Presidential Debate

Last week, democratic president Barrack Obama and former republican governor Mitt Romney engaged in what was the first out of three presidential debates that will take place before the election on November 17th. Upon arrival on stage, they shook hands and conveyed their arguments about domestic policy to a stunning audience of 54 million spectators.

President Obama started the debate with a slight 9 points political advantage over his republican rival, Mitt Romney. Nevertheless, the president had against himself an economy that doesn’t move forward, keeping a high rate of unemployment and poverty. Governor Romney took advantage of this and with a highly embellished rhetoric, he attract enough voters to make the future of the elections once again uncertain.

On the other side, Obama’s followers were highly disappointed with the president’s handling of the accusations charged against him and the lack of energy that draw undecided voters in favor of governor Romney. Mr. Obama’s body language showed a president that we are not use to see; a president not prepared and to some point intimidated by his rival. He had his chin down and avoided eye contact with Gov. Romney, who on the contrary kept challenging Obama with a defying look in his eyes and well-practiced rhetoric. Furthermore, the fact list that Romney used against Obama was full of mistakes and exaggerations. For example, Romney said that half the companies invested in under the president’s green energy stimulus have gone out of business; according to the New York Times “Of nearly three dozen recipients of loans under the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program, only three are currently in bankruptcy”. However, because of Obama’s unpreparedness, he wasn’t able to refute this claim and others that attract the people’s attention.

In today’s vice-presidential debate today, Vice President Joe Biden and Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan talked about some hot topics such as foreign policy, the handling of the military, and Medicare. Both parties had well planted arguments and the polls of the debate showed a slight inclination for Biden, nevertheless, it is now up to Obama to fiercely defend his position as commander in chief, while Romney is going to keep struggling to become the US’ 45th president.
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