This is what I saw, watching the 2012 US Presidential Debate between President Obama and Governor Romney that took place last night in Denver.

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Just by body language alone, Romney dominated the stage. He made eye contact, leaned toward the audience or Obama while speaking, and had the aura of confidence in his presentation. Obama spent most of his time staring at the floor. When he did look up, he made little eye contact and blinked at a must faster rate than Romney, hinting that he was lying or flustered by the whole situation. Obama was unsure of himself in his stance and made constant nervous smirks. He stayed positioned behind the lectern, as if it was a protective shield. This all will play subconsciously to the viewers, who could see Romney as the leader on stage, which would translate to a stronger national leader.

As far as substance is concerned, Romney got in some one-liners (such as loving Big Bird, the president not being entitled to the facts, etc.), showing his skill at debating, but there was nothing to the level of Reagan's quip in the second debate against Mondale in 1984, concerning the question of his age: "I will not make age an issue. I will not exploit for political gain my opponent's youth and inexperience.". He brought up many important points that needed to be said, such as Constitutional limits of the Federal government, wasteful spending over the past four years on choosing winners or losers of the private sector, and the priority of Obamacare over unemployment. Obama did not spend enough time trying to tout his record but resorted to placing blame for previous administrations or sharing plans he has for a second term that could have been enacted during his first term. He kept repeating the same points, instead of discussing a larger variety of issues. Obama also criticized Romney on being vague about plans for his potential presidency, even though it is just the president's job to submit general guidelines to Congress to draft into detailed bills. Overall, he fell flat and seemed unprepared.

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I would like to hear feedback from anyone else who watched the debate. Do you agree? Disagree?