Barack Obama wins another debate hands down! My initial impression is that Obama had the answers with specifics for his vision of our future, and once again John McCain had nothing but generalities and no new ideas. The topics were a rehash of the first debate so we didn't get a lot of new information from either candidate. There were little fireworks, although McCain obviously wanted to pick a fight, and there was certainly no "game-changer" for McCain. He did refuse to go harshly negative, leaving the dirty work up to Palin and his surrogates. A cowardly decision by McCain.
From my notes here's the general message as it came across to me from both candidates over the course of the entire debate:
Obama - I get it! I understand. Here's what I'll do. Here's how we do it! (with specifics) We will do this together! (and he explained how) I can prioritize. These are the facts. Health care. Tax breaks. Real front of War on Terror. Solutions. McCain has poor judgment. McCain = Bush (both backed up with facts)
McCain - America is great. We can do it! I know how! Obama is bad. Obama doesn't understand. Look at our records. Reform. Earmarks. Spending. Drill. Slogans. Generalities. No specifics other than his past record.
I'll may or may not post more when the transcript is released, but anyone who objectively watched this debate has to see that Obama clearly won and absolutely nothing happened to slow his momentum. People want answers with specifics and plans for the future, not attacks and lies from your surrogates while you only spewed generalities about the important issues that affect our lives in such a dramatic way. McCain insults our intelligence by simply asking us to trust him even when he's running a dishonest campaign and has lost all credibility. Obama respects everyday Americans and shows that by giving them answers and solutions with specifics that amounts to TRUE "Straight Talk" and his policies consist of ideas that give us TRUE "Country First" decisions.
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