Blog Catalog Discussion: Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?

clioandme on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

clioandme — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:11:40 -0500

An article talking about the debate and more poll results: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/14042.html.
Even McCain's buddy Lindsey Graham acknowledges Obama's gains.

MidwestMom on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

MidwestMom — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:23:37 -0500

Erik -- I hate to tell ya, but most registered voters these days are Democrats.

I'll let you blame Bush if you want. ;)

lisamcglaun on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

lisamcglaun — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:48:31 -0500

I hate that little audience response thingy. It's useless and distracting...like the ticker at the bottom of CNN news.

werelax on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

werelax — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:36:07 -0500

I give it to Obama, due to McCain terrible handling of the economic issues, and Obama's ok handling of the forgiven policy issues.

McCain's inability to make appropriate eye contact also left me uncomfortable.

csiunatc on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

csiunatc — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:10:07 -0500

No wisco, he doesn't have that much in common with you ;)

clioandme on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

clioandme — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:09:03 -0500

Link to the video: http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/presidential-debate/704121/

Wisco on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

Wisco — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:04:53 -0500

I think he hates 'Merica and is a secret terr'ist sympa.. sympathize.. terr'ist lover!

RuinousRight on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

RuinousRight — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:50:16 -0500

I just did. Ludicrous isn't it?

csiunatc on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

csiunatc — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:02:21 -0500

Do you REALLY want to go there? :)

satijournal on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

satijournal — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:53:36 -0500

That's good. I gave it to McCain because I had such low expectations for him and high expectations for Obama. The next morning it occurred to me that I wanted to see a Bill Clinton-like performance from Obama, which isn't going to happen.

RuinousRight on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

RuinousRight — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:48:04 -0500

BTW: Were was McCain's flag pin Friday night?! Doesn't he love America?! He's no longer patriotic?! Where is the outrage?! :P

clioandme on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

clioandme — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:30:07 -0500

Here are numbers from USA Today and Gallup Poll on Saturday: http://www.gallup.com/poll/110779/Debate-Watchers-Give-Obama-Edge-Over-McCain.aspx
According to them, Obama came out better, though I myself feel like the race is both Obama's and McCain's to lose.

clioandme on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

clioandme — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:27:05 -0500

How about last night's debate on SNL?

psychosolodiver on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

psychosolodiver — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:26:12 -0500

They both sounded pretty much the same when you peeled away all the rhetoric.

Where were the other candidates in this "Presidential Debate?"

Where was Bob Barr, Ralph Nader, Chuck Baldwin?

csiunatc on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

csiunatc — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:20:37 -0500

How surprising that they forget to mention the CNN "disclaimer" that is mentioned every time they run these numbers..

"Most of the people surveyed were Democrats..."
Go watch CNN for a bit, you'll hear it.

globalgirl on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

globalgirl — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:17:03 -0500

It's funny as I really don't care who "won" this debate...as much as I am interested in having the best candidate leading our country. That being said, I think McCain did a better job.

RuinousRight on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

RuinousRight — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:00:36 -0500

It seems that Fox News has removed their poll and/or poll results. It was showing 51% for McCain and 49% for Obama yesterday morning, but now it's been removed from the site (as far as I can tell). I guess it was a little too close to be shown on the Republican Propaganda Channel for long. Interesting.

farangrakthai on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

farangrakthai — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:51:24 -0500

Here are the comments from the Obama's side... :D

After his erratic and reckless response to the economic crisis, McCain needed a game-changer last night to restore his campaign. He didn't even come close.

In a CBS News poll, uncommitted voters see Barack as the debate winner. When it comes to the economy, 66% say Barack would make the right decisions versus 42% for McCain.

The CNN poll results are also clear:

Who did the best job tonight?
Barack: 51
McCain: 38

Who would better handle Iraq?
Barack: 52
McCain: 47

Who would better handle the economy?
Barack: 58
McCain: 37

RMania on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

RMania — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:46:42 -0500

Then that explains it. I work a part-time job about 20 hours a week. I have an almost ridiculous amount of free time.

voodooKobra on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

voodooKobra — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:30:50 -0500

Specifically?

rfburnhertz on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

rfburnhertz — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:13:39 -0500

McCain won, barely.
The only reason he won was because he didn't demonstrate a lack of knowledge on the matters at hand while Obama, though only a few times, did demonstrate ignorance or at least a lack of understanding on some issues.

voodooKobra on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

voodooKobra — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:01:39 -0500

Hi guys I think I'm gonna vote for Barack O-

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210betty on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

210betty — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:47:31 -0500

My 3 year old liked McCain and my 5 year old liked Obama... I personally wanted to watch something else. However I felt neither of them lived up to my expectations. Yes I have them.

gmoney on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

gmoney — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:39:25 -0500

Obama won. He had points laid out on what needed to be done. McCain wanted to attack Obama on ear marks. By the way McCain has earmarks in the money that he is seeking.

McCain wants to talk about Iraq, Obama wants to talk About Afghanistan and Pakistan. Yes the surge worked, but if we were right in the first place we would not have to worry about the the damn surge.

McCain wants to bring up that he was a POW, Obama has a bracelet also.

Obama, new, McCain OLD in more ways that one.

I'm voting for the black guy.

4thfloormarketing on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

4thfloormarketing — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:35:44 -0500

Obama was the clear winner, McCain was acting childish.

xmarks on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

xmarks — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:57:59 -0500

It did take awhile before McCain said, "I'm a pow vote for me." Not an exact quote but a reliable theme whenever McCain speaks.

melindaville on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

melindaville — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:18:23 -0500

I love that ad. Obama's people asked me for a donation and sent me that ad this a.m. I cut him another check. :)

melindaville on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

melindaville — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:17:20 -0500

Because she's sexy or because she is a good leader? Seriously. I am so tired of people liking her based on her good looks. That's a terrible way to judge a potential president.

She didn't even know what the Bush doctrine was in the Gibson interview--for crying out loud!!!

melindaville on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

melindaville — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:06:41 -0500

My husband is a 4th generation New Englander and I have lived in Boston 50% of the time for the past 8 years. Irregardless is only a word for people who don't speak proper English. Seriously. So don't pull the "it's a word in our part of the country" card.

melindaville on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

melindaville — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:45:55 -0500

Obama was the winner in my unbiased :) opinion! I thought McCain looked like a petty, arrogant attack dog. In 90 minutes, he didn't mention "working people" or "middle class" once. He's so out of touch.

latewire on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

latewire — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:22:21 -0500

Ah. Caps. Well, I'm convinced.

clioandme on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

clioandme — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:20:15 -0500

We won't know that for sure unless she goes on Ellen. Or have you seen some YouTube footage that I haven't?

clioandme on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

clioandme — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:18:48 -0500

If true, that would be even worse. Imagine needing that kind of device.

globalgirl on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

globalgirl — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:01:49 -0500

Yup... just like I thought...

As subcommittee chairman, Obama could have held hearings pertaining to the role of NATO in the war in Afghanistan, but he has not.

http://factcheck.org/askfactcheck/does_obama_chair_a_senate_subcommittee_that.html

For one seeking Presidency during a time of war, one would think he'd be on the ground assessing the situation himself... but, alas, Obama still has yet to get his fanny over there.

DocNicole on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

DocNicole — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:00:19 -0500

That whole thing bored me to tears while my bf slept right through it. As a presenter, I think Obama did a better job by engaging the audience with eye contact. Mcain er...Mcsame just looked down the whole time which gave him that perfect shady politician look.

I just want this all to be over so we can get GWB off the "Destroy America" button. He is going down in flames as the worlds worst leader EVER.

I'm counting down the days until ANYONE bumps him out of the office.

DocNicole on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

DocNicole — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:58:01 -0500

Great observations Anok! I agree!

MadameX on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

MadameX — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:49:00 -0500

Writing in all caps doesn't make it so--can you point to a reason?

roentarre on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

roentarre — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:24:57 -0500

McCain is the decisive winner! More coherent and sound in his speech

MidwestMom on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

MidwestMom — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:13:56 -0500

Alex, you're incorrigible.

MidwestMom on 'Who Won the 1st Presidential Debate?'

MidwestMom — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:12:24 -0500

@RMania

I agree with you. This country has a long history of people disagreeing for the sake of it.

I am more interested in leaders who can look at a given set of facts and agree on the basics even if they differ on where to go from here.

Acknowledging areas of commonality is not a sign of weakness.