during the first televised debate of the presidential campaign, mitt romney accused president obama of having plunged america into the deepest economic crisis since the 1930s. he also suggests that president barack obama had not met its promises during his presidential previous mandate like increase the real income of the average american family. mitt romney made a provision to which pleased many american citizens during the debate that allowed him to gain some points to national survey and even surpass barack obama in the voting intentions of americans.