Alright, I'll chip in two cents. I don't know what the spin will do, but here's my read: basically, nobody really "won". Both candidates were pretty good, and both were rather boring.
But that's not what McCain needed. Any sports fan knows that, with his lead surging by any polling standard, Obama wants to run out the clock. And because Obama didn't look naive and because he didn't have a major gaffe, he essentially won because he's up by two touchdowns and a field goal, but now there's eight minutes left on the clock instead of ten. Same score, less time, McCain's in trouble.
(And, since this is the only foreign policy debate, you could argue that this is John's best chance, his only possession with a real shot.)
That's I'll I got.
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I agree with your assessment. I saw quite a few articles calling McCain the winner, but I might just have seen a biased sample. From watching the debate (well actually just the first half thus far)it seemed to me to be a tie. I want to call it in favor of Obama, but that's really just because I like his style better.
ReplyDeleteOn another note I was pleased to see Palin's ignorance catching up with her in the Katie Couric interview.
That's interesting that the articles you read gave it to McCain; most analysis I read gave it slightly to Obama and post-debate polls leaned significantly, if not necessarily heavily, in Obama's favor.
ReplyDeleteOn Palin: leaked internals show that the Republicans who have been preparing Palin for press conferences and debates have called their preparations "disastrous" thus far.