The Debate.

Romney won.  I don't think that there is any argument to be made for the other side.  He was more confident, assertive, and more commanding than President Obama.  He made sure that everyone knew that he was there to stay and that he is a viable option in this election.

I have been getting flak for still saying that my vote is going for a third party candidate.  When it comes down to it, my vote doesn't really mean much in the overall scheme, but I still want to voice my opinion about what I want in a candidate, even though that might not be a reasonable and realistic request today.

My voting preference aside, I really think that Romney dominated the debate.  I talked to a couple Democrats today that are strong Obama supporters today and they even said that Romney won the debate because of the fact that he kept the President on his heels the whole time.  He didn't leave any room to breathe, and he made sure that whenever Obama said something that he got his chance to respond to the attacks, whether that meant bulldozing the moderator or not.

He has obviously been practicing those "zingers" that he talked about for awhile now, and he didn't pull any punches last night.  He made it known that he is the candidate that is going to fight for every vote, whatever it takes, down to the last day of the campaign.

I personally thought that he took Newt Gingrich's advice very well and presented himself as a viable option for the presidency in a time when the different things that he has said in the past couple weeks has started to make it seem like he wasn't.

I literally got giddy every time he said something about returning the power to the states because they can better deal with things like entitlements because they are closer to their constituents and can better formulate a plan that fits the people in their state.  Private organizations also came into the discussion when they talked about stuff like entitlements, and that made me very happy as well.

Romney, well done.  If you were a little more moderate on social issues, I would probably vote for you.

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