The Official 3rd Presidential Debate Thread

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Recent polls showing Obama losing in Maine CD-2, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and in serious trouble in Oregon, Georgia and Michigan

If Obama wins tonight, he can turn the tide

If he makes a draw, he can stop the bleeding but still lose badly in two weeks

If he wins, suddenly Arizona is in play

Yeah, Georgia is definitely troubling for Mr. Obama. As we know, it was the linchpin of his 2008 victory so hopefully he can turn the tide and win.....Georgia.

Not this year...

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Wipe that annoying smirk off your face, Mitt.

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Romney looks presidential. Obama looks like a politician.

Most presidents are politicians.

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Romney/Ryan is the most inexperienced ticket on foreign policy since Clinton/Gore 92, surely.

We all know the fate of the Clinton/Gore ticket of 1992.

I don't think that's the point.

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haha...alliances never stronger? The world looks at obama like a limp wristed piece of sh**t. Iran and Russia would love to see this weak loser elected so that they can continue to ignore us and push us around

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Those "squiggles" are just a ploy for CNN to get more viewers. It's sad some of you have bought into the seriousness of it, regardless of how well or poorly Romney may be performing. Don't believe the truth.

You'd figure the liberal echo chamber would learn by now

you expected a Biden bump...it never happened

you expected an Obama bump from the 2nd debate....nope

now you're convincing yourself this is a huge Obama victory...well I guess you have to go 0-3 to know

Someone's candidate's not having a good night.

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What do you expect from a liberal echo chamber (still waiting for that Biden bounce)

but hey, at least you guys have "intrade" or whatever the hell that is to hold on to

for the love of god, look at this objectively, this is at best for Obama...a tie.

I wonder where Intrade was when the exit polls from Florida in 2004 was 60-40 Kerry

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What do you expect from a liberal echo chamber (still waiting for that Biden bounce)

but hey, at least you guys have "intrade" or whatever the hell that is to hold on to

for the love of god, look at this objectively, this is at best for Obama...a tie.

I wonder where Intrade was when the exit polls from Florida in 2004 was 60-40 Kerry

No objectivity here. Only memes.

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Intrade:
Barack Obama to win the third Presidential debate (according to CNN poll): 95.8%
Mitt Romney to win the third Presidential debate (according to CNN poll): 4.2%

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CBS News ‏@CBSNews

BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521)

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CNN Poll:

Who won the debate?

Obama: 48%
Romney: 40%

Obama did:
Better: 59%
Worse: 15%
Same: 23%

Romney did:
Better: 44%
Worse: 26%
Same: 26%

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CNN Poll:

Can Obama handle the job as Commander-in-Chief?
Yes: 63%
No: 36%

Can Romney handle the job as Commander-in-Chief?
Yes: 60%
No: 38%

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CNN Poll:

Who seemed stronger?
Obama: 51%
Romney: 46%

Who was more likeable?
Obama: 48%
Romney: 47%

Who spent more time attacking his opponent?
Obama: 68%
Romney: 21%

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Who spent more time attacking his opponent?
Obama: 68%
Romney: 21%

Well, it is a debate, and Romney does take two stances on most issues.  So when people try and play this off like a bad think, it's absurd.

Of course, the poll doesn't ask whether voters think it's good or bad.  I'm inclined to agree with what the majority of voters said on this, though.

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CNN Poll:

Who did the debate make you more likely to vote for?
Obama: 24%
Romney: 25%
Neither: 50%

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Grieving Stages

Denial - Expressed as the discounting of polls showing that Obama won the debate in spite of its Republican representation

Anger - Expressed in the hackish comments and rants awarding Romney the debate and declaring over what is essentially a tied game (or at least, tied at the moment)

Bargaining - Takes the form of a fallback belief that while Obama may have won the debate according to polls, it doesn't matter much, and there will be no shift on either candidate's side

Acceptance - Not in sight.  November election results will be tossed because too many Democrats voted.