Romney

[YOhio]

When Mitt and Obama finally debate each other it is going to be a Nixon/Kennedy moment. When you listen to them side by side the difference in presentation will be stark. Not that people should vote based on that (just that anyway) but they do. Trees? Streets? Now to November is going to be epicly fun.

I don't recall Obama being a particularly great debater. His brilliance as an orator seems to be limited to scripted speeches with an audience. I think Romney will do fine.

[UtahDan]

It will depend on how he does, but it will not turn iunto Nixon/Kennedy. The general election will be all about the center. If Romney can goad Obama in to sounding too liberal it could help Romney a lot. Conversely, it could hurt Romney. But it will not the equivalent of a sweaty Nixon wilting under the lights.

Oh I don't mean in the sense that Romney totally falls apart, I mean in the sense that people will notice a big difference.

[creekster]

Oh I don't mean in the sense that Romney totally falls apart, I mean in the sense that people will notice a big difference.

Hmmm. well your example is noted most often for the superficial cosmetic differences between Nixon and Kennedy. Thus my confusion. As I said, I think Romney will do fine and I think it remains to be seen if the difference that is observed inures to Romenys benefit or detriment.

[ERCougar]

Oh I don't mean in the sense that Romney totally falls apart, I mean in the sense that people will notice a big difference.

Height? Presence?
Romney wins both of these.

Of course, Nixon probably did too...

[creekster]

Height? Presence?
Romney wins both of these.

Of course, Nixon probably did too...

Have you ever seen that debate? Nixon looks awful. Like a criminal. Neither Romney nor Obama will come across that way.

[Moliere]

Oh I don't mean in the sense that Romney totally falls apart, I mean in the sense that people will notice a big difference.

I think you are overplaying Obama here. He is very marginal when he is off script. He stutters quite a bit and "hums and has" a lot. The key is to get him off script, which is something that Romney actually does well in debates.

[ERCougar]

Have you ever seen that debate? Nixon looks awful. Like a criminal. Neither Romney nor Obama will come across that way.

Nope. I'm just guessing at physical presence.
I'm guessing that Obama's will want as big a distance as possible between the podia.

[Moliere]

Nope. I'm just guessing at physical presence.
I'm guessing that Obama's will want as big a distance as possible between the podia.

I'm hoping they reuse the kindgarten desks/chairs from the other night.

[DU Ute]

It will depend on how he does, but it will not turn iunto Nixon/Kennedy. The general election will be all about the center. If Romney can goad Obama in to sounding too liberal it could help Romney a lot. Conversely, it could hurt Romney. But it will not the equivalent of a sweaty Nixon wilting under the lights.

Sweaty Nixon would be a great name for a band.

[beefytee]

As long as there is no singing involved, I don't know that there will be a huge contrast.

[Jacob]

When Mitt and Obama finally debate each other it is going to be a Nixon/Kennedy moment. When you listen to them side by side the difference in presentation will be stark. Not that people should vote based on that (just that anyway) but they do. Trees? Streets? Now to November is going to be epicly fun.

I agree. Obama will look really bad compared to Mitt. "Epicly" bad.

[Pheidippides]

Nope. I'm just guessing at physical presence.
I'm guessing that Obama's will want as big a distance as possible between the podia.

How tall is Romney?

[ERCougar]

How tall is Romney?

Google says 6'2, compared to a surprising 6'1 from Barack. That makes Mitt shorter than he seemed to me and Obama taller. Not sure why that is.
In any case, oops--carry on.

[Omaha 680]

Google says 6'2, compared to a surprising 6'1 from Barack. That makes Mitt shorter than he seemed to me and Obama taller. Not sure why that is.
In any case, oops--carry on.

You were misled by the hair.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Google says 6'2, compared to a surprising 6'1 from Barack. That makes Mitt shorter than he seemed to me and Obama taller. Not sure why that is.
In any case, oops--carry on.

I would have guessed 6'2 or 6'3 for Romney and 6'0 for Obama. When you look at most actors' heights, 6'2 is really tall. Clint Eastwood and Ronald Reagan were both tall actors. Most of those guys are midgets, probably because a lot of guys (not all of course) over 6 feet are sometimes not as well proportioned or too skinny at a young age as guys that are average height or even a little shorter.