To be honest, what they say in a debate isn't what i like to watch. It's their demeanor, their tone, their ability to truly believe in what they say by eye contact and pitch. On all these points, one is the clear winner. You can make a claim that the current Prez has reasons to not be prepared, but the reality is, on last night's debate, he was beaten.
I do agree, the points made, and the generalizations can be somewhat painted over and non-specific. I don't disagree with it being that way though. The debates are not a time to pull out a calculator and your 1,000,000,000 page tax plan. It's a time to show the nation and really the world who you are as a person....or who you want the world to see you as anyways. To that end, Obama looked genuinely disinterested, tired, and at times visibly mad that someone had the audacity to question him. It was interesting to watch! Notice when the debate ended how fast one of the two got the hell out of there and the other wanted to hang around on the stage? Everything is for a reason...and that by itself tells you plenty. I will bet you $$$ that next debate, neither will be exiting the stage until AFTER the camera's are turned off.