle to claim victory, because the Rs already have their narratives set and their people in place to declare victory.