I watched debate on c-span

[gabeana]

I had no idea that that networks showed a split screen, I wonder if that changes perception, from c-span I didn't think Obama did as bad as everyone was making it out to be

[elleng]

1. It surely did change, or affect, perceptions.

I watched MSNBC first, and C-SPAN next, until 3:30 a.m., at suggestion of a DUer. DUer said:

I had quite a change of perspective. The C-SPAN rerun has both candidates side by side, full frontal view of both. In a word... The president was SPECTACULAR!

The president was calm, forceful, intense, focused, and completely in control.

Romney was frantic, wild, fake, wordy, patronizing not to mention inaccurate.

It's the setting of the venue the first time around with the distant, side split screen thing that really hurt the accuracy of the candidates demeanour.

[craigmatic]

2. The networks want a horse race which is why the spin is Obama lost because he was headed for a

landslide. They want to play up the drama for ratings. In a fair world they'd say that mittens talked over everyone so much last night because he was desperate and that's also why he changed his positions again.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Yup. Gotta have it close

or people will turn them off.

[gabeana]

5. taught a night class last night

we watched on C-span thought Obama did fine then turned on the radio people nashing their teeth about Obama, I was taken aback by that

[arcane1]

6. They want those super PAC bucks, too! nt

[treestar]

3. The main disadvantage to Rmoney was it showed him

smirking the whole way through.

[Sherman A1]

7. I too watched on C-Span

and turned it off after 30 minutes. My perception is completely different than yours. I thought the President came off very badly.

[spockeye]

8. I agree.

I watched the debate on C-SPAN as well. Until I heard all the chatter afterwards, I actually thought the POTUS had come out on top. The story should be about the fact checking.

[valerief]

9. I watched the split screen. I didn't know the President's looking down was an issue until

the internet told me.