10 Reasons Why Mitt Romney's Debate Prospects Are in Trouble.

joseph brand

4. Indeed, that's one of the biggest obstacles Mitt Romney must deal with when debating Mr. Obama. A George Mason University study showed: "26 percent of the Romney campaign's statements were rated as either false or 'pants on fire,' compared to only 5 percent of the Obama campaign's statements." It's one thing to lie to a crowd of supporters or in a TV ad -- but it's something else to do so face-to-face to the person you're lying about. It's likely Mr. Romney won't dare repeat them... which eliminates the core of so many of his charges.

5. Many Republicans have somehow convinced themselves that the president can only read speeches from teleprompters. What gets forgotten is the reality that when Mr. Obama accepted an invitation from the Republican House Caucus, he stood alone in a hall overflowing with opponents and took random, blunt questions on live television for an hour -- and he was in such command that the mortified Republicans afterwards not only blamed themselves for allowing television coverage... but never invited him back.

10. Mitt Romney is unlikable. Even to Republicans. In a USA Today/Gallup Poll, only 31 percent of Americans find Mr. Romney "likable." Whether or not people agree with Barack Obama's policies, they at least generally like him. I believe it was John Heileman who observed after having followed Mr. Romney on the primary campaign trail for months: "The more people see Mitt Romney, the less they like him." Imagine then the public reaction after watching the unlikable Mitt Romney for three debates.

Romney just doesn't look like Presidential material. Coupled with the fact that he will be taken to task for all his lies during his campaign, Obama will leave him red-faced. (If he's even capable of blushing)

The only problem facing Obama is that he may need extra time to cover all of Romney's lies, blunders and gaffes. Romney has been so atrocious that he has almost removed Bush from our memories. Almost.

I cannot wait for the debates.

Amerika

And Obama has a big problem with a little three letter word… J-O-B-S

Amerika

joseph brand wrote: »

Romney just doesn't look like Presidential material.

Yeah, Romney should channel: The Geek who will fix the problems versus the Cool Guy who doesn’t have a clue.

I cannot wait for the debates.

Me too!

Eggy Baby!

Amerika wrote: »

And Obama has a big problem with a little three letter word… J-O-B-S

*Four

If I'm honest, neither Obama nor Romney really appeal to me as a spectator.

Mjollnir

Amerika wrote: »

And Obama has a big problem with a little three letter word… J-O-B-S

LOL! Romney has an even bigger J-O-B-S problem, but he, unlike you, uses four letters.

actuallylike

We've already had 2 people fall for it so to save anyone else the embarassment...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-eeWow_WU

Amerika

actuallylike wrote: »

We've already had 2 people fall for it so to save anyone else the embarassment...

Good thing you beat me to it... I might not have been as kind.

Overheal

Amerika wrote: »

And Obama has a big problem with a little three letter word… J-O-B-S

Here's a thought:

If unemployment is "Really" 16%, how come Romney isn't campaigning on trying to tell those that are out of the workforce to go back on the unemployment line? He'd have had 1 more jobs report before the election and that would have clinched it for him, if that were true. Yet, I hear no call from his campaign to ask the unemployed to make sure they are counted.

Memnoch

The jobs issue is more deluded GOP nonsense.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/27/news/economy/obama-job-creation/index.html?hpt=po_c2

In the first year of Obama's term the economy lost 4.3 million jobs. The kind of thing that tends to happen when you go into a recession.

Obama prevented a depression, stabalised the economy and it is now growing again, despite constant turmoil in Europe and the middle-east and intractable opposition from the GOP from 2010 who refused to even agree to things THEY had previously proposed.

In total the economy has created 4.4 million jobs under Obama. So he has a net of 100k jobs.

Still a HELL of a lot better than the situation the last GOP president left the country in.

In contrast the UK which has adopted austerity has ended up in a double-dip recession AND they had RECORD borrowing last month.

Amerika

Overheal wrote: »

Here's a thought:

If unemployment is "Really" 16%, how come Romney isn't campaigning on trying to tell those that are out of the workforce to go back on the unemployment line? He'd have had 1 more jobs report before the election and that would have clinched it for him, if that were true. Yet, I hear no call from his campaign to ask the unemployed to make sure they are counted.

That's not how unemployment works. Once you reach your maximum benefit allowed under unemployment you are dropped off the ranks. You must then rejoin the workforce, in order to achieve a quarterly earnings, before you can go back onto unemployment. This is part of the reason you may have seen the ranks of government welfare and disablility (get a specalized lawyer, claim back problems, and whalla you never have to work again) receipents swell in the last few years.

Overheal

Amerika wrote: »

That's not how unemployment works. Once you reach your maximum benefit allowed under unemployment you are dropped off the ranks. You must then rejoin the workforce, in order to achieve a quarterly earnings, before you can go back onto unemployment. This is part of the reason you may have seen the ranks of government welfare and disablility (get a specalized lawyer, claim back problems, and whalla you never have to work again) receipents swell in the last few years.

So then they are unqualified to work aren't they, if they couldn't find a job flipping burgers in 2 years?

Amerika

Overheal wrote: »

So then they are unqualified to work aren't they, if they couldn't find a job flipping burgers in 2 years?

So you think they'd be willing to flip burgers eh? Oh you have much to learn grasshopper.

InTheTrees

Here are the codes for unemployment stats issued by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics:

U3 is the number used as the Official Unemployment number and is a little confusing because it doesnt count those who's benefits have run out.

It is important to remember though that the numbers aren't secret. Why U3 is the "official" number I couldnt tell you but its not as though the real numbers arent there to be found.

U1: Percentage of labor force unemployed 15 weeks or longer.
U2: Percentage of labor force who lost jobs or completed temporary work.
U3: Official unemployment rate per the ILO definition occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively looked for work within the past four weeks.[1]
U4: U3 + "discouraged workers", or those who have stopped looking for work because current economic conditions make them believe that no work is available for them.
U5: U4 + other "marginally attached workers", or "loosely attached workers", or those who "would like" and are able to work, but have not looked for work recently.
U6: U5 + Part-time workers who want to work full-time, but cannot due to economic reasons (underemployment).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment