If you missed it, here are the Cliffs Notes - http://abcn.ws/O8ESUt

And if you've been under a rock, George Stephanopoulos put it well on World News, that after a lackluster Obama performance, Romney is on offense for the first time in more than a month. He was beaming. http://abcn.ws/UiEE0K

Bottom Line: How Will Debate Impact Voting? - http://abcn.ws/QwIVs0 - (George Stephanopoulos)

There Was Denial, There was Anger - Al Gore said it was the altitude in Denver - http://abcn.ws/UiNFqs There was Acceptance - Obama advisers said there would have to be a reassessment - http://abcn.ws/O8ycFZ

And then the candidate spoke to 30,000 people in Madison, Wisconsin. Too bad the press was stuck in a bus and didn't see it.

What will the Obama Folks Do? Greg Krieg wrapped the day - http://abcn.ws/UjJ1sz

Trillion Dollar Tax Hike? 'Yes We Do… in some regard' - You know they're shaking things up a bit when Joe Biden takes questions from the first national press corps for the first time since getting out "over his skis" and boxing Obama in on gay marriage.

Arlette Saenz Reports - But while Biden delivered a handful of zingers against Romney's tax plan, he also provided fodder for Republican attacks against his own. The GOP's rapid response team shot out a clip of Biden's speech in which he said "yes we do" want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. The clip cut out Biden's next words - "in one regard" - in which he explained that those trillion dollars would come only from the "super-wealthy."

"On top of the trillion dollars of spending we've already cut, we're going to ask - yes, we're going to ask the wealthy to pay more," Biden said. "You know the phrase they always use. 'Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars.'Guess what? Yes, we do, in one regard. We want to let that trillion-dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn't have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super-wealthy. That's not a tax raise. That's called fairness where I come from." http://abcn.ws/T4gwYO

Wit a Day Late - It was clear Obama didn't bring his A game to Denver. He had plenty of zingers and energy at a morning rally in Colorado. He said the real Mitt Romney wasn't "that guy on the stage last night" even as his supporters wondered who was "that guy on the stage last night" that looked like Obama. Today in front of supporters he had plenty of rejoinders. http://abcn.ws/SKvyDh

Behind the "Smirk"- Frustration - according to a facial recognition expert, who saw passion and anger and Romney's face and distance on Obama's - abcn.ws/Rg28xJ

Romney Gains Among the Bettors - http://abcn.ws/PUgxPM

PBS to Romney - "The federal investment in public broadcasting equals about one one-hundredth of one percent of the federal budget. Elimination of funding would have virtually no impact on the nation's debt. Yet the loss to the American public would be devastating." http://to.pbs.org/PUEc2q

That even though cutting PBS funding likely wouldn't kill the bird - http://abcn.ws/T3UMMH

4 of the Last 5 Presidents Had Rocky First Re-election Debates - According to the Washington Post's Aaron Blake. The recovery rate is 50 percent. The 5th exception? Bill Clinton - http://wapo.st/O8wdBw

Vice President Joe Biden Says Accuracy Is Key at Next Week's Debate - http://abcn.ws/SKPPZr - (Arlette Saenz)

Jim Lehrer Biggest Loser in Debate? - http://abcn.ws/PTyEW5 - (Russell Goldman)

Chamber of Commerce Ad Blitz in 9 House Districts - http://abcn.ws/QvD0n8 - (Chris Good)