The Blowout in Boca

++President Obama has made the pivot to the final stretch with an ad this morning on his plans for the next four years.

++The BBC had President Obama at a 50 approval rating and Romney at 9 among the world.

++By the time I left the laptop, ABC had it 77 to 22 Obama winning the debate;PPP among swing voters saying 53 to 40 Obama won, Fox News Obama 54 to 45.

++CBS said Obama won in Boca by a wider margin than Romney won the first. 1st debate--Romney 46 to Obama 22; and 2nd--53 to 23 Obama. 

++ The spin this morning was that President Obama was rude to Mitt Romney and making fun of him. Of course, if you jettisoned all your foreign policy positions to appear like a peace-loving candidate, you might get ridiculed. 

++Good news is that Bill Kristol and Dick Morris believe Romney won the debate. Kristol actually thought that Romney passed the commander-in-chief test, which he did not.

++By wide margins, President Obama was considered more trustworthy--not just on foreign policy but in character. This was also played out in early editorials, which raised the question about how can we trust Mitt Romney after he has changed all his positions to appear moderate. 

++In the light of day, the optics, the tenor, the substance of the debate was all Obama, who completely dominated the discussion at every level. 

++Some wag tweeted last night--If we are fighting in the desert, why do we have to build up the Navy?

++Nate Silver believes the last debate will not produce a significant bounce for Obama. Maybe because there are so few undecided voters left.

++To give you an idea of how close the popular vote is: CBS: Obama 48 to Romney 46; ABC: Obama 49 to Romney 48;Daily Kos 48 O 48 Romney. The key I think is that PPP found in a poll the night of the debate that Swing State voters were more likely to vote for Obama than Romney by a margin of 51 to 45.