For my readers in and about Turkey, you've noticed I'm behind the power curve of posting the latest news on the American elections. Just several more posts and I'll get back to real life once we know who our next President will be.
So what happened during the first big debate between two Presidential candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties?
Many predicted that Obama would win hands down on the economy, but the CBS polls showed an overwhelming 66% of uncommitted voters believe Obama knows how to change the economy for the better and only 42% for McCain. Ouch!
The CNN polls showed similar numbers with 51% regarding Obama as the clear winner of round one and 52% thought the direction of Iraq would best be directed by Obama. Interesting, yes?
You can watch the entire debate again and again or portions thereof with the first part about Iraq and the taxpayer bailout for corporate America; part two continued the same on security of the country and its financial solvency, and finally, part three examined issues about Iran, Russia and relations with other countries.
One of my favorite commentators, Roland Martin, weighed in on what he thought the candidates didn't say and what's on the minds of many people. Arab News, on the other hand, gave a different perspective about who fared better during each part of the debate. Huffington Post, usually decidedly Republican, also wrote about aspects of the two candidates' dialogue.
Not surprising, each party came out saying that their candidate won the debate and shows the presidential promise. Do the statistics support the claims?
I have to wonder why Americans would want McCain, a known Bush backer, who would be the oldest president, if elected, and there's a pretty good chance he won't last one term since he's had health problems for many years and looks mighty peaked most of the time. And who would take over? An inexperienced Palin who needs McCain to broker deals for her.
You decide and let us know your decision about who's winning and who will.
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