Congratulations to Senator Barack Obama on a solid win over Senator John McCain in tonight’s town hall style debate.

Barack Obama came across as the more Presidential of the two and he just had a way in which he connected with Americans all across the country. I was impressed that both candidates improved from their last performance but I felt Barack Obama’s change was more grounded in showcasing that he will be our next Commander in Chief.

While John McCain did not stink up the place, he merely existed tonight and we need more in our future leader than mere existence. I came into the debate committed to Barack Obama and that committment grew while I watched John McCain continuously show that he is out of touch with Americans. I may sound like an Obama advertisement right now but the truth is I was offended when McCain suggessted that the young man who asked him a question about the economy was not familiar with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac prior to this economic crisis. McCain is ready to assume the role of presidency making broad assumptios and following in the footsteps of George Bush. I think he paints himself as a President who is not in tune with the people, he finds a hard time connecting with people who do not agree with him. If that is how expects us to believe that he will reach across the aisle he is doing a bad job at it.

Barack Obama maintained his calmness throughout the debate even after being referred to as “that guy” an obviusly condescending remark from John McCain towards Barack. Barack took the time to let the voters know what they could expect out of this rescue plan and how it is going to take all of us to get to the better America we wish to see.

Now don’t get me wrong, at times the debate did become a little boring and both the candidates did begin to point fingers. This was not my favorite part of the debate and after they both would go on for more time than they were alotted I found myself starting to tune out. I am someone who genuinely cares about the direction this country is going in because it directly impacts my future as it does yours but thelong winded answers to nowhere were far too repetitive. I think this was also the fault of the questions, I would have been more excited to hear questions that related to domestic issues such as poverty, education, and what ever happened to that WAR ON DRUGS.

Is the War on Terror the new War on Drugs where we constantly hear that we are battling something and we do not see the results. Just my thoughts. I think Drugs and crime should be an important discussion right now with our economy on the brink of a depression. During times of economic hardship people are known to fall victim to vices such as drugs and crime.

Overall I think McCain needed a game changer which he did not provide, in fact he solidly lost as most poles have shown thus far tonight. For those undecided voters I hope tonight showed you two canidates; one who will fight for you and another who will underestimate you and your intelligence a sure sign that he does not have your issues and or experieces at the forefront of his mind while making decisions that will ultimately affect your bottom line.

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