that contains the current question, and the amount of time spent on that question up to that point (as some way for viewers to gauge about how much longer the candidates might spend discussing that question) and the creeper could also state what the next question, or phase of the debate, is going to be. 4. I hate to say this - Obama blew it! If he cannot reassess the situation, react, and accommodate whatever necessary changes he needed to make to handle the situation, then we are back again to the way he handled the rePIGs at the beginning of his administration. Giving the rePIGs too much deference is not a good thing because they will never give him credit for anything. 9. The good news is I watched an MSNBC focus group of undecideds. 2 were leaning Romney, 2 were leaning heavy Obama. 1 seems to be leaning Obama. 1 needed more information and will listen to fact checkers, which should help Obama. 1 thought Romney did well, but said something later on that indicates she likes some of what Obama said, she was hard to read. 1 said nothing. Despite Obama's disappointing performance in fact checking Romney's lies and being sharp, the President doesn't' seem to have lost ground among undecideds.