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Governors, Mayors React to Presidential Debate

Governing compiled reactions to comments made by President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Wednesday night.

October 04, 2012 •

View the story "Governors, Mayors React to Presidential Debate " on StorifyGovernors, Mayors React to Presidential Debate Governing compiled the Tweets made by mayors and governors in response to Wednesday's debate.Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina was -- to put it mildly -- enthusiastic about the first debate of the 2012 campaign.Meanwhile, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley chatted with NBC's Chuck Todd before the event. Displaying the pride that most governors have for their own state, O'Malley disputes Romney's claim that Massachusetts schools are "number one."Ohio Gov. John Kasich liked what he saw and heard from Romney.Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says Obama revealed more details about his plans than his opponent.In a classic case of partisanship, the Democratic Governors Association and Republican Governors Association each highlighted half of an Obama quote and used it out of context.The full quote: "And governors are creative. There's no doubt about it. But they're not creative enough to make up for 30 percent of revenue on something like Medicaid." See the debate transcript below.No surprise that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker considered Romney's performance to be stellar.Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer didn't pull punches in his criticism of Obama's performance. Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says skeptics should wait and see how Obama performs in subsequent debates. Haley, it appears, will be unlikely to vote for Obama.Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant clearly sided with Romney during the discussion of Obamacare.Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell also declared Romney the winner. San Antonio Julian Castro, who spoke at the DNC, had a different perspective.

Ryan Holeywell

Communications manager for the Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute and former Governing staff writer

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