there s something different, though, between this round of debates and what he had with shannon in 2002. in 02, shannon sought out much more the aggressor and played rope a dope and he came back hard at the end. obama has started out weak and romney has started out the aggressor. i m curious if you think that plays to obama s advantage a little bit, since romney won t be coming off the mat? shannon, the president sort of not is not playing possum up on the ropes how does that affect the dynamic had he is not the initial aggressor? i think if he has a pulse it s going to be an improvement. that s the thing. he has no place else to go but up. the fact is i think it s going to be difficult because, you know, unlike i thought martha raddtz did a terrific job moderating the last debate but here and correct me if i m wrong i m not sure if they have the follow-up and i think the one on one exchanges depending