According to the CBS News instapoll Romney won debate one 46 to 22.
According to the same poll, President Obama won this one 53 to 23.
Seeing a lot of reporters and pundits trying to catch up with the public reaction.
One of the best points in the debate was when Mitt Romney suggested that President Ahmadinejad of Iran could be indicted for what amounts to pre-cog genocide.
I would make sure that Ahmadinejad would be indicted for genocide. His words amount to genocide.
As a Jew I take genocide pretty seriously. But words don’t amount to genocide. And what is Mitt talking about? Our Benjy Sarlin asked about this in the spin room and Mitt’s aides seemed to suggest that this UN/Hague indictment would lead to Ahmadinejad’s arrest and well … problem solved. Call in the Blue Helmets! They’ll solve this one.
We’ll have more on this soon.
Puzzling over this tonight from Romney: “Syria is Iran’s only ally in the Arab world. It’s their route to the sea.”
Late Update: Not the first time Romney has said this, apparently. More here.
Doubling down on Romney debate statement, top Romney advisor Eric Fehrnstrom says having the UN arrest Ahmadinejad can solve Iran crisis.
Our video compendium of which countries got shoutouts in the third debate.
Having thought about the debate a bit more, I’ll stick with what I said a few minutes after it ended. Read More
Romney’s top advisor explains what Mitt meant: We’ll solve Iran crisis by having UN arrest Ahmadinejad.
McCain: “Frankly, I don’t understand why the president wants to take these kind of cheap shots — bayonets and horses, what’s that all about?”