Friday, October 17, 2008
Après la discussion
Indeed:
John McCain won. Period. Full stop.
I absolutely think that Barack Obama was not on his game. Obama's handler's told him not to say anything which might cause them a prob. McCain came out attacking.
Cases in point: ACORN
Obama pretended that he had only a passing knowledge of ACORN. McCain made the point that Obama and ACORN have been joined at the hip since Obama got out law school.
Notwithstanding the fact that Obama is ahead in the polls, I don't think he made his case. ...
McCain didn't have to deliver a "knock out punch." ... What he does have to do is to is to change the momentum of the campaign.
If McCain is behind by seven or eight percentage points - 20 days out - he doesn't have to e heven tomorrow morning. All he has to do is to change point and momentum and begin to gain a half a percentage point a day. ...
Final words. The popular press will tell you that McCain didn't score a knock out punch and, therefore, he lost.
Nonsense.
As I switched around the channels after the debate I was assaulted by announcements of people who had no idea what they had just seen telling me they - and their colleagues - were going to tell me what was correct and what was not.
Why does this matter? Because Americans don't vote for President based upon a candidates' position on H.R. 3725 or whatever. Voting for President is a very emotional experience.
McCain won this third-and-final debate.
John McCain won. Period. Full stop.
I absolutely think that Barack Obama was not on his game. Obama's handler's told him not to say anything which might cause them a prob. McCain came out attacking.
Cases in point: ACORN
Obama pretended that he had only a passing knowledge of ACORN. McCain made the point that Obama and ACORN have been joined at the hip since Obama got out law school.
Notwithstanding the fact that Obama is ahead in the polls, I don't think he made his case. ...
McCain didn't have to deliver a "knock out punch." ... What he does have to do is to is to change the momentum of the campaign.
If McCain is behind by seven or eight percentage points - 20 days out - he doesn't have to e heven tomorrow morning. All he has to do is to change point and momentum and begin to gain a half a percentage point a day. ...
Final words. The popular press will tell you that McCain didn't score a knock out punch and, therefore, he lost.
Nonsense.
As I switched around the channels after the debate I was assaulted by announcements of people who had no idea what they had just seen telling me they - and their colleagues - were going to tell me what was correct and what was not.
Why does this matter? Because Americans don't vote for President based upon a candidates' position on H.R. 3725 or whatever. Voting for President is a very emotional experience.
McCain won this third-and-final debate.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Friday, October 17, 2008 
