Poll: Who Do You Think Won the Debate of September 25, 2007?
posted 26th September 2007 in Democrats, Election 2008, Politics by Jim
A thoroughly unscientific poll to satisfy my curiosity about the opinions of visitors here and to stoke discussion and debate:
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Dodd wins, on defending the Constitution.
Bill Richardson was also strong in that regard. He and Dodd both kept trying to bring up the Constitution, which is what the President is sworn to uphold and defend. That little thing.
But no, Tim Russert wants to know what the candidates’ favorite BIBLE VERSE is! What a prick.
Not being able to see the candidates gave a different impression–you couldn’t always tell who was talking.
Edwards’ accent bothered me and I had some trouble trying to understand what he was saying. Mostly he was saying “my father was a millworker..”. Obama, in spite of Harvard pronounces “to” as “tuh”. Distracting.
Hillary seemed to be running as Clinton II, but was quick enough to distance herself from her husband’s pro-torture quote. (“I’ll talk to him later.”)Obama did not seem quite leaderly and on top of his form, but his Jena response was excellent, if not quite spontaneous sounding. Of the top tier, Clinton seemed the most presidential, sure of herself, knowing when to use humor, and I agree the Cubs winning anything would be a sign of the apocalypse.
I’m afraid with the Republicans and the nation as deep into wacko religion as it is, the Democrats will have to convince people they are religious, and that religiosity is not equivalent to rejecting science, dinosaurs, global warming…sorry Jim, one day maybe the world will be different, but it isn’t different, and it’s unfortunate. They’re going to have to spell things out for the great unwashed masses.
Anyone can look smart, be prepped by smart people to look good on TV in an instant. Even first time around, Bush prepped and looked and sounded better on television than Gore, so I voted for him, but that was a media consultant talking and prepping him, for who knows how long. Now, the president is a criminal responsible for failures and manslaughter in Katrina, the largest robbery in history – Enron, and should go to the Hague for war crimes, Afghanistan, Iraq etc. Colonialism should have ended 3 centuries ago.
Obama is ahead, but I’m not seeing any justification for Obama. Do they just LIKE Obama, or do they have a reason?
I had trouble tuning into the first part of the debate, but didn’t Obama pledge to start withdrawing troops the moment he’s in office? Maybe Iraq is a big issue with these readers.