This wasn't a 'bit of news' - Obama was completely stymied in that debate and the public at large responded to that stumble. He will need to generate an overwhelming victory in the next go-around, but I'd wager that while he may 'win', the odds are that he won't be able to bulldoze Romney to the point where the first beating is forgotten.
The gap in the polls may narrow, but it will almost certainly never reverse
Actually that is all it was..........."a bit of news", I doubt very much that he was "completely stymied".............you ever have a bad day? excruciating belly ache, dealing with a piece of bad news, worried sick about something, your wife just threw the casserole at you because you were less than complimentary about it!!! I'll bet old Romney is pissing himself with his perceived good fortune right now, but it doesn't change the facts that many people don't trust him. You'd do well to "sing small" until Nov. 6.