I didn't know how it would be perceived - I am so biased that I thought I had to be fair to Senator McCain and I called it a tie. Other folks are not being so kind. Polls taken after the debate (search Daily Kos) picked Obama by as many as 10 points. And the pundits are being more harsh. The following also from Daily Kos...
Eugene Robinson, Washington Post:
Here’s the politically incorrect way of phrasing one of the central questions about tonight’s presidential debate: Did John McCain come across as too much of a grumpy old man?
That might not be a nice question, but it’s an important one. Americans like to vote for the nice guy, not the grumbling prophet of doom. Throughout the 90-minute debate, McCain seemed contemptuous of Obama. He wouldn’t look at him. He tried to belittle him whenever possible -- how many times did he work “Senator Obama just doesn’t understand” into his answers? His body language was closed, defensive, tense. McCain certainly succeeded in proving that he can be aggressive, but the aggression came with a smirk and a sneer.
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