Moose
09-26-2008, 10:25 PM
This debate was basically in 2 parts:
Economy:
Mccain failed in an opportunity to paint obama as a clear supporter of a bailout that is going to create 700 billion dollars to give to corporations who screwed up and letting the middle class pay for it. Mccain could have said that is why he went to washington, to prevent such a thing, but he did not.
he could have reversed the whole "i'm for the middle class, and your not" thing, but he didnt.
I think he lost on the economic debate of this first debate, but not so much where it will change anyone's mind on him. I think the talk on spending helped mccain a lot. I think that allowed him to control one part of the economy he is strong on.
Still, his lack of talk involving the middle class and health care is extremely concerning and really needs to be addressed. Obama mentioned plenty of that. It may not be realistic under his current tax plans, but he at least mentions it and discusses the reality of it.
i think mccain should have asked obama how he plans to only increase taxes on the top 5 percent of the U.S., and at the same time, pay for all of the huge spending he plans to do. it doesn't make total sense, but mccain never brought it up, and obama never had to sweat.
Foreign Policy:
on foreign policy, it was clearly in mccain's favor, and at times obama seemed out of touch and never gave anything specific as mccain. It seemed mccain just knew so much more than obama on the specifics of foreign policy.
I think mccain clearly painted a picture of what must be done and what is realistic, whereas obama did not. Like mccain avoiding things such as the middle class and health care, obama avoided giving specific answers on the foreign policy questions is concerning. It makes it seem he doesn't understand the certain threats and future circumstances. Mccain even made a rather bold prediction telling the world to look towards Ukraine involving the Russia situation. Obama didn't seem to show this foresight.
so basically, you have obama looking clean on one point, and mccain looking clean on the other.
i dont think anything really changes for the decided voters. I think undecided voters will still be undecided and will wait until all of the debates are over. And the election may also be decided on how the bailout turns out and how mccain can use that to his advantage, or how obama can use that to his advantage against mccain.
It was a pretty good debate where no one looked stupid, but also showed clear differences in world views. There will be another debate on the economy, so that will give us a clear view of what each candidate can and will do and what is realistic for them to do and also what may help or hurt.
...Your thoughts?
Economy:
Mccain failed in an opportunity to paint obama as a clear supporter of a bailout that is going to create 700 billion dollars to give to corporations who screwed up and letting the middle class pay for it. Mccain could have said that is why he went to washington, to prevent such a thing, but he did not.
he could have reversed the whole "i'm for the middle class, and your not" thing, but he didnt.
I think he lost on the economic debate of this first debate, but not so much where it will change anyone's mind on him. I think the talk on spending helped mccain a lot. I think that allowed him to control one part of the economy he is strong on.
Still, his lack of talk involving the middle class and health care is extremely concerning and really needs to be addressed. Obama mentioned plenty of that. It may not be realistic under his current tax plans, but he at least mentions it and discusses the reality of it.
i think mccain should have asked obama how he plans to only increase taxes on the top 5 percent of the U.S., and at the same time, pay for all of the huge spending he plans to do. it doesn't make total sense, but mccain never brought it up, and obama never had to sweat.
Foreign Policy:
on foreign policy, it was clearly in mccain's favor, and at times obama seemed out of touch and never gave anything specific as mccain. It seemed mccain just knew so much more than obama on the specifics of foreign policy.
I think mccain clearly painted a picture of what must be done and what is realistic, whereas obama did not. Like mccain avoiding things such as the middle class and health care, obama avoided giving specific answers on the foreign policy questions is concerning. It makes it seem he doesn't understand the certain threats and future circumstances. Mccain even made a rather bold prediction telling the world to look towards Ukraine involving the Russia situation. Obama didn't seem to show this foresight.
so basically, you have obama looking clean on one point, and mccain looking clean on the other.
i dont think anything really changes for the decided voters. I think undecided voters will still be undecided and will wait until all of the debates are over. And the election may also be decided on how the bailout turns out and how mccain can use that to his advantage, or how obama can use that to his advantage against mccain.
It was a pretty good debate where no one looked stupid, but also showed clear differences in world views. There will be another debate on the economy, so that will give us a clear view of what each candidate can and will do and what is realistic for them to do and also what may help or hurt.
...Your thoughts?