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Boardroom. and he took over physically almost. obama -- certainly the moderator were at loose ends to try to catch up with him. how does the president walk into a room where there's this big guy with total ego, self-confidence facing him down. will he look him in the eye? will he stare him down? does he want to do that? >> reporter: i think there's going to be a little of that, but both sides have been very careful to be saying, hey, we're not interested in having confrontations with the other guy. you know, i've had romney people say to me, he knows that he has to sort of balance talking to t...

Especially his debate, the president didn't really carve out his achievements, auto industry, bringing the economy back in the 7% range rather than the 10% range, doubling the stock market. there are a lot of things to talk positively about. is he going to do that tonight or just let that pass? what's he up to on that? >> i had an aide bluntly admit to me that, look -- and they said, his job tonight is simply to say why he wants a second term and what he's going to do. he's got to simply answer those two questions. yes, he needs to draw contrasts. and i sort of pushed back. i said, it sounds l...

From new york, i think from queens, playing president obama. and also playing governor romney we have u.s. congressman jason from utah. let's go to the first question to you, i'm talking to president obama now, if your face. >> yes, you are. >> i've been unemployed for three years. you say you created 5 million jobs. what do you say to me? >> i say we have more to do. i created 5.2 million jobs over the last four years of my -- in my term in office. we've created 500,000 manufacturing jobs in this country in the last two years alone. there's more work to be done and help is on the way. re-elec...

>> no, a capability -- >> the president will take decisive answer that will -- >> that's rhetoric. it's not policy. >> it's a clear and present danger. if it does create a clear and present danger -- >> that's not policy. that's general talk. >> -- to the united states of the america -- >> it's talk. >> no, it's not. >> you're comfortableith the word -- you have to capability is enough for you? capability is enough fi want to theris -- >> no, capability -- okay, yes, all right, let's go. yes,ou've awered it, finally. do you have any job -- all ri another jobs bill a another stimulus bl in your...

Analysis he was struck by how many in his focus group, some supporters of the president, some undecided, some with romney, who came to the same conclusion and said, the president didn't seem strong on that stage. you got to look like you're commanding the stage. you know, one thing about biden, he commanded his debate, right? whether you love him or hate him, it was his debate. and as one person said, paul ryan was sometimes a spectator at that debate because biden sort of dictated the terms. romney dictated the terms of the first debate. who's going to dictate the terms tonight? >> yeah, but ...