Presidential Debate Wrap Up
By politicaldisgust on Sep 28, 2008 in Disgust Rant
Randal H Miller, a blogger who is a friend of mine, did a great wrap up for the first presidential debate last night. I thought it was well done and have reposted a portion of it here.
Overall
The presidential debate was a pretty decent show. On a scale from 1 to 10, I’d give it an 8. It’s nice to see some banter between the candidates. The 2004 debates were horrendous as the candidates never got to mix it up. Jim Lehrer (moderator) did a good job of keeping things on track and encouraging some interaction between the two. They were pretty much free to help drive the conversation instead of just standing there waiting for a direct question like the Kerry v. Bush days.
Winner: McCain
If I had to declare a winner I’d have to say McCain, but not by much. Neither of these guys are especially skilled debaters (Bill Clinton would have eaten the room alive.) But McCain gave some strong, confident answers that made him look very knowledgeable. The blogs are afire about the… READ THE REST at Presidential Debate Wrap Up: McCain Exceeds Expectations : RandallHMiller.com
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