… is who ever you supported prior to the debate. I dont think McCain gathered any new voters with his offensive tactics. Yes he may have put Obama on the spot, but it seems like McCain just gave Obama more attention. At times it almost seemed like McCain was interviewing Obama.
It also appeared to me that McCain was a bit more emotional and stumbled over his own words a bit more. Could this mean that he is just reciting talking points planned out in advance? I am sure they both are. But Obama seems to be more passionate about what he says. He is definitely more eloquent when he speaks.
“Nuclear Power Pants” anyone?
I also think the moderator won this debate hands down. He had some very poignant questions. He stuck to the alloted time limits. He did not allow very much interrupting, though it seems to me that McCain interrupted Obama several times. In Obama’s favor, he looked cool, calm and collected when he was interrupted or when McCain said something he disapproved of.
Obama’s demeanor is what I would consider very diplomatic for our country. McCain on the other hand has no poker face. He seems to react emotionally and his face tells the story even before he speaks.
So for me, the debate results are as follows:
- Barack Obama
- Bob Schieffer
- Joe Plumber
- John McCain
Who Is the Real Joe the Plumber?
Election 2008 has a favorite everyman: “Joe the Plumber,” whose name was mentioned 26 times in last night’s debate. Joe, it turns out, is a real person—Joe Wurzelbacher, from Holland, Ohio, whose 6-minute conversation with Barack Obama about taxes was fodder for McCain’s attacks. “It’s pretty surreal, man, my name being mentioned in a presidential campaign,” Wurzelbacher said. You’re tellin’ us. But Politico’s Ben Smith suggests that after a night of the candidates competing for Joe’s affections, it all may be for naught: Joe, apparently, isn’t registered to vote.
Here is the initial conversation between Obama and Joe Plumber:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/spread-the-weal.html
Joe Plumber thinks Obamas answer was ‘dancing’ around the question. It seems pretty like a pretty exact answer to me.
Joe the Plumber mentioned a couple of times in the debate:
After every channel and TV show mentioning and talking about Joe the Plumber last night, I now would like to remove Joe the Plumber from history.
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