Originally Posted by
AtlBluRew
Those polls may be a little soon for my point. People seem to remember that the performance aspect was great, but, except for the Obama Camp protests that Romney lied, I'm not seeing or hearing repetition of things Romney actually said, besides taking aim at Big Bird. I think this movement is the result of the performance, and i am not finding fault with that, because those perceptions count. As the other debates occur, though, the memory of the performance will blend into perceptions from the other debates, and Big Bird will still be fodder for late night comics and editorial cartoons.
BTW, in hearing the remark again, I am reminded of something I thought was really politically smart. Romney demonized China, by saying he'd evaluate all programs by determining whether they worthy enough to borrow money from China to pay for. That, alone, was a good "zinger," if that's what it was meant to be. But it's gotten overshadowed by Big Bird.