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President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talk at the end of the first presidential debate in Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talk at the end of the first presidential debate in Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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  • President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talk at the end of the first presidential debate in Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
  • Rowan University student Bilal Rice watches the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on television in Glassboro, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Camden Courier-Post, Jose F. Moreno)
  • President Barack Obama, right, listens to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, left, and President Barack Obama speak during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney participate in  the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds)
  • Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney  and President Barack Obama answers questions during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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  • President Barack Obama makes his closing statement during the first presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • President Barack Obama shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds)
  • Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and family talk to President Barack Obama and family after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool, Rick Wilking)
  • Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney hugs his wife Ann following the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • President Barack Obama hugs his wife Michelle following the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney acknowledge the crowd after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool, Rick Wilking)
  • Jordan Johnston, 20, and Jessica Johnston, 27, supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney prepare to watch the debate on a outside screen at the University of Denver Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)
  • Dawn, left, and Randy Cornell, watch the presidential debate at the United Steelworkers Local 4856 Union Hall Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Henderson, Nev. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney faced off, Wednesday night, in their first debate. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
  • President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney participate in the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds)
  • President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney participate in the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds)

The first presidential debate was held at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver.

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KlausStoertebeker writes:

KlausStoertebeker writes:

I am not a Republican con-head (Concrete-head).
But GREAT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA had not his best day yesterday night in Denver.
Result:
1: 0 for Mitt Romney. The Challenger from great President Barack Obama has won the first TV duel. Mitt Romney was well prepared and aggressive. Great President Barack Obama felt uncomfortable during the match. Unfortunately everybody has from time to time a bad day.

The ex-Governor of Massachusetts went on the offensive against great President Barack Obama in from the outset, attacked him because of high debt (based by the politics of George W. Bush), rampant unemployment, and one - as he put it out - wrong turn in the health system. This is "expensive and expensive things pain the families."

Great President Barack Obama, pushed before 60 million viewers on the defensive was wooden. He felt not quite well in this debate which turned mostly to jobs, debt and tax issues. He found them cumbersome, looked mostly down on his cheat sheet, and had to be improved more than once by Mitt Romney> YES! Mitt Romney was very well prepared. No doubt about that. But was it really the "REAL" Mitt Romney? Or just the election-campaigner Mitt Romney?

Great President Barack Obama used not the vulnerable, providing abundant Romney's. Don't forget, Mitt Romney had derided last week to 47 percent of Americans as a social parasites. Great President Barack Obama did not responded to this flop, which important points in the polls cost Mitt Romney and was analyzed, from major newspapers as possibly choice crucial yesterday evening.

However, self-critical Mitt Romney was more media effective. Maybe Clinti Eastwood was with his sheet metal balls helpful. He has a lot of experience of dealing with the media.

Finally,

GREAT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA lost a battle but he will win the war. I mean of course I remember
historically the TV duel Ronald Reagan vs. Jimmi Carter.

Debates should not be overvalued.

Mitt Romney s success is above all that he could to give this appearance new impetus to his election campaign. A defeat against great President Barack Obama last night would have made probably destroy the chances of a victory.

I warn to overestimate the effect of a televised debate. Many interesting viewers like me can remember, how Ronald Reagan 1980 could bring a turnaround by six percentage points as a challenger in his debate with incumbent Jimmy Carter.

It was only ONE TV duel, and that took place just a week before the election. This time follow two more duels. And less than five weeks remain until election day.

And most important - Mitt Romney is not Ronald Reagan (and will never be it) and GREAT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA is not Jimmi Carter.

Great President Barack Obama is the most valuable President America has today. That is the truth.

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