President Barack Obama&#39;s speech at Democratic National Convention was well received by Americans, a top Obama advisor has said, but acknowledged that the November presidential election is going to be very close. <img alt="Barack Obama, Bill Clinton" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/sep/clinton-obama.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 325px; " /> Former US President Bill Clinton with current President Barack Obama. Photo: AFP &quot;I think the President&#39;s speech was extremely well- received by American people. We&#39;re not as interested so much in what the pundit gallery has to say... Some pundits have said good things about the president&#39;s speech,&quot; David Plouffe, senior advisor to Obama said in an interview. &quot;We thought the President&#39;s speech met the American people exactly where they&#39;re living. You know, tell us where we are and how do we move forward with a middle class economic strategy that&#39;s really going to grow the economy and enhance middle class security,&quot; he said. But, he said that the Democratic convention is unlikely to see any major bounce for Obama. &quot;This is a close race... so you&#39;re not going to see - well, you&#39;re not going to see huge swings. I think we definitely are going to help ourselves in terms of turnout. I think Obama supporters are very energised. I think independent voters, what they saw from the President, from President Clinton, and other speakers was a plan to move forward,&quot; Plouffe said. u00a0

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Officials said that though President Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention received a positive response, the presidential race will be a close one.  

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