Who won the debate? Many sources and polls are saying Republican nominee Mitt Romney did and Democrats are not too happy about it. Now they're looking for an explanation. Former Vice President Al Gore blames Denver's altitude for President Barack Obama's debate loss.
President Barack Obama and former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney participated in the first of the three Presidential debates on Wednesday night. In a discussion led by PBS' NewsHour Host, Jim Lehrer, Obama and Romney talked about their stance of various domestic policy issues such as taxes, the economy, the debt, healthcare, and other issues.
Critics say that Obama, who is known as a terrific speaker, just didnt bring it at Wednesday's debate. According to the Washington Post, Mitt Romney won the debate. They cited several tweets and a CNN poll that said 67 percent of voters said that Romney was the champion of the first face-off. Obama only received 25 percet of the votes. Several other news sources also said Romney won according to their own polls. Many believe that Romney's performance may raise his chances of winning in political polls.
Democratic supporters of President Barack Obama are surprised by the President's poor performance and they're looking for reasons why he didn't do so well.
All of the debates take place at Universities across the country. The first debate took place at the University of Denver in Denver Colorado.
Former Vice President Al Gore says that Denver is to blame for Obama's loss.
In a post-debate television appearance on his Current TV network, Gore says "Obama arrived in Denver at 2 PM today - Just a few hours before the debate started. "He then says "Romney did his debate prep in Denver. When you go to 5,000 feet and you only have a few hours to adjust -- I don't know."
Gore seems to be blaming Obama's poor performance on Denver's high elevation and thin air.
President Obama and Mitt Romney will have two more chances to face off in upcoming debates this month. Vice President Joe Biden and Romney's running mate Paul Ryan will also have a debate.
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