The issue we mustn`t forget...This was McCains strong topic

[percussivemadness]

The best we could have hoped for is that Obama held his own, he did. He may not have won, I would put it at 50/50 for point scoring, however, Insane looked like an old man, he was completely out of touch, he made some incredible errors (Kissenger etc), these will be used against him in commercials. Obama didn`t screw up,he sounded intelligent and composed.

Biden is going to destroy Palin, Obama like a good marathon runner, will come good when he needs to, tonight wasn`t it...

[PolNewf]

1. It gave us a good preview of how brutually Obama will beat him in the last debate

[percussivemadness]

3. agreed 100%

[regnaD kciN]

2. Except that...

...there was so much on the economy, you can bet that they'll re-jigger the debates so that foreign policy will be the focus of the third debate (or at least make it open to all subjects).

[percussivemadness]

5. however, McCain like a bad poker player has revealed his strategy

I think Obama was primed to let him do that.

[speedoo]

4. Obama did better than hold his own.

He won on content and he kicked ass on being presidential. McLame never looked at him and that matters a lot.

[percussivemadness]

6. I`m trying to be objective :)

but Obama won hands down on the "presidential" appeal...no arguments here

[stillcool]

7. exactly...McCain won on lying cheap shots..

Obama won on appearance, intellect, and answering the question asked.