And the Winner Is...

Mitt Romney.  Where has this Mitt Romney been since the GOP Establishment forced him down the grassroots throats to become the nominee?  Mr. Romney has never been specific in talking about his policy plans.  He’s never really gone on the offense against Barack Obama’s record and class warfare attacks.  He’s never looked passionate or confident in his own policy ideas.  Mr. Romney looked like a candidate handing the election to the worst President in America’s history.  Last night the Real Mitt Romney stood up.  He was confident, passionate, and on the offense.

Except for when Mr. Romney chose Rep. Ryan to be his running mate, he and his campaign always talked in vagueness and platitudes.  He seemed to have no confidence in the substance of his plans.  I blame his establishment advisors.  Last night, Mr. Romney walked on that debate stage with a Presidential confidence in his own plans to get America working again.

Even on healthcare, which is been his biggest blunder throughout the entire campaign, he finally found an answer that he could defend without admitting that his planned failed.  I still believe he needs to come out and admit that RomneyCare failed because it was a version of government-controlled healthcare (ObamaCare is a 1000 times worse).  However, he did do a good job of answering Mr. Obama’s attacks and comparisons by putting Mr. Obama on the defensive about ObamaCare.

For the first time in this campaign Mr. Romney looked passionate about his plans and his principles.  By coming armed and well prepared with the facts about his own plans and about Mr. Obama’s class warfare attacks, he showed a passion to defend his policy ideas.

The final and third thing that Mr. Romney did that contributed to his debate victory last night: he finally went on the offense against Mr. Obama.  Mr. Romney and his campaign have always been slow to attack and critique Mr. Obama’s policies, record, and class warfare rhetoric.  They would eventually attempt to go on offense, but by the time they would, the damage by the Obama Campaign would have already set in.  My hat off to Mr. Romney for going on the offense and making Mr. Obama get agitated and flustered.

Last night was the Real Barack Obama’s oratory skills.  Everyone says he’s this great orator.  The only time he sounds good to the ears is when he is 200 percent in control of his speech reading it off a teleprompter or a piece of paper.  When Mr. Obama has to go off script for some reason, or when he is challenged in any way about statements and policies he has made, then he gets flustered and can’t communicate well.  A great communicator is someone who yes can deliver a speech well, but a great orator also has to be able to communicate well when challenged or goes off script.  Barack Obama does neither.

All Mr. Romney has to do is continue to be substantive, and to get under Mr. Obama’s skin to win this election.  I recommend changing the Romney Stump Speech to reflect last night’s debate for starters.  The Romney Campaign should also change its advertising strategy to reflect the confident, passionate, offense that Mr. Romney showed in the first debate.  No more vagueness.  The second Mr. Obama and his campaign attack Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan, the Romney-Ryan Campaign immediately needs to turn the tables around on Mr. Obama and get under his skin.