the momentum in the race. and the impact of that first debate can't be overstated. it's essentially a tie race. the polls now for the first time in the averages have mitt romney in a slight lead. we went from before that first debate, where mitt romney was behind in every one of the swing states. now he's leading in a number of the important swing states within striking distance of the others. so for mitt romney, it's more of the same. it's talking about growing the economy, connecting economic growth to middle class families, and the president has a very difficult challenge tonight. he can't be too hot. he can't be too aggressive. he can't not be presidential with that small sliver of voters, which shrinks every day now, that's making their decisions, that's going to the polls, that's voting in the early voting states. you know, so the president tonight needs to articulate where he wants to lead the country. where does he want to take us? what has been absent from the obama campaign for much of the fall is an articulation of where he wants to lead. and that's going to be his challenge tonight. is there going to be anything new? is there going to be an