Stephen Colbert said it right: watching John McCain "speak" is about as interesting as watching paint dry--and he knows, because he painted over his television screen while McCain was speaking and the paint was much more exciting!
Here's some more spin for ya from CNN.com
The Obama campaign's official statement about their candidate's performance:
"This was a clear victory for Barack Obama on John McCain's home turf. Senator McCain offered nothing but more of the same failed Bush policies, and Barack Obama made a forceful case for change in our economy and our foreign policy. While Senator McCain wants to keep giving huge tax cuts to corporations and said nothing about the challenges Americans are facing in their daily lives, Barack Obama will be a fierce advocate for tax cuts for the middle class, affordable health care, and a new energy economy that creates millions of jobs. While foreign policy was supposed to be John McCain's top issue, Barack Obama commanded that part of the debate with a clear call to responsibly end a misguided war in Iraq so that we can finish the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan. John McCain needed a game-changer tonight, and by any measure he didn't get it." -Obama-Biden campaign manager David Plouffe.
The McCain campaign's take:
"There was one man who was presidential tonight, that man was John McCain. There was another who was political, that was Barack Obama. John McCain won this debate and controlled the dialogue throughout, whether it was the economy, taxes, spending, Iraq or Iran. There was a leadership gap, a judgment gap, and a boldness gap on display tonight, a fact Barack Obama acknowledged when he said John McCain was right at least five times. Tonight's debate showed John McCain in command of the issues and presenting a clear agenda for America's future." –Jill Hazelbaker, McCain-Palin 2008 Communications Director
Of course each camp is going to spin it their way; but who really won?
According to polls, Obama. The majority of undecideds saw him as the debate winner. But, even polls have margins of error.
So, according to common sense, again, Obama.
With only a few weeks left to to vote, the heat is on.
images from Associated Press via cnn.com
2 comments:
I think that part of it had to do with the images that both candidates projected. In this visual society, no one can deny that we look more closely at people's appearances and body language than what comes out of their mouths.
I personally want to see myself as someone who listens to the issues and everything, but sometimes it's hard to when it's easier to just judge by appearance or body language.
I did watch some analysis of the presidential debate, and one comment (minor though it may be) was that Obama looked at McCain more while McCain just looked toward the moderator the whole time.
Isn't it more about the debaters debating with each other? And not one looking at the debate moderator while the other attempts to show he's addressing the other debater's answers rather than the moderator's questions?
Success in politics is about working together with the other political parties after all...
@diana
Yep...especially when said party claims to "reach across lines..." he just looks like a bitter, bad sport.
You can also tell much about a person by their body language and demeanor--most communication is nonverbal, so thank God we are able to see how they act, rather than just hear the policies.
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