Senator Obama seemed to be better at debating than Senator McCain. First of all, I feel that Obama responded to the moderator's questions much more effectively, focusing on structuring his answer instead of rambling. McCain, on the other hand, is a rambler. Provided he had a few good points during the debate, he never made eye contact with Obama, even when Moderator Jim Lehrer insisted he speak directly to Obama. Avoiding eye contact made it seem like McCain was trying to cop out of responses or even that he was scared of Obama. Body language, as well as verbal language, speaks volumes. Obama was very stable and still during the debate while McCain swayed back and forth at times. Both candidates did smirk at times while the other was speaking, but I noticed that McCain did it much more often than Obama. Also, McCain cracked some jokes, which I thought was inappropriate for a debate.
As far as the policies go, I do favor Obama's economic plan. He plans to cut taxes for people making less that $250,000 annually. Also, he plans to close loopholes in the corporate tax codes. McCain seems to know what he is doing from a military standpoint, but he has very openly admitted he is not very strong economically, which is what our country needs at the moment.
In the end, the debate was very informative and boring. Luckily, I did not have to be present at the debate or I would have been asleep. Remind me when the next debate is so I can make other plans.
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