Romney and Obama differ in style in first debate
The first Romney Obama debate showcased Romney’s confident, polished delivery and humor, contrasted with Obama’s methodical, sometimes halting approach. Analysts noted Romney's jokes and civil accusations amid a largely wonky, detail oriented discussion.
A New Direction for Romney Shifts Debate Image
Mitt Romney delivered an aggressive confident performance in the Denver debate. He appeared the conversational, deft on his feet candidate, defending tax cuts and changes to seniors health care as sensible. Obama allies had hoped one punch would derail him.
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President Obama points to a September job report showing 114000 new hires and a falling unemployment rate not seen since January 2009. Romney counters that the data reflect a weak economy, arguing the figures understate the true job gap if discouraged workers were counted.
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