A Guide To The Circus

Greetings B-Readers! I hope you’re all as excited as I am for tonight’s show. No, I’m not talking about the Yankees-Tigers game, I’m talking about a matchup between two other heavy-weights, the men with whom the future of our country will rest in just a few short weeks. My friends, in the coming hours, the second installment in the debate saga will take place at Hofstra University. Based in Uniondale/Hempstead, NY (the jury’s still out on that one). Tonight brings a debate between President Barack Obama, and his adversary, Republican Nominee for President and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. However, tonight there are three main things that can, and will have an impact on tonight’s debate. Here’s the “B-Men Hofstra Debate Watching Guide.” What to Watch for:

1. A More Forceful Obama

After the last debate, President Obama needs to hit the ground running in this debate. Last debate, the President seemed to be reserved, unable to gain his normal form until nearly the end of the debate. However, tonight needs to be different, the President needs to come out in top form. In order for tonight’s debate to go more smoothly than the last one did for our esteemed President, he needs to come out in full force. The President needs to make sure that the audience knows his positions, and that he is right. Simply put, Barack Obama cannot let Mitt Romney walk all over him again. 

 
Democratic Candidate and President Barack Obama  


  

 Republican Candidate Mitt Romney

2. Ability to Connect to the Audience

This audience is one that can truly swing the debate. A mixture of college students and potential voters, the ability to connect the audience can give one candidate an advantage over the other one. The applause and positive vibes that either candidate can get from this college audience can even go as far as to embolden one of the candidates. If Obama can get the audience on his side at the beginning of the nigh, it could help him regain the form that helped him win the nomination, as well as the presidency in 2008. However, if Romney can connect to the audience, he could show the American public that he is relatable candidate who, in fact, is the candidate not just for the older generation, but for the younger generation as well.

5. Making The Audience Laugh 

This goes back to the ability to connect to the audience, and is just something that helps all politicians when the speak in any public forum. Besides the use of comedy, both men will be looking to make the audience laugh at every opportunity. Again, this is a technique that can give both men the ability to make the audience to think that they are the perfect candidate. Especially in a situation with so many potential voters, both Obama and Romney want to get as comfortable as they can with the crowd. In addition, any chance that one of the candidates has to flash those pearly whites for a photo opportunity can, and will be taken advantage of. So remember B-Readers, keep your heads up, and take everything you hear tonight with a grain of salt. Until next time!