Obama clearly won
I'm not sure how people are calling this a tie. Yeah, I guess McCain didn't look like a complete idiot, but to me (a moderately conservative independent), Obama clearly won.
McCain has completely lost track of his political origins. To me, his original appeal was his independence, his willingness to work across the aisle, his fiscal responsibility. After listening to him last night, he sounds like a cheap imitation of the far right. I don't even know where he stands anymore. And I'm sorry--I appreciate what he did for our country, but that doesn't qualify him to be president. Why can't the Republicans find a bright, articulate voice, someone who graduated in even the middle of their class? It would have been interesting to see a Romney-Obama debate.
My top issue is still the deficit and Obama certainly makes me nervous about this. But the "new" McCain is not any better, and possibly much worse in this regard. I hate the idea of cutting people's taxes while simultaneously giving them massive benefit increases, as I think it sets a really bad precedent, but it's certainly more original and well thought-out than anything McCain has said on the subject of healthcare.
McCain is a sellout. I'm voting Obama.
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