Post-debate polling favors Obama over McCain

yeah good luck with that mccain

your a shell of the man that you once were.

my dog could beat you in a debate.

maybe 4 years ago.. i would worry bu now.. with the mccain of 2008.. it's like watchign a fighter that has fought one too many fights.. it's disturbing to watch a great man fall sooo far. He really shoudl have retird or staid in the senate, where he could have hidden his mental slow downs.

This guy doesnt wan t to fight anymore..that is obvious..this is a man that should be out fishing, enjoying the rest of his life.

The winner of the debate will be the American people.Especially those with enough guts to ask questions in front of 60 million or so people.

Positions have already solidified, few are left who have not made up their minds.
There are just too many newly registered Democrats for Senator McCain to overcome.

This is an opportunity for Senator McCain to save some face, not his chance at winning the elections.

McCain's best bet, Reed said, is to show voters "who has the best solutions."

Gee, shouldn't that be the entire point of debates?  Funny how something so rudimentary seems to be the best new logic for these guys.  Gotta love where American politics has gone.

If McCain starts to tank, watch out for Plain coming from behind to whack Obama over the head with a folding chair.

Brokaw supplexes Palin for the win!

This is going to be GREAT!!!!!

OK...  First off the pic is of stagehands standing up truss, 12" box truss to be more specific.  Not scaffolding.

Other than that, I am burned out on the politics.  They are both the same anyway.

Go into the polling booth, flip a coin.  Same thing.  Unless you vote for a 3rd party.  That would shake things up.

I'm with ya Broken, doesn't matter, D or R. Either one guarantees higher taxes and more government. Unfortunately, there are too many sheep and not enough wolves, so most will vote the same as they always did instead of researching the other candidates in the field.

McCain's ads seem to be way more negative than Obama's...

One thing I noticed in the first debate was that McCain always butted in to make sure that he got the last word on every single question, no matter who went first. It didn't do him any good in the end, but I'm wondering if he is going to try to do the same thing tonight. He is becoming nothing but a frustrated old man who thinks he is entitled to the Presidency.

While the townhall format is the format McCain likes best, it comes at a horrible time for him.  His new dark nasty theme of trying to create a dark mystery about Obama....."what do you really know about Obama?   Hangs out with terrorists.....maybe he is a terrorist"   That's going to be hard to pull off in this setting

That will be poison to the people in attendence.  That kind of nastiness can only be played out in a more traditional debate setting.   He goes too far with this new theme of his, the audience could turn on him.

Maybe he will trip and fall

Let's watch to see if Obama can talk without a script in front of him or a tele-prompter. Don't be surprised if you hear his usual er's! uh's! um's!... sometimes he's laughable when he can't speak straight without mumbling... It IS going to be fun regardless which one comes out ahead. 90 million people expected to watch...WOW!!!

Can't wait to hear Obama's er's,uh's and um's tonight.He would make a great Actor but definitly not a President.The thought of Obama as President without  much experience is so frightening.

The thought of a 72 year-old criminal like McCain and Caribou Barbie anywhere near the White House scares me more than Freddy Kruger.  McCain should've gone to jail with Keating... he actually tried to coerce Federal Regulators to back off on Keating while $3.4 billion was being stolen.  Doesn't anyone care?  The pot is calling the kettle black.

When is the last time John McCain went to church?

Senator McCain,
If my thank you note for fixing the economy arrives late, sorry. I'm saving for a stamp.
I was watching the DOW crash another 500 points today and much like your favorite hockey mom I could not help but scream: Scoreboard!!!
I know John, all you were charged with was "poor judgement " so many years ago, and who needs judgement with the walls and streets on fire.
And the adultery, Iran Contra, lobbyist connections should not be held against you because you flew back to DC to prove "country first" and fix my 80yr. old Mom's retirement.
She wants to thank you too, but she is at the grocery store...applying for work.
And please tell Gov. Chatty Cathy that Afghanistan is not a neighboring country and that Ayers and the Rev. are minor concerns when our economy is back to Savings and Loan Scandal days. Thanks again and payday is Friday so I should have a stamp real soon,
All4peace

McCAIN is looking tired and frustrated, and it's time for someone new not linked to that era of decadence and dark dealings.No one says that Obama will be perfect, but which president ever was? It's time for a difference. Obama wants to end the war, and McCain is prepared for 100 years in Iraq. You tell me which is saner given the reality of what we know?

The economy is crashing and if we trust McCain we all lose. All he can do is hurl slander and insults at the Obama campaign whilst not explaining how he plans to effectvely tackle the current situation. Do you hear any suggestions from him...thought not.

Ok, I'm gonna sit back and watch everyone try to fight out of this one. We have a presidential election on Nov 4th, there are a few in here that get it, but the rest of you, does it really matter? Mcain has basically lost this election, not because of what he said or did, but because, for the only reason, he is a republican. So many uneducated voters will be going to the poll this year just to kick the republicans out, if ya feel that way, that's great, but not a real good reason to vote, it may be for that reason that I won't vote, I haven't decided yet. Obama will get in, and what will he do for the American public? Think about this one real hard, it's not that hard to figure out. The answer: NOTHING. Why is that the answer? Well, before you lefties get all defensive on this, he can't, congress can't, they don't have the money. His health plan, dead (it was dead anyway), his taxation plan, dead, his foreign policy, well, we all know that it's a joke anyway, infrastructure plan, dead, any other plans he may have had for the doting media and public.......................there all dead. The lefties cry about the size of the deficit, before you socialist go back to Clinton and the surplus, dig real deep, there never was a surplus, if his adminstration spends one drop, the deficit rises, so how does anyone win here? Raise the corporate tax, not a good way to go, the 35 or so percent we are at right now has driven jobs out of this country, and yeah, lefties, it's the biggest if not the only reason. Tax income over $250K, whew, what a mistake that would be, say goodbye to small and medium business, they wouldn't be able to afford to survive in such a hostile climate. Taxing the "rich" is not the answer. Hmmmmmm, now that question by Mcain in the first debate makes sense, doesn't it "Ask him his definition of rich, Jim."? The Bush administration turned left on me, he betrayed alot of conservatives, increasing government and spending like crazy. That brings me to wartime presidents, in the 1900's one truly republican president brought us into action, that would be Bush #1 in 1991, wasn't overly costly, for a very good reason and it was quick. All other wars or police actions the USA was involved in were brought on by democrats, or the ideology anyway (Bush #2 was a sell out traitor to his party, therefore Democrat), WWI, Wilson, WWII, FDR, Korea, Truman, Vietnam, Kennedy,  move toward recent times Bush #1 Gulf War, Traitor Bush #2 our current situation, not a good record. I will give you lefties your due, only 2 Republicans pulled us out of conflict, Nixon and Bush#1, who was it that said the right are war mongers? Historical fact doesn't seem to follow that statement. See, I can look back in history too, put the blame where I want and spin anything I wish, doesn't mean it is true. The good thing here is that no one can fight historical fact, so there isn't an arguement, I like it that way. Some of the worst times in history can be pinned on Democrats, but so can some of the good times the same is to be said about Republicans. So, where is all of this bickering coming from? We all know it's the media, but ignore that for a sec. I applaud Sen Obama and his fight to win the American Presidency, however, he comes in at a time where he and his congress are powerless to improve anything domestically, that is a shame. The fear to core republicans with this dilemna is the rampant spread of nationalization (socialism), business will fail, govt. steps in, no jobs are available, govt. steps in, with an Obama administration and his shown form of ideology, it's just real scary. FDR helped us out for almost the entire 30's decade, the war happened and his his fill in, Truman, unleashed the free market that is truly the USA, all though his government hampered the american people in many ways, the fledgling free market was ready to roar. The difference, I fear, is that FDR knew government had to be pushed out of the picture sooner or later, he knew government could not possibly afford giving "handouts" to his constituents forever, does Obama realize this? I surely hope so. This is open for discussion, intelligent truthful bashing would be appreciated.

McCain looked like a puppet and wouldn't SHUT UP! And if the Government even THINKS about buying up mortgages to bail out these people who overpayed for their house while making everyone else pay for it, I'LL @!$%# A HUGE TWINKIE! I don't even own a house!

This country if SO FU**ED!

The cause of the crisis was greed.

Who is a party for social justice and who is a party that supports greedy people?  Well they both might.  But in my experience, greed gets best payback from a GOP leader.

McCain saying "my friend" is irritating.

1. Most of the answers were the same as in the last debate.

2. McCain made a better connection with the audience.

3. Obama was killed on the Russia question.

4. Obama avoided answers on the first several rounds of questions.

5. McCain has to hit hard.

6. This was McCain's forum.

7. McCain won.

"THAT ONE" - Hey GOP, FYI, that was very insulting how McCain called Obama "THAT ONE".

F--K you, GOP supporters. You're calling Obama arrogant? What the f--k do you have to say for that? That was VERY arrogant by McCain to call Obama "THAT ONE" during the debate.

Did you notice mcbush had to write down the questions asked him and made brokaw repeat them and wrote them down before an answer !!! Slow minded ... with no memory ... and a brainless Palin to take over when he crashes and burns .... could you imagine her in the white house with her finger on the nuclear trigger ????  She may be pretty ... but oh sooooooo dumb ! President Palin .... WHAT A JOKE !!!!!!  God help the world ! And mcbush/mccain's "that one " remark was like a little kid and with that stupid smile he has on his face .... kinda evil looking smile !