The Debates- 2012

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

It must be a partisan thing..

Honestly I didn't notice Romney smirking any more than Obama did (when he wasn't staring down ). They were both equally doing it while the other was speaking.

Originally Posted by AGDee

It didn't seem like Romney's expression ever changed at all.

Personally, I couldn't tell whether Romney was smirking during the whole debate, or if that's how he looks all the time.

Either way, they were in the middle of a debate - not in Happy Pony Rainbow Land. It's supposed to be aggressive and you're supposed to look like you think the other guy is an idiot.

What I'm curious about is the fact that Obama really never looked at Romney the entire time. Was that because he was stumbling and searching for words, or was that meant to be an insult to Romney?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Either way, they were in the middle of a debate - not in Happy Pony Rainbow Land. It's supposed to be aggressive and you're supposed to look like you think the other guy is an idiot.

There's a line there, though, or you risk coming across looking arrogant or something else likely to turn off voters you're trying to woo.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

There's a line there, though, or you risk coming across looking arrogant or something else likely to turn off voters you're trying to woo.

Exactly. And I'm not sure either of them excelled in that area.