I figured the media would strain to spin this as an Obama victory, but I assumed that he'd give them something, however small, to work with.
He gave them nothing.
The Hill's post-debate headline is "Romney lands punches against subdued Obama in first debate," but that doesn't remotely capture it.
How bad was it for Team O?
Dude:
![[Image: mah.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mah.jpg)
And the coup de grace of an unspinnably terrible night for the left:
![[Image: jg.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jg.jpg)
![[Image: 4.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/4.jpg)
Endgame:
![[Image: gl.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gl.jpg)
Andrew Sullivan, one of The One's biggest fans, despairs:
![[Image: sf.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sf.jpg)
According to Dave Weigel, Romney's 67 percent in the CNN insta-poll is the highest number they've ever recorded after a debate.
And the capper to the evening. What's the opposite of a leg tingle?
He gave them nothing.
The Hill's post-debate headline is "Romney lands punches against subdued Obama in first debate," but that doesn't remotely capture it.
How bad was it for Team O?
Dude:
![[Image: mah.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mah.jpg)
And the coup de grace of an unspinnably terrible night for the left:
![[Image: jg.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jg.jpg)
![[Image: 4.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/4.jpg)
Endgame:
![[Image: gl.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gl.jpg)
Andrew Sullivan, one of The One's biggest fans, despairs:
Quote:Look: you know how much I love the guy, and you know how much of a high information viewer I am, and I can see the logic of some of Obama's meandering, weak, professorial arguments. But this was a disaster for the president for the key people he needs to reach, and his effete, wonkish lectures may have jolted a lot of independents into giving Romney a second look...
The person with authority on that stage was Romney – offered it by one of the lamest moderators ever, and seized with relish. This was Romney the salesman. And my gut tells me he sold a few voters on a change tonight. It's beyond depressing. But it's true.
![[Image: sf.jpg]](http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sf.jpg)
According to Dave Weigel, Romney's 67 percent in the CNN insta-poll is the highest number they've ever recorded after a debate.
And the capper to the evening. What's the opposite of a leg tingle?