Presidential Debate (Foreign and Domestic Policy) Observations

Please keep in mind that I have a slight bias and that these are just things I tried to remember and write down as things were going on. I have a poor memory so any facts I write may be wrong.

Obama

Pros:
-He did not say "um" as much, only slipping up a few times in the second half.
-Said to have mentioned Planned Parenthood 5 times.
-When finished, he had a larger crowd around him and it made Romney look bad to me.
-Brought up Romney's comment about the 47 percent.
-Someone discussing the debate mentioned that Obama pointed out that "Romney cannot abolish the state tax, keep the bush tax cuts, cut taxes across the board by 25 percent eliminate dividends and capital gains taxes for most people in the country and and not reduce revenues."

Cons:
-Did pause and stammer slightly while speaking.
-He doesn't really have a "second term agenda", which is true.
-Failed to answer Romney's question at the very beginning while taking about oil and coal regarding whether he let people go.


Romney

Pros:
-Nomatter the topic, he brought it back to jobs, kindof rubbing it in Obama's face that he has not brought enough jobs.
-He was persuasive on why people shouldn't vote for Obama for another term.
-He brought up a lot of facts and tried to share stories or accounts from people he's heard.

Cons:

-I remember he made mistake when talking about when Obama said an attack was a one of terror saying that it took 2 weeks but it only took 2 weeks to get all the facts together to verify it while Obama said it from day one.
-His numbers really don't add up at all.

Both

Pros:
-They were aggressive and din't let the other really slide on anything.
-They spoke with confidence and certainty, using facts.

Cons:
-Both are being said as cold and did not try to specifically appeal to the people. They didn't crack any jokes.
-I remember when they were talking about weapons, Romney went on a tangent and was talking about gangs and didn't answer the question, having to have the question retold to him. Obama interrupted him after his second attempt at answering and talked about education, which really came out of nowhere for me and I was left lost for a while. That entire situation was confusing and bad for them.
-They did not shake hands at the end and that really bothers me to no end.

Overall I feel like Obama really brought himself up from the last debate and may have one this one.