The winner: joe the plumber. The loser: Sam the butcher. Not mentioned at all: jack the ripper
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 10:36PM For the first time in these debates, McCain was on the offensive.
Was it a knockout punch? no. Was it his best performance: by far. Will it make a difference: probably not.
McCain was the aggressor on just about every issue: taxes, energy, healthcare, and of course character. He finally brought up William Ayers and ACORN, and though Obama handled both issues well, it was still five minutes of Ayers and ACORN.
But the bottom line: Obama didn't make any big mistakes -- and that was his primary goal. McCain needled him on virtually every issue, and Obama didn't take the bait.
In the end, it's too little too late. It may close the polls by a point or two, and perhaps make a few of the swing states a litlte more competitive ... but barring some kind of major gaffe, Obama will be tough to beat.
Footnote: I actually need a plumber. Does Joe make house calls to Jersey?
Reader Comments (10)
Nick,
On plumbers, do you guys have Angie's List for NYC? We've never gone wrong with vendors we've found using Angie's List. From plumbers, to locksmiths, to contractors who did $30k in bathroom renovations for our townhouse.
Hey John, do you still got him right where you want him? Every post debate poll so far shows Obama beating you tonight. You have 19 days left. Obama disarmed you entirely on the Ayers issue by beating you to the punch by bringing the issue up himself, then forcing you to respond to it. Are you really going to spend your remaining campaign dollars on this issue now that it has been difused and the general public doesn;t like you going there anyways? So, let's see:
-Obama is ahead in every swing state and only needs to win ONE of those to win the Presidency. Some of these state you trail by nearly 20 point.
-Your last remaining "bullet" was Ayers and that now is blown
-You screwed yourself out of capturing any remaining Hillary vote wih your comments on Roe v Wade
-You are massively losing to Obama on the economy issue
-Sara Palin's polling #'s have dropped significantly in last few weeks, especially among the independants you need so badly
-Many tried and true Republican colleagues, pundits, journalists and others have essentially called you and your campaign out for screwing this thing up, picking Palin as a VP and essentially losing ground on every issue.
-You are faltering so badly, you are sending Sara (with only 19 days remaining!) to places like Arkansas to shore up your own, faltering base!
I can go on, but I guess you are eight, you do have him right where you want him.
CNN conducted a poll after the debate:
Question: Who has conducted the more negative campaign?
Poll Results: Obama 7%, McCain 80%.
That's the only poll McCain won tonight.
-- triton --
Can you comment more on your thoughts about the Facebook echo chamber? I thought that was one of the most interesting comments at the debate discussion.
Last night the facebook effect was in full swing. I had about 30 comments on my page alone. It seems like big events -- the debates, sporting events, etc -- brings a virtual community of Facebookers out ... a totally new phenominom. I'm not sure it changes opinions, but it does make it more interesting.
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