Thursday night was a big night for the president. It was Barack Obama's greatest chance to make the case for a second term in the White House. His opponent, Mitt Romney had had the same opportunity the week before, yet his speech failed to result in any significant boost in the polls. This was Obama's chance to capitalize.
Obama took the stage on the final night of the DNC after strong speeches from his wife, former President Bill Clinton, and the Vice President. Many were hoping that this speech would be where President Obama outlined the path for the future, and his plan for success.
Instead he made a powerful speech, in which he barely touched upon the issues. His populist speech was appealing to many, yet wasn't the kind of speech some voters wanted to hear. Obama's speech was extremely popular in the arena, and also moderately popular in the polls.
Many argue that former President Bill Clinton outlined Obama's plan for the future, according to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, almost 30% of surveyed DNC viewers thought Clinton's speech was the highlight of the DNC, compared to just 16% saying Obama's speech was the highlight.
Romney received virtually no convention bump, so this was Obama's time to capitalize. Going into the convention, they were tied, but the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, the president had a four point advantage over his challenger. While both speeches were full of jabs, and hope, neither outlined a clear path for the future. Polls show that in the end, people liked Obama's speech slightly better than Romney's, but Obama's speech was still a mediocre end to a stellar convention.
Obama took the stage on the final night of the DNC after strong speeches from his wife, former President Bill Clinton, and the Vice President. Many were hoping that this speech would be where President Obama outlined the path for the future, and his plan for success.
Instead he made a powerful speech, in which he barely touched upon the issues. His populist speech was appealing to many, yet wasn't the kind of speech some voters wanted to hear. Obama's speech was extremely popular in the arena, and also moderately popular in the polls.
Many argue that former President Bill Clinton outlined Obama's plan for the future, according to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, almost 30% of surveyed DNC viewers thought Clinton's speech was the highlight of the DNC, compared to just 16% saying Obama's speech was the highlight.
Romney received virtually no convention bump, so this was Obama's time to capitalize. Going into the convention, they were tied, but the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, the president had a four point advantage over his challenger. While both speeches were full of jabs, and hope, neither outlined a clear path for the future. Polls show that in the end, people liked Obama's speech slightly better than Romney's, but Obama's speech was still a mediocre end to a stellar convention.
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