It’s is time for the morning post-debate thoughts. Pardon me while I yawn! OK, formally Sen. Obama won. But he won only because Sen. McCain dipped so often into negative campaigning. Last night’s debate was a yawner that was exciting only during the part where Sen. McCain started to get through to Sen. Obama and some anger began to flow.
Cruising the news shows this morning was most instructive. On CNN’s Morning Express, Robin actually yawned when the debate news were being given. Morning Joe on MSNBC was the only one devoting non-stop time to debate analysis. Fox News had me laughing when I turned to them. They were discussing a story on whether Newsweek had been unfair to Gov. Palin with their last cover.
So, what was the problem with the Newsweek cover? Two women, one Democrat and one Republican, were arguing with great seriousness whether Newsweek had demeaned Gov. Palin because they did not airbrush her face. Yes, you could actually see Gov. Palin’s pores and unwanted hairs. (No, I did not write that last sentence, they were actually arguing over Gov. Palin’s pores and unwanted hairs!)
Nevertheless, Gov. McCain’s negative campaigning during the debate may very well drive some undecided voters towards Obama.
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