OK, this one will be quick I think. I think McCain held his own better than last time around, where it seemed like he got pummeled. There were actually a few decent exchanges, and they did both throw some punches. But I don’t think there were any “game changing” moments, and McCain really needed one.
Once again, you’ll see nobody who had already decided changing their minds, and perhaps a few more of the stupid people who are still undecided because they haven’t been paying attention floating aimlessly to one side or another based on who looked best or whatnot.
But that will not be enough to make any difference. Obama is way ahead in all the polls right now. He must be close to his peak at this point, so the trend in that direction should be slowing and perhaps reversing a little any time now, regardless of the debate. But McCain really needed something big, that would convince people who had already decided on Obama to not be so sure any more.
I don’t think that happened.
Absent one of the candidates having a major health issue, one of them completely self-destructing through a self-inflicted mistake, Osama bin Laden being captured or a major new terrorist attack… we already know the outcome of this election, the next few weeks are just going through the motions.
Those kinds of big game changing events can of course happen. But the closer we get to election day, the less likely they get.
Oh, or it could rain and all the young under 30 Obama supporters could decide to stay home and party since it was going to be a landslide anyway and suddenly McCain wins after all. :-)
looked at a couple of instant polls and they all had Obama winning by huge margins. I thought it was closer than that, guess i’m being too hard on him?
http://www.postgazette.com/polls/default.asp
Er, that was supposed to take you to a poll on the debate which had Obama at 90%.
i won’t stay home! in fact, i already voted on a beautiful day. i did have to wait six hours in line though. but it was a beautiful day!
I thought it was closer too, but it seems people (even the stupid undecideds) have had enough of McCain.
Yeah, all the polls showed Obama way ahead in terms of the “who won” question. Having said that, the ones that were of the whole population just reflect the state of the race as a whole. You kind of have to look at the breakdowns based on who they preferred before the debate. But even looking at it that way, Obama was the clear winner.
Oh, and of course, the random polls various websites put up where anybody can vote are all bogus and should be ignored, because, after all, if those had any validity, Ron Paul would be the Republican nominee right now. :-)
Already voted? I hate early voting! What if something big changes in the last two weeks? Oh well, it is all the rage this year all over the place.
Voting in Washington state is mostly by mail. I got my ballot within the last 24 hours. But I will be waiting until election day to actually vote. I would hate it if I already filled in my ballot, then something changed!