That restraint was gone last night, as the president repeatedly delivered attack after attack on Romney's inconsistent record, from troops in Iraq to the surge in Afghanistan.
In praising the president towards the end of his briskly delivered attack, he slipped heavily into hyperbole that delighted the audience.
But he never strays far from the script, and when he's delivering attack lines similar to those of the man he deposed, on climate policy or asylum, his conviction fades, and he hurries them, as if to get them over with.
How does Boaz Ganor, head of the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Israel, suggest the Sheik's killing has influenced Hamas's "overall capacity to deliver attacks" and "motivation"?
"Hamas has the same overall capability to deliver attacks that it had yesterday," said Boaz Ganor, head of the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Israel.
Mr. Romney lacks that advantage and often conducts fund-raisers that allow little or no news coverage, forcing his campaign to rely more on surrogates and his super PAC to deliver attacks on Mr. Obama and carry a pro-Romney message.
The referee awards 1 point for delivering attacks to the chest protector with feet or fist, and 2 for a blow to the head, permitted only with the foot.
The Bredas dived and delivered attacks from the quarter and beam.
Huntsman delivers his attacks like they're asides.
The higher Tool Resistance (TL) a secure has, the more security it delivers towards attacks.
