I am thrilled that President Obama performed so outstandingly during the debate. But after the debate I watched MSNBC's poll of undecided voters from the University of Ohio. Several of them thought that Mitt Romney did better on jobs and leaned toward him because of that. President Obama needs to respond to Romney's false claims about the decline in median income and he needs to explain how he can help create not just more jobs but also good-paying jobs. His main answer last night was that he wants to do the same thing for other manufacturers that he did for the automobile industry. That answer just isn't enough.
Yesterday, in a diary here, I pointed out some potential areas of discussion, mainly around the American Jobs Act, which President Obama largely skipped over last night, and around raising the minimum wage. I also think the President should talk about lot more about Republican obstruction.
I am not insisting that the President do exactly as I suggest. But I saying that I think his reply to Romney's criticism of the jobs being created was his weakest part of the debate. I know he can do better.