The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I had run a perfect record with my debate predictions through the first three, but that streak came to an end tonight and I'm perfectly okay with it.  In the first debate, as history has showcased, I thought the challenger - Mitt Romney in this case - would likely be perceived as winning the debate. According to a CBS snap poll of undecided voters, Romney did upend the president by the final count of 46% to 22%. With all the momentum Romney garnered from the first debate, I felt that his running mate - Paul Ryan - would be rather cautious in his approach and this would give Vice President Joe Biden the edge. The final result, according to the CBS snap poll was Biden with 50% and Ryan with 31%. President Obama needed a bounce-back in the second debate and I felt he'd alter his approach quite drastically and see positive results. CBS' poll showed Obama did win by a final of 37% to 30%. Leading up to tonight, I thought both candidates would play things a bit mor...

I don't mean to brag, but I'm now 3 for 3 with my debate predictions. I felt that history would repeat itself in the first debate with the challenger getting the best of the incumbent president and while I personally felt it was a draw (Romney won on style and Obama on substance), style tends to win over substance, so I acknowledged that the majority of the voting population would think Romney got the best of President Obama. I also thought the fact Obama was a heavy favorite in the first debate would aid Romney some as well. The CBS snap poll showed 46% of undecided voters felt Romney won the debate, while 22% thought similarly for President Obama. In the Vice Presidential debate, with Ryan as the favorite and likely being asked to be fairly conservative due to the momentum the GOP ticket garnered following the first debate, I gave the edge to Vice President Biden. That same CBS snap poll of undecided voters showed that 50% felt Joe Biden won the debate and 31% thought P...