A debate which went so badly for the president could ironically have produced more ammunition for his campaign

It was 90 minutes that Barack Obama's campaign could have done without. By the same token, Mitt Romney's mounting list of conservative critics could not believe their luck. The candidate they had spent the last two weeks deriding for an anaemic and gaffe-strewn campaign emerged from the first television debate reinvigorated and self-assured. The Greek chorus of the blogosphere swiftly provided the earth-moving gear to bury the president and resurrect his challenger.

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