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Will Obama offer plans for second term in second debate?

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In the legacy media as well as the blogosphere, there has been much speculation that President Obama will go hard on Mitt Romney in tonight’s debate. The incumbent, as I reported yesterday, has said he failed to aggressively challenge the challenger in the first debate.

Should he attack Romney tonight, Obama would surely rally his somewhat dispirited base, but could risk alienating independents only lightly attached to his campaign or as yet undecided. Not just that. Should he focus his fire on his Republican rival, he may find himself tomorrow exactly where the media put Romney last month, attempting to make the election a referendum on his opponent without offering a plan of his own.

Commenting on the eight tasks Michael Tomasky delineated for Obama in tonight’s debate, Ed Morrissey reminds us that Obama has yet to make clear his second term agenda:

We are three weeks away from Election Day, and even Obama’s supporters (as Tomasky is) don’t have a clear idea of why Obama wants a second term, or what he wants to accomplish. So far, the Obama campaign seems to be taking its messaging from Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who famously told Paul Ryan that “we don’t have a plan – all we know is that we don’t like yours.”

Read the whole thing, especially Ed’s doubts that that the debate will be game-changer.

Given that, as per this HotAir Headline, “Romney’s net favorables now higher than Obama’s in poll of polls“, Obama would be wise tonight to focus on promoting his agenda rather than attacking his opponent.

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  2. There isn’t much for him to propose-his ideas are tired and they have failed and to propose something new or different would mean admitting he was wrong and if there is one thing the Narcissist in Chief will never do is admit failure.

    Obama is the guy who likes the title of being president but doesn’t want to do the work. I am not even convinced he wants to do the job 4 more years, however his pride can’t take the hit if he loses a second term so he is going through the motions.

    I still can’t believe there are people who think this man is doing a good job and deserves 4 more years.

  5. but remember when Hillary said this?
    “Being President means being both CEO and COO of one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world,” Clinton said.

    “I know that we can get on top of this, but it’s going to require strong presidential leadership — it’s going to require a President who knows from day one you have to run a government and manage the economy,” Hillary Clinton added, using the flailing economy to hit Obama. “The buck stops in the Oval Office.”