Debate conundrum

The results of last night's presidential debate are debatable.  Almost certainly on facts, depth of answers, and rationality, Obama was the winner.  Style points, however, may elude him.  Romney came to be moderate and give a friendly and somewhat less adversarial posture.  He seemed somewhat Clinton-like, enjoying the limelight, working to explain his views, and staying calm for once.  Obama came out swinging, rarely smiling.  His pose from the last debate carried over, focused, leaning forward, chin-up, face taut, and intense, like a goose eyeing food.

Did voters just watch the style or did they pay attention to the content.  Those who just watched the beginning of the debate may have been turned off by the opening salvo of Obama, and then just switched to baseball or football.  For those voters, style was the only measure.  One cannot help but wonder whether, while winning the debate on content, Obama's approach firmed up Romney's need to get out his vote while gaining few new undecided's for the Democratic ticket.  


Postscript --- I do wonder if whatever Romney associate who came up with idea for the phrase "the Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917" is now sitting on the floor of a conference room area bathroom holding his knees and shaking.