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the president for personally after
the third debate).
After the town hall, an aide to
Romney who saw him immediately
after he came off stage said Romney was “furious” with Crowley
for speaking for the president
when Romney was quizzing him on
Benghazi, allowing the president
to avoid answering why there were
conflicting explanations from the
administration. But, the aide said,
Romney cooled off after he decided
that the impact of the debate had
been limited.
The first debate had fundamentally altered the contest between Romney and Obama, because Romney,
in the flesh, was not the malevolent
creature that the Obama campaign
had been telling voters about since
the summer. The second debate,
coming 13 days after the first (with a
vice presidential debate in between),
stanched the bleeding for Obama.
He was forceful and in command.
But the polls continued to
show Romney gaining ground.
The Republican’s momentum had
slowed, but not stopped.
Moderator
Candy
Crowley and
presidential
candidate
Mitt Romney
exchange
words during
the second
debate at
Hofstra
University.