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		<title>Who Won The Debate? Romney Takes The Lead In Post-Showdown Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim LaCapria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.inquisitr.com/353846/who-won-the-debate-romney-takes-the-lead-in-post-showdown-analysis/" title="Who Won The Debate? Romney Takes The Lead In Post-Showdown Analysis"><img width="474" height="275" src="http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/obama-hits-back-after-debate1-e1349432135786.jpeg" class="attachment-single-leader wp-post-image" alt="who won the debate obama" /></a></p><br />Who won the debate Wednesday night between incumbent candidate President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney seemed to be barely in question, as even in-the-tank liberals like MSNBC&#8217;s Chris Matthews asked questions like &#8220;where was Obama tonight?&#8221; Who won the debate was scarcely debated, and pundits from conservative and liberal outlets alike hammered the [...]<p><a href="http://www.inquisitr.com/353846/who-won-the-debate-romney-takes-the-lead-in-post-showdown-analysis/">Who Won The Debate? Romney Takes The Lead In Post-Showdown Analysis</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.inquisitr.com">The Inquisitr</a></p>
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<p>Who won the debate Wednesday night between incumbent candidate President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney seemed to be barely in question, as even in-the-tank liberals like MSNBC&#8217;s Chris Matthews asked questions like &#8220;where was Obama tonight?&#8221;</p>
<p>Who won the debate was scarcely debated, and pundits from conservative and liberal outlets alike hammered the president for what was deemed a lackluster performance and disinterest in challenging Romney as he made a series of statements seemingly countering much of what he has said during his lengthy campaign.</p>
<p>Even the staunchest supporters of President Obama did not seem to question who won the debate, and advisers to the Commander-in-Chief seemed nearly resigned to the post-debate trouncing Obama received by media on both sides of the aisle.</p>
<p>Senior Obama adviser David Axelrod simply commented after critiques began to filter in:</p>
<blockquote><p>“There is some strategic judgment that has to be made, and we’ll make it &#8230; I’m sure that he will consider his approach moving forward.”</p></blockquote>
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<p>David Plouffe, another senior Obama campaign adviser, jettisoned criticism that the President missed an opportunity to hit Romney back on issues such as Bain Capital and the former Massachusetts governor&#8217;s remarks about the &#8220;47 percent,&#8221; saying that voters are aware of those points already. Plouffe explained that Obama focused on the economy&#8217;s direction rather than Romney&#8217;s missteps:</p>
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<blockquote><p>“Sure, there might have been an exchange where that came up &#8230; But our view, again, was to say where we want to take the country on the economy.”</p></blockquote>
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<p>But, Plouffe says, there is only one factor that Romney should be concerned with, and it isn&#8217;t necessarily who won the debate &#8212; the senior Obama adviser said:</p>
<blockquote><p>“Is he going to take the lead in Ohio? &#8230; If he doesn’t, he’s not going to be president.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Were you impressed by Mitt Romney&#8217;s showing in Wednesday night&#8217;s showdown? Do you think the GOP contender clearly won the debate?</p>
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