The 2nd Presidential debate was pretty much tied. A Fox News gave McCain the win by a slim margin of 72%. While MSNBC's poll said that Obama won by nearly the same margin--70%. The unbiased media reported that 40% of Americans said that Obama won, while 26% said that McCain won the second Presidential debate.
My read: both candidates did well. Both had some slip-ups but no major gaffes. McCain is fighting an uphill battle right now as the economy worsens and Bush's approval rating drops below 25%. He really needed to crush Obama in the debate in order to win. Well, he didn't dominate. Therefore, McCain did not win the debate; Obama did. Obama won the debate by default. What does this mean for McCain? He finds himself losing ground in Battleground states. I am hesitant to believe too much in these polls. I think it's closer than a lot of these polls indicate. However, both candidates touched on the major issues last night. Certainly, the economy is at the forefront of everyone's minds. Obama is winning the debate on the economy right now, hands down. If the economy remains the focus, he will easily win.
There was an article in the USA Today earlier this week that showed how many voters have been registered for both parties in key battleground states: Democrats = +800,000; Republicans = -300,00.
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