all Romney had to do was to not step on his own d*@k. But even then he did. He admitted that he would not raise taxes on the top 1% of earners; that's a huge admission that he probably won't even remember saying tomorrow. The expectations were lowered and all he had to do was to look "presidential" and he did.
On the other hand, the President was a bit subdued and seemed halting at times, not the usual smoothly delivered addresses we've been accustomed to seeing from him. What we've done is project our ambitions on the President and when he fails to live up to our expectations we become disappointed and morose. Now think, despite how the Republican faithful actually feel about Romney, do you see them NOT supporting their candidate? That's the problem with the Dems and Progressives, they crumble at the first body blow and the first grey sky on the horizon.
Now seriously, has this debate changed your mind? Do you think it's changing the Republicans? In essence you're falling for style over substance;Romney is not a complete idiot. After his disastrous performances in the Republican debates, he was bound to improve. So now take a deep breath, chalk this up to experience and remember that Romney won't win this election based on one debate and the President won't lose it on one debate either.