Here's the Only Part of the Debate Obama Won

Across the University of Denver campus, volunteers help president win the on-site branding war

On the University of Denver's main quad, amid a sea of food trucks, fleets of motorcycle cops, and indie concert acts, it looked more like a music festival than the backdrop for a wonky policy debate. In fact, it would seem at yesterday's political epicenter, campaigns had to strain to get their messages out over the din of 2,000 college students more interested in a concert than a live MSNBC broadcast. With so much potential to have the message lost in the noise, much of the ground messaging for the event fell on the campaign ground teams, where the Obama campaign outshined team Romney.

Obama's ground team, wearing flashy day-glow green shirts made its presence felt everywhere, with call and response chants over megaphones and signs.

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