They Just Said On CNN Obama Has Been Declared The Debate Winner In All The Major Polls

[JimGinPA]

I agree.

:applause:

[Curtland1015]

1. DAMN RIGHT!!!

[uponit7771]

2. Yeap, Obama strengthened a percieved weakness and didn't look like a light weight vs.

...McSame while McSame didn't fuck up during the debate.

Obama also came off more pragmatic

[unhappycamper30]

3. Woohoo!

Gobama!!! :headbang:

[rockymountaindem]

4. I'm surprised

I thought it was a hard-fought tie. But hey, if the polls and pundits move the needle in our direction, that's great.

[Kahuna]

33. A tie is a win for Barack. Besides Obama gets extra points for style. nt

[deadparrot]

5. I'd check out Freeperville, but it's been too lovely a night. nt

[LBJDemocrat]

15. Don't bother.

Anyone out of line there gets banned. I doubt that what you'd see would be representative.

[wildeyed]

6. yay!

:kick:

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. No he lost.... posters have said that Drudge said so and even in their own posts

I can't believe it from another news source.

[Beetwasher]

8. Holy Crap

I was not expecting that!

[mnhtnbb]

9. Hoo-ha!

:applause:

[shadowknows69]

10. Sweet

[Scurrilous]

11. Great news!

:thumbsup:

[chupacabranation]

12. YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!! n/t

[appleannie1]

13. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!People are smarter than McCain thought.

[TheWebHead]

14. yeah the contempt issue I think will be the takeaway...

just like Gore's sighing in 2000... You don't look very bipartisan if you can't even make eye contact w/ your opponent.

[TexasObserver]

16. I agree

[WindRiverMan]

17. I agree heart and soul.

Athough I will say, McCain may not be much of a campaigner, (he really sucks at it), the man does have a good grasp of foreign policy, and while I don't agree with his positions, he does state them fairly well. What I think will hurt him was his anger, he was one Obama comment away from flipping out. It looked bad, and I think this will not help him. Obama was respectful, direct, and that guy is so fucking cool it is amazing. McCain looked angry and petulent at times, as if talking down to his grandson. I don't think it flies.

[Juche]

32. I don't agree that his grasp of foreign policy is good

Pakistan wasn't a failed state in the late 90s, it was just overturned by Musharraf. It was a country with problems, but not a failed state.

McCain said the invasion of Iraq would be easy, you can see the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

He can't tell the difference between Al Qaeda (which is Sunni and fighting the shi'ite) and Iranian extremists (who are Shi'ite). That is like a religious expert not knowing the difference between Protestants and Catholics.

Despite what McCain says about Somalia, he called for a precipitous withdrawal (which is different than a phased withdrawal). Al Qaeda was in Somalia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TFKXHiefs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqvHS6bdcVA

McCain once called Putin the president of Germany.

He seemed to think Spain was a latin american country

He joked about bombing Iran.

etc.

He makes tons of gaffes. Whether those are due to a total misunderstanding of the facts or just verbal gaffes is something I don't know. But he does not inspire confidence in me to be honest.

When Obama said Ahmadinejad wasn't the most powerful man in Iran that inspired me with confidence to be honest. The Iranian constitution makes the Ayatollah the commander in chief, not the president. To me that showed Obama knew somewhat more than McCain.

[Dinger]

18. Well Fuck, They Might Win Me Back Yet (nt)

[Cha]

19. Take that..

shit head lovers.

[workinclasszero]

20. Obama looked and sounded Presidential

McBush looked like a sullen, surly, attack dog.

GOBAMA!!!

[JimGinPA]

38. I Completely Agree

:toast:

[Kajsa]

21. Yessireesir!

but we knew that!

:) :applause:


:woohoo:

[yellerpup]

22. KO announced Knowledge Network results.

I was disqualified from that earlier in the week because I was too pro-Obama. He said 40% voted Obama, 38% voted Undecided, and 22% voted McCain in that one. I think I got kicked out because I admitted that nothing would change my mind. Oh well, I wasn't gonna lie! GObama! :kick:

[chitty]

23. OH NO!

Fox has McCain at 86%

[vanderBeth]

26. How will I go on!? Fox has broken my spirit.

That's not even what their LV group said.
:rofl:

[krawhitham]

24. Are poll people really calling people at 11 at night?

[tridim]

25. This is devastating for McCain

Lots of pundits, both D and R, said this debate was a must-win for McCain.

[Waiting For Everyman]

27. That certainly helps!

:thumbsup:

My favorite part was the jab about Spain.

[wildflowergardener]

28. Spain

Yes - and it's not like McCain could say - I didn't know he was the president of Spain without looking foolish.

[cottonseed]

29. That and surprisingly the press doesn't seem to be hiding the fact.

Both CNN and MSNBC seem to be trending Obama. Could McCain's little stunt with the press + Palin have lead him to lose his base (the press) permanently?

[Efilroft Sul]

34. Any hope of the media, outside of Fox, cheerleading the Republican ticket fell by the wayside when..

...the McCain campaign said the press had to be deferential to Sarah Palin. Game over, man.

[jayfish]

30. Bu,Bu,But...

all the underground Dems I hear from are wringing their hands over how nifty McCshame was.

Jay

[cyr330]

31. Link??

Thanks!

[crazy_vanilla]

35. Now how cool is that!!!! Thank you!

:woohoo: :applause: :yourock:

[KathieG]

36. Yahoo!!!

:woohoo:

[TooRaLoo]

37. and on MSNBC. nt

[Dems to Win]

39. This is the best news of the day. The perception of who won is more important than the substance,

For low information voters. Who can swing the election, regrettably.

[bagimin]

40. No shit.

[JimWis]

41. That's great news. And I see posts all over today - undecideds,

independents, and even some republicans coming over to Obama. Apparently must be because of last nights debate. And I believe the next two debates will be even better for Obama. We are gaining ground.