Convention Speeches of Romney and Obama

Romney: A for base, A- for undecided

Obama: A+ for base, B+ for undecided

I gave Romney the A for appealing to his base is because he hit on all the points that strong Republicans want to hear such as family values, love of our country, soldiers, lowering taxes, decreasing the national debt, repealing Obamacare, business, creating jobs, hard work, and less governmental control. He was exciting to watch and seemed like a great guy you would want to be friends with. The delegates at the RNC obviously felt this way as they cheered loudly and seemed passionate about his cause and supporting him. Romney gets the A- because he did a great job of humanizing himself to the general public through personal stories and getting his positions on issues out there in a way that most people would find appealing. He had a more difficult job of introducing himself to people while explaining his opinions and he did a great job. Romney appealed to all demographics, and especially to women. He could have explained how he was going to fix the problems that "Obama created" a little more though. His major slogan is "We can't afford 4 more years" and most Americans would agree with that based on lack of jobs and the state of the economy.

Obama gets an A+ because he is a fantastic speaker that can really relate to ordinary Americans. He told the audience about all his successes as President and says that he will continue to help people in any way he can. Obama definitely appealed to his base, and as for the undecided he told that he was going to set more goals for the country and listed reasons why each demographic should vote for him and not Romney. The audience could have really taken to this approach or been taken aback at his harshness and exaggerations. Obama was good about poking fun at himself too which makes people feel more comfortable around him. He says effective phrases like "You are the change" which is very appealing to voters so they can feel like they really made a difference. He gave some personal stories and also paid tribute to the soldiers in Afghanistan which every one likes to see. Obama made it seem like America would be dumb to not vote for him based on his record and accomplishments, and voters probably felt this way because his speech was so effective. Both candidates did a good job in the Convention speeches, so the season can only heat up from here.