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Aggressive
second presidential debate leaves analysts split on who won
October 17, 2012
Americans on Tuesday night saw a more aggressive President Obama in his
second debate with Mitt Romney, as political analysts appeared split on
a clear winner after predominantly giving Romney the edge in the first
debate.
“I think it’s a split decision,” Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, a
Fox News contributor, said after Tuesday's town hall-style debate at
Hofstra University.
While both parties talked up their respective candidates, both sides
appeared to agree the president -- as promised -- rose above his
lackluster performance in the first debate. But both candidates took
the tension up a notch in responding to voters' questions.
“This was a boxing match,” conservative columnist and Fox News
contributor Charles Krauthammer. “This was Frazier vs. Ali. This was a
very tough fight.”
Krauthammer was also among those who awarded the decision to Obama on
the basis that, despite another good performance from Romney, Obama was
much improved.
Top Obama campaign advisers David Axelrod and Jen Psaki vowed all last
weekend that Obama would be more aggressive in the debate in Hempstead,
N.Y.
Romney’s performance in the Oct. 3 debate in Denver helped the
Republican presidential nominee surge in battleground and national
polls, which essentially meant the president could not afford a second
bad performance.
“I was surprised at the confrontational style,” Trippi added. “Obama
had a much stronger debate than he had last time. Democrats had to be
happy with that.”
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