Last night’s debate was definitely more interesting than the previous one. Both candidates were focused, knowing that this would be the last chance to sway voters on television. McCain seemed more energetic — probably because he’s the underdog — in his answers, often going on the offensive. He brought up issues about Obama’s ties to Bill Ayers and Obama’s contribution to ACORN, the community organization under investigation in several states for voter fraud. Obama was on the defensive, trying to explain the allegations of wrongdoing.
McCain scored points for the attacks, but Obama handled well in defense. At no time was Obama thrown off balance by McCain’s punches. My opinion is that McCain should’ve done these in the second debate and not the last one. I don’t think it was enough to refuel the buzz in the last weeks of the campaign.
Karl Rove in his WSJ column points out that there are still a significant number of undecided voters:
Barack Obama holds a 7.3% lead in the Real Clear Politics average of all polls, but the latest Gallup tracking poll reveals that there are nearly twice as many undecided voters this year than there were in the last presidential election. The Investor’s Business Daily/TIPP poll (which was closest to the mark in predicting the 2004 outcome — 0.4% off the actual result) now says this is a three-point race.
Mr. Rove aka “The Architect” has a very good point. It’s always been the undecided and independent voters who’ll determine the outcome of an election.
