2nd Presidential Debate

I watched this debate with great anticipation - McCain needed to deliver in a big way in order to save his chances at getting elected president. All the news organizations were saying that "the gloves would come off."

However, McCain was on the defensive for the most part. Obama did a good job at playing it safe- not saying anything too crazy, but still keeping McCain on his heels. McCain did however deliver a few blows on obamas spending history and tax plan, but again overall Obama was the clear victor here. This is not because Obama attacked mcCain vigorously, but because Obama didn't give McCain the chance to attack him much at all.

The third debate will be do or die for McCain. If he cant deliver a knock out blow, then his chances for the presidency will be greatly reduced. He will have to hope that he will get the big debate break he's been looking for, or that Obama makes a critical mistake on the campaign between now and the general election in November

Vice Presidential Debate

After watching the vp debate, I was not satisfied with either candidate. Palin avoided question after question and seemed like an eleteist. She seemed very out of touch with the issues that voters wanted to hear about. No one cares what she did in Alaska. They care about what she is going to do for this country. With the little experience she has, this is what americans need to hear about.

Biden was equally dissapointing. He seemed to consistantly attack Palin with everything he had. I did not hear any plans he had to reform government and improve this country. I do not want more people in office who are going to point fingers, we've had enough of that in the past eight years. Hopefully whoever gets elected can reach across the isle and bring change to washington.

Presidential Debate 1

After watching the first presidential debate, I feel Obama was the clear winner. McCain seemed to stutter a lot and deflect questions frequently. I feel that the candidates both did too much back and forth, especially on earmarks. Most Americans probably dont even know what those are. If they get too techniqual, they may alienate voters. However overall, Obama did a great job projecting his views on spending, foreign policy, and taxes.

I hope that the next debate will cover more issues like healthcare and our deteriorating economic conditions. I am interested to hear about both candidates plans for turning the market around and solving our credit crisis. I would also like to hear the candidates views on moral issues like death penalty, abortion, and gay marriage.