Even though the First Baptist Church of Georgetown was having a revival meeting a visiting pastor abbreviated his message so that people attending the service could get home to watch the debate.

But when Carol Butler returned home and started watching the event the 50-year-old trade association executive was shocked to see Republican challenger Mitt Romney hold his own against President Obama.

"I am disappointed that Romney did so well," said Butler, whose comments mirror other supporters who watched the contest. "I didn't expect him to come across so compassionate. It was obvious that he was well prepared and that he had being studying Obama."

The Rev. Nathaniel Thomas, pastor of Forestville New Redeemer Baptist Church, still is supporting the president, but he said it wasn't a good night. "It was quite obvious that Obama lost the debate but I am looking for him to do better the next debate. He was too passive."

From the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies to the Ward 5 Democrats, groups across greater Washington, D.C. area had debate parties because it was the political equivalent to the Super Bowl and in a town that has a professional baseball and football team fighting hard to win many say the president needs to amp it up.

Read more at The Washington Post.