“Congratulations to you, Mr President, on your anniversary. I’m sure this is the most romantic place you could imagine, here with me,” joked his adversary in a rare moment of levity as the duel began.
Summing up, Romney said that if Obama was re-elected it would usher in an era of falling household incomes and chronic joblessness.
“If the president is re-elected will you see a middle-class squeeze,” Romney said. “You will see chronic unemployment – 43 straight months with unemployment above eight percent.”
Obama had countered with accusations that Romney has no specific plans to create jobs or move the country forward other than the failed Republican policies that he said got the country in trouble in the first place.
“You know, four years ago, I said that I’m not a perfect man, and I wouldn’t be a perfect president, and that’s probably a promise Governor Romney probably thinks I’ve kept,” Obama said in his conclusion.
“I also promised I would fight every single day on behalf of the American people, the middle class and all of those striving. I’ve kept that promise, and if you will vote for me, then I promise I’ll fight as hard in a second term.”
Several national polls released before the debate showed a tight race, with Obama ahead by a few points. Polls of the key swing states that will decide the election give the president a clearer advantage.
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