The prez needs to come out fighting
At second presidential debate, pressure will be on Obama
By Chris Cillizza, WashPost, Published: October 14
When President Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney take the stage at Hofstra University on Tuesday night for the second presidential debate, the pressure to perform will be squarely on the incumbent.
Thirteen days will have passed since Obama’s not-a-disaster-but-close performance in the first presidential debate in Denver, a showing that he and his campaign initially tried to shrug off as a draw but came around to admitting looked more like a rout for Romney.
The two weeks since have been filled with second-guessing — and second thoughts — from the Democratic base. Although Vice President Biden’s over-the-top performance in last week’s vice-presidential debate helped re-energize many of the party’s activists, there is still considerable anticipation/trepidation about whether Obama will (or can) perform better in this second showdown.
Although Obama’s ability to show some fight — or, at the very least, not look like he wants to get off the stage as quickly as possible — will be the dominant story line of Tuesday night, there are a few other interesting narrative strands to keep an eye on. We’ve plucked out three of those most interesting below.
(More here.)
When President Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney take the stage at Hofstra University on Tuesday night for the second presidential debate, the pressure to perform will be squarely on the incumbent.
Thirteen days will have passed since Obama’s not-a-disaster-but-close performance in the first presidential debate in Denver, a showing that he and his campaign initially tried to shrug off as a draw but came around to admitting looked more like a rout for Romney.
The two weeks since have been filled with second-guessing — and second thoughts — from the Democratic base. Although Vice President Biden’s over-the-top performance in last week’s vice-presidential debate helped re-energize many of the party’s activists, there is still considerable anticipation/trepidation about whether Obama will (or can) perform better in this second showdown.
Although Obama’s ability to show some fight — or, at the very least, not look like he wants to get off the stage as quickly as possible — will be the dominant story line of Tuesday night, there are a few other interesting narrative strands to keep an eye on. We’ve plucked out three of those most interesting below.
(More here.)
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