Round 1: draw
Friday, September 26, 2008 at 10:45PM
The highly anticipated showdown was mostly a snore: No knockout punches, no game-changing moments, no major gaffes. McCain seemed on the offense a bit more, but he had more ground to make up heading into it. Each candidate scored points here and there -- McCain on earmarks and spending; Obama on broad-based tax cuts -- but neither drew real blood.
McCain was certainly impressive in his discussion of foreign policy, but Obama hung with him stride for stride. McCain needed to force Obama into some kind of error, but none really occurred. They seemed to mix it up the most over Iran, but there were no bloody noses on the issue.
The net result is that a draw is good for the front-runner, so in that sense Obama benefited. With foreign policy out of the way, Obama gets to focus on his strengths -- the economy and domestic policy -- in the next two debates. But next up: Biden and Palin.
Footnote: Where was the gong for Jim Lehrer? He's certainly seen better days as a moderator. Poor Jim looked downright confused at times. Oh, and the Mets rot.
Reader Comments (8)
i was too busy watching the brewers beat the cubs to inch a game closer to wild card
i agree with your post. it was a little drawn out at times.
And jim lehrer just looked lost, but that's what happens when people get that old... maybe the purpose of his appearance was to foreshadow the next year for mccain...
I agree, Mets rot ...
a majority of news outlets gave debate win to obama. People don't remember words, they remember things like confidence, posture, command of issues, etc. The written/spoken word is barely retained in instancdes like this. It is how it is presented that matter most.
On a debate topic suited best for McCain (national security stuff) Obama noit only held him own, but he seemed at times to be the one in best command of the topic.
"...a majority of news outlets gave debate win to obama."
Mitch, Mitch Mitch... a majority of news outlets are nothing more than shills for the lefty loons. Keith Olberman and MSNBC leading the way. I'm pretty sure Keith spent the first half hour after the debate wiping Terry McCaulifs jizz from his chin. Anyway, I am pretty impartial and havent made up my mind yet who to vote for, but McCain definitely was the better man last night... I don't need anyone in the media to tell me that, I saw for myself.
Oh, and the Mets suck.
Go D-Rays!
and to make things even more awkward for McCain, he wouldn't even let his VP pick do any post debate spinning...he has her tucked away somewhere. I mean, seriously, how can Americans, not me, not liberals, but Americans, feel good about the possibility of having a VP thisclose to running our country when she isnt even trused to do interviews? I wouild be scared if she was president, wouldn't you?
What a joke McCain has turned out to be. I love it.
Jim Lehrer has been aging before our very eyes every night on The News Hour. There are some evenings when he seems to just not grasp the subject of his segments.
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