Vote your own opinion on the Mod-Blog poll, but the early consensus seems to be that Obama won the debate. We watched about half of the debate (Well, I did, CRChair watched about 3/4 of it). I agree that Barack Obama came across well, and definitely presidential, but I do not think he changed any minds. My analysis of Hillary Clinton is that she did not make any missteps, but also did not distinguish herself. As a woman who cultivates the image of being the most qualified person in the country for the job, she just seemed like another candidate on the platform and nothing special. I thought that the big winners for the night in terms of changing minds might be Chris Dodd and Dennis Kucinich. Dodd came across as capable, presidential, and well-thought-out. Not necesarily the best man for the job, but one that you would be unashamed to represent you on the world stage. Kucinich came across as not quite the fringe wacko that he seemed in the last campaign, and defended his positions well, even if he was significantly to the Left of most Americans. As for the rest, they either seemed overly timid (Richardson) or mildly deranged (Gravel).
What are your thoughts? Did you even bother to see the debate or catch the replays on YouTube or the Evening News?
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