able to tell the american people that barack obama has screwed it up. now what you are doing and not only has he screwed up the economy, excuse me, he screwed this up. so it s a competency issue. what would have been wrong with that? because, you never know how it s going to play out. you never know how it s going to work. you never know what the ricochet is going to be. overwhelming facts on your side. so what he had facts on his side in the second debate and it didn t work out on libya. i think that he was very right for making this focus on the economy. but the broader picture, bill, what he did in this debate was he he made sure that women did not think he was a warmonger. bill: now you are agreeing with me. the worry is that he was bush 43, that he was a cowboy. he proved to them he wasn t. that s one. number two, he led obama be an obnoxious as he was going to be. right now his favorability is higher than obamas and it just got much higher. swas a very skillful debate on
softer approach, not to challenge the president, not to be overly aggressive. was that the smart way to handle it? it was frustrating for me as it was for you. i sat there watching the tv and with my body language i wanted him to throw more punches. but i think the key thing was romney did not want to make news in this debate. he did not want to change the subject the last two weeks of the election. he has got the election now squarely focused on the economy. all the polls so show that by to to one he is more trusted on the economy. and, therefore, the news he wanted to make, the sparks he wanted to fly were about the economy. not about foreign policy. but he what would have been the deficit to make some news about libya the in sense that you confront the president who is obviously screwed this up oomg you make a competency issue. the reason romney is ahead on the economy is he he has been
challenge the president, not to be overly aggressive. was that the smart way to handle it? it was frustrating for me as it was for you. i sat there watching the tv and with my body language i wanted him to throw more punches. but i think the key thing was romney did not want to make news in this debate. he did not want to change the subject the last two weeks of the election. he has got the election now squarely focused on the economy. all the polls so show that by to to one he is more trusted on the economy. and, therefore, the news he wanted to make, the sparks he wanted to fly were about the economy. not about foreign policy. but he what would have been the deficit to make some news about libya the in sense that you confront the president who is obviously screwed this up oomg you make a competency issue. the reason romney is ahead on the economy is he he has been
able to tell the american people that barack obama has screwed it up. now what you are doing and not only has he screwed up the economy, excuse me, he screwed this up. so it s a competency issue. what would have been wrong with that? because, you never know how it s going to play out. you never know how it s going to work. you never know what the ricochet is going to be. overwhelming facts on your side. so what he had facts on his side in the second debate and it didn t work out on libya. i think that he was very right for making this focus on the economy. but the broader picture, bill, what he did in this debate was he he made sure that women did not think he was a warmonger. bill: now you are agreeing with me. the worry is that he was bush 43, that he was a cowboy. he proved to them he wasn t. that s one. number two, he led obama be an obnoxious as he was going to be. right now his favorability is higher than obamas and it just got much higher. swas a very skillful debate on
the economy is he he has been able to tell the american people that barack obama has screwed it up. now what you are doing and not only has he screwed up the economy, excuse me, he screwed this up. so it s a competency issue. what would have been wrong with that? because, you never know how it s going to play out. you never know how it s going to work. you never know what the ricochet is going to be.whelminr side. so what he had facts on his side in the second debate and it didn t work out on libya. i think that he was very right for making this focus on the economy. but the broader picture, bill, what he did in this debate was he he made sure that women did not think he was a warmonger. bill: now you are agreeing with me. the worry is that he was bush 43, that he was a cowboy. he proved to them he wasn t. that s one. number two, he led obama be an obnoxious as he was going to be. right now his favorability is higher than obamas and it just got much higher.