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Originally Posted by SirFozzie
Interesting, Vic.. why do you say that? I expected just the opposite, which I know.. is bad to assume.. but *shrug*
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They both had their canned responses, but McCain seemed to be mired in nostalgia, several times harkening back to the early 1980's. That's not going to win over any undecided voters, which is what McCain needed to do.
Also, I think that Obama did a much better job of being forceful with his responses, instead of stumbling and parsing his words (like he has frequently done in the past).
Overall, I think that Obama did what he needed to do -- provide a certain comfort level to the 10-15% of the undecided voters who haven't yet made up their mind. It's similar to what Reagan did against Carter in the 1980 debate.