Romney 1---Obama 0

Debate number one went to Mitt Romney by a knockout.

I'm a partisan, but anyone who watched this had to have the same opinion. In fact, a number of liberal commentators were stunned by the President's poor showing. Chris Matthews was almost apoplectic in his view that Obama was weak tonight.

For me, the thing I noted was the vast difference in knowledge about economic matters. Romney was in command of facts and economic principles. The President had only his talking points. He clearly does not have a real grasp on economics. If the average guy watched this, there was a clear contrast in competence.