The Republicans actually invited him. They were originally not going to have cameras thinking the White House wouldn't want them, but at the last minute they requested them, and the R's were more than happy to oblige.
I've only seen clips, but I think both sides won from this exchange. Obama may have benefited a little more because it makes him look like a bi-partisan guy (which I firmly believe he is not). But by the same token, the Republicans got him on record as acknowledging them as having legitimate ideas. (Up to now, he's been pretending they haven't).
The real loser in this exchange is probably Nancy Pelosi.
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