Romney supporters expect him to excel in debate number two

For close supporters of Mitt Romney, the first debate was no fluke. It was a vindication of their support of a candidate they have been behind from the beginning. They are confident that the expectations are not too high for the GOP nominee, and he is capable of pulling off another impressive performance.

We talked live Tuesday on NBC12 First at 4 with Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Chaffetz is a strong Romney supporter and one of his top surrogates.  He told us he was confident that Romney would perform well tonight and he responded to criticism that his candidate is loose with the facts.

Our full interview can be seen below:

 

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Comments

[Klas]

Slick Willard remains the fnnrtnuroer to get the GOP nomination, but it wasn't the slam dunk it was a month ago. He definitely comes across as plastic and inauthentic so it's no surprise that Huckabee is giving him such a scare, but assuming Huckabee will or already has peaked this week with his snowballing scandals, Willard will be the natural beneficiary of Huckabee defectors. With the predictable implosion of Giuliani upon us and Thompson essentially waving the white flag, conservatives (particularly in McCain-hating Iowa) have nowhere else to go but Willard. Huckabee can still be a huge problem, but the expectations bar for Willard have now been reduced so much for Iowa that even a strong second would give him the momentum to win New Hampshire, followed by Michigan, and then slingshot him into the nomination. The National Review endorsement was most likely well-timed to parallel Willard's comeback.If nominated, he'll make fast work of his Democratic challenger (be it Hillary, Obama, or Edwards), the Mormon controversy quickly going away in the face of a challenge by Hillary or a black man. The bigot vote will effortlessly embrace Willard at the end of the day.