Originally Posted by Ronzo

There may have been a couple of people on that stage that Obama could "out debate", but Newt Gingrich... who really is a brilliant guy... would mop up the floor with Obama. Obama would also not fare well against Romney who's a very polished speaker, nor would he do well against Jon Huntsman... who was not there last night.

The broader picture though is that Obama has absolutely nothing to run on... no success stories that people will feel he should be rewarded for... no reason at all to give him a second chance. His only strategy... and it's a shaky one... would be to launch very personal attacks against whoever the GOP sends against him.,, and that usually backfires against the attacker.