Young Republicans Satisfied After the Obama-Romney Debate

Report: Even if the militants think that Romney won his first confrontation against Barack Obama with flying colors, they nevertheless remain pessimistic in regard to the final outcome of the American presidential election.

On Wednesday night at SideBar, the “USA” chant of victory was sung. The New York Young Republican Club had organized a “watch party” to follow the presidential debate. The verdict was unequivocal: It is Romney who won, hands down.

Admittedly, people came to hear specific proposals from the Republican candidate and they didn’t learn much, but Romney appeared much more confident and aggressive than President Obama. After weeks of bad news and disappointing polls for a candidate who doesn’t thrill young Republicans, they consider it a victory. “It is a new beginning for Mitt Romney. Neither of them said anything new, but our candidate pulled through. He is a businessman, and he is much more at ease talking about the economy than Barack Obama,” said Chris Hamilton, an employee at a public relations agency.*

In this Lower Manhattan bar where people usually come to watch baseball or football games, the face-to-face started badly for Barack Obama. The young Republicans were booing the president whenever he talked and were listening with rapt attention to their candidate. As a result, the arguments of the president were inaudible. But people didn’t come to listen to Barack Obama. Samantha would have liked to hear Mitt Romney offering concrete solutions on how to curb unemployment; however, she thinks he will gain a few points in the polls. Less enthusiastic than the TV presenters about Romney’s performance, she thinks that the candidate could have been more “friendly” but also even more “aggressive.” William Palumbo, 27 years old, is content with his candidate’s promises: repeal of the new health care law, budget deficit reduction. Will it change something about the race? Nothing is less certain, according to Ramona Zepeda, 23 years old. “It will be difficult to change something at this point, even if Mitt Romney won the debate.”* William Palumbo goes even further: “He won the debate but he will lose the election, that’s for sure.”*

*Editor’s note: The original quotation, accurately translated, could not be verified.