<p>FISHERSVILLE, Va.Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan told supporters Thursday that the takeaway from the debate should be that President Barack Obama will raise taxes on the middle class if he's reelected.</p><p>Buoyed with fresh confidence, Republicans celebrated their nominee's performance after weeks of process stories about fading hopes. Romney's nighttime speech here, which the campaign said drew an overflow crowd of more than 10,000 to Shenandoah Valley fairgrounds, even ended with a fireworks show. Continue Reading</p><p>"Last night was an important night for the country, because people got the chance to cut through all the attacks and counterattacks and all of the theatrics associated with a campaign, and instead they were able to listen to substance," Romney said. "And I appreciate the fact that Jim Lehrer asked questions of substance and we each responded to them."</p><p>Romney cited a study to claim that Obama will raise taxes on the middle class by some $4,000 a family. He said letting the Bush tax cuts expire is also tantamount to a tax increase.</p><p><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82055.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/romney-s-message-not-selling-so-he-needs-to-change-it-the-debate-to-connect">Romney's message not selling so he needs to change it in the debate to connect</a> (Examiner.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.prweekus.com/gops-campaign-missteps-are-hard-to-believe/article/260533/">GOP's campaign missteps are hard to believe</a> (PRWeek)</p><p><a href="http://bostinno.com/channels/presidential-branding-trademarking-on-the-campaign-trail/">Presidential Branding: Trademarking on the Campaign Trail</a> (BostInno (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dqNM7yzZ0CsavKMPK-OtumQGLdDvM&ned=us">32,081 additional articles.</a></p>