To Me the Debate was the most Uncomfortable thing I've watched ever from Debates.

[glowing]

The uncomfort was McCain... It was in the air. It was disgusting. It was angry and petulant. I was very uncomfortable with that man on stage, and if I know anything, women especially, will be VERY put off on McCain's demeanor (and it seems to be verified by some polling). The Presidents that we've elected in the past have a good feeling to women. Clinton has a great raport with women, he feel safe. Bush has a squishy comfort feeling with women.. Its something Al and Kerry couldn't portray, a safe snuggly protective feeling. Someone who will listen and do what is best.. Now, many were really wrong about Bush, but that trust quality has to be there.

I notice that the pundits missed the aspect of Obama taking himself out of the debate hall, and inserting himself in everyone's living room.. He knew where to find that camera and jump through, look at you, grab your hand, and help pull you through the nasty debate and into the future where it looks better and safer.

The pundits seem to always say, we know McCain; we don't know Obama.. Will he connect.. I think last night he proved that Obama felt like something we know and McCain is just someone we don't.

Obviously, the tension in the debate hall was just as real. It was obvious with Michelle's hug that it was just as uncomfortable... and the scamper off the stage very quickly... Normally, they hang around and wave...

[vanderBeth]

1. My mom started to fall asleep half way through, but she still commented on how McCain looked angry.

She's an undecided, Independent voter.

[izzie]

2. I go back and use it like a radio and just hear them at first

Guess it is a childhood hang over. I found McCain sounded old in his thinking. Now he is my age but I hope I have moved on and times are not like 1930's and we just do not need the WW2 and WW1 thinkers running our govt. He just feels so out of date. I feel Obama is a man for our times but of course I come at this as a liberal. Once I see them I was some what put off that Obama seemed friendly and turned to McCain to speak and McCain acted like he was just to good to talk to him. I have seen this mood for many years in the middle of navy life which I lived in being married to a sailor. McCain can hardly speak to Obama and he was the same type that could hardly talk to an enlisted man. His votes for the vets show this pretty well. McCain is sort of a person one likes but not as the head of our govt. I like a bottom up govt. with talent running it and not some one with a family name behind him. One does not get a man of the people from that class often. Their are few FDR's of JFK's around.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. I think you are right . . .

Unless a woman has daddy issues - McCain is a hard sell.

Then again - it's the pictures that have been posted here of Obama goofing off with little kids/babies, children giving him hugs - that's been imprinted on my brain. :-) So I already 'lean' toward him as a warmer human being. He impresses me as a steadfast 'go to guy' - make sense?

McCain - not so much. And his general dismissive attitude certainly didn't help me to see him in a different light.

Oh - and what I've written - please know that for me this election is indeed policy, ideology, education, and intelligence. But at the gut level?
McCain ='s Reptilian Cold
Obama ='s Standup Sweetheart

[bkinsd]

4. Image is Everything

Remember the camera advertisement a few years ago that Andre Agassi did - "Image is everything"? That is so true in debates, and clearly the image contest was won hands down by Obama. People may forget most of what was said by the candidates, but the images remain.