Romney and Obama - Debate #1

Both President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee, along with republican nominee, former Governor Mitt Romney entered the viewpoint of the audience and greeted each other.  Throughout the night, many compelling arguments were made; along each candidate nabbing eachother about false information.  Once the debate had ended, the winner was clearly Mitt Romney.  The reason for it being so, was due to his assertive and professional approach to answering questions and responding to Barack Obama.  Many have said that Romney was "aggressive", but others may say he is passionate about his viewpoint and wants to get it across as fluently as possible.  He made statements regarding Obamacare making families pay $2,500 more dollars, while Obama claimed families would pay $2,500 less when running for office in 2008.  He also mentioned how middle-income Americans had seen their income decreased by $4,300, and how there have been 122 community and small banks that have closed since Dodd-Frank.  Romney did, however, make an unecessary comment towards PBS and Big Bird.  Obama took a much more subtle, laid-back approach.  He began by wishing his wife a Happy Anniversary in front of an audience of millions of Americans tuned in to the debate; which is a form of pathos.  Barack Obama has been President for almost four years, which gives him higher credibility for preserving his position as President.  He had also mentioned how Obamacare is a more efficient plan, due to the medicare voucher giving a possible cost of $6,000 to the average senior citizen; later using his grandmother as an example - another form of pathos.  Obama's composure was more relaxed, but he did look away from Romney's general direction many times.  Both Romney and Obama went well over their time limit of two minutes on more than one occasion.  Both candidates also had their stronger spots as well as their shortcomings on Wednesday, October 3, 2012.