At least two current Obama campaign aides were more blunt than Daley and used the term “shell-shocked” over the Obama performance. There were various analyses of what went wrong, including finger-pointing at debate preparations. Those included claims that Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who played the role of Romney in mock debates, probably wasn’t tough and aggressive enough. “He does, after all, want to be Secretary of State,” claimed one aide.
ROFL. Cut Kerry a break. He can't help it that Romney is so much smarter and more knowledgeable than he is. The astounding thing to me, is the Democrats are so wrapped up in their illusions of superiority that they seem to really believe that Kerry is as smart as Romney. He says the right things so he has to be smart, I guess.
From the same piece:
“People had been set in their ways, with many thinking, ‘Obama is going to win,’” said William Daley, now back in Chicago after serving in the West Wing. “If this is a restart and a second look for those who have been soft, then that puts pressure on [Vice President Joe] Biden in the next big show,” meaning the vice-presidential debate with Rep. Paul Ryan on Oct. 11.
Isn't that sweet. They are going to put their trust in Uncle Joe. In a debate against Paul Ryan! This should be interesting. But even Bill Daley misses the real point of Wednesday night. This wasn't a second look at Romney for the undecideds, it was the first look -- the first time low-information voters got a chance to see the man himself, free of the disdainful media/Obama campaign filter calling him a heartless plutocrat, an entitled rich boy, a sad sack gaffe machine (and this from a campaign that has Joe Biden on the ticket!). They saw 90 minutes of Mitt Romney. A lot of them had to be shocked that he was so different from what they had been told to expect. The best thing we can hope for is that Wednesday's debate makes voters stop believing the media story about Mitt Romney, and creates the opening for Romney to address the voters directly. |
