Obama : "I Cannot be More Proud"

The U.S. president's first reaction after the debate between the two vice presidential candidates came via Twitter: "Tonight has been demonstrated once again that will not find a better advocate for the middle class that Joe Biden". Obama was returning from an election rally in Miami during the course of the debate, so that, according to the White House, should have followed the development of the face to face on television and on board the presidential plane.

"I note that Joe Biden was magnificent tonight," Obama said in brief remarks to reporters accompanying him. "I cannot be more proud of him. I think very strong arguments presented. It has demonstrated its passion for ensuring the improvement of the economy for the middle class, so I'm very proud of him. "

The Republican presidential candidate, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney, also said in a message on Twitter that "neither Barack Obama nor Joe Biden has a history in which support their proposals and a plan for the future." Romney called his running mate ten minutes after finishing the debate to congratulate him on his "fantastic performance".

Romney's campaign also asked for help on Thursday evening his followers to achieve economic recovery and promoted promising links to the page where they collect financial donations to the campaign. The strategy was also adopted by the Democratic organization that sent a message to supporters of Biden asking for a donation "to give thanks" for his role in the debate.

A few minutes after finishing the face-off between candidates Republican strategist and head of the campaign of John McCain in 2008, Steve Schmidt, recognized in the MSNBC debate did not recall "as on" in several years and thanks Biden's performance to "the Democrats can soothe the feeling of panic that had a few days ago," referring to Obama's defeat in the first face to face with Romney.

"All I'm willing to do right now is to declare a victory for Joe Biden," he said on Twitter David Axelrod, responsible for the reelection campaign of President Obama. The Democratic campaign also distributed through the social network of Biden in a statement that says this Thursday night citizens heard the plan of rivals "to bring us back to the same failed policies of the past. We cannot afford to go back. We must move forward. "

Both campaigns have continued the confrontation from minutes after the end of the debate with statements given to various media or distributed through social networks and their official websites. The vice president had in Danville, Kentucky, with the presence of several figures in the Democratic Party to the media to defend the role played by Biden. The Republicans, meanwhile, added an offensive through emails.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican John Boehner, also insisted that the debate allowed voters to hear two different views about the country's future. "Paul Ryan has put forward a clear proposal for a prosperous economy that promotes job creation in the private sector", as said in a statement distributed by the campaign.

"Congressman Ryan has explained clearly the road to recovery," he said in a statement Republican Congressman Eric Cantor. "Rather than settle for four more years of the same-a stagnant economy, rising taxes and debt, and more people trapped in their dependence on government-, voters can choose a path based on job creation and equal opportunities for all. " Cantor added that Ryan won the debate no doubt that the choice facing the voters is even clearer after the face-off with Biden.

Both campaigns have strengthened their reactions with messages distributed through social networks in which they answered each other from even before the meeting began. During the afternoon of Thursday, Romney for President sent an email to his followers to recommend Ryan defense reactions in the network. According to the organization, more than 100,000 people watched the first presidential debate through the website where the public computer messages for users to forward them to their personal profiles and Wednesday did not wait even to the debate began.

The Obama campaign, meanwhile, shared all kinds of links to pages, graphics, images and messages that respond to each and every one of the statements, facts and figures and defended by Republicans who believe they are manipulated. Since Romney's promise to create 12 million jobs by the reforms in the public health system or the 60 occasions when Paul Ryan voted against abortion rights during his career in the House of Representatives.