Obama Stopped the Bleeding ... But Was That Enough to Change the Momentum?

The Obama campaign promised a more aggressive, more assertive candidate in this second presidential debate.  And that’s what we saw, a feistier Barack Obama.  But that was inevitable.  The only way he could have been less assertive is if he had fallen off his chair and slipped into a coma.

There were no knockouts during this second debate.  Reasonable people may disagree, but I think Romney won on points, but not by much.

Expect the so-called mainstream media to say Obama made a comeback – which he did.  But he really couldn’t do worse than last time around.

As Chris Wallace said, Obama’s performance stopped the bleeding in his campaign, so Democrats will be happy.  I think Republicans will be happy, too.  Romney came off as knowledgeable and didn’t back down.

Missed opportunity for Romney:  Libya.  If Obama really believed that the attack in Benghazi was an act of terrorism, why did he allow U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to go on five Sunday talk shows and say a video touched off riots that led to the murders? But I’m not sure voters care enough about this to make a difference.  Stay tuned.

Voters do care about who can turn the economy around.  That’s their number one issue.  And I think Romney comes out ahead on this one.  And it’s why I think he narrowly won on points.

This debate didn’t hurt Obama … but it didn’t hurt Romney either.  And that may mean that Romney’s momentum has not been halted.  And that’s bad news for Obama.