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Finally! That was all I could say as I watched tonight’s third and final Presidential Debate. Finally, John McCain went after Barack Obama in a clear, concise, and logical manner. He attacked him, respectful as ever, over such issues as his “95% Illusion,” his views against education vouchers, at one point saying something to the effect of, “He’s against them because there’s only 1,000 available [in Washington, D.C.], even though they work? [sic] Oh, okay I get it.” Now I probably paraphrased that slightly, but can’t you feel the intensity of this man? He understands “normal” America, and finally, he’s out there really fighting Obama.
McCain also, finally, took Obama to talk over the Illinois Senator’s “More of the Same” tagline, saying, “Sen. Obama, I’m not President Bush. If you want to run against him, you should have run four years ago.” [link] The truth is, McCain was right on target; he’s not President Bush. He’s fought against many Bush proposals and policies and really does have a reputation in Washington for being his own man, not a “yes man” like Sen. Obama.
An aside: [Now, it should be said that I'm one of the 34% or so in this country that still support President Bush. I don't necessarily approve of everything he's ever done, but the man is definitely not our worst President ever; since when did Carter get taken out of that running?!]
I thought tonight was by far the most interesting Presidential debate (the VP debate was the best) that we’ve had all year. The candidates actually answered many, if not most, of the questions, and they sparred over policy in a way that “Joe the Plumber” could understand. I really hope and pray that it’s enough. We’re coming down to the wire in terms of time, but as I mentioned in a previous article, I don’t think McCain should throw in the towel. I honestly believe this election is far from over.
For instance, take October of 1980. Reagan was trailing Carter by several percentage points, but managed to come back and win 44 out of the 50 states in the Electoral College. Or Bush in 2000, who trailed Gore in October but came back to win the Electoral College (but not the popular vote, something I’d perfer not happen to John McCain). Kerry also had the same thing happen to him 2004. He was feeling pretty good after his victories in the three debates, but a tape released “at the eleventh hour” (five days before the election) cost him the election.
The fact is, if John McCain can stay on top of this, he can defeat Barack Obama, but he’s got to stay exactly on message for the next 19 days. He must draw clear and precise differences between himself and Sen. Obama, just like he did tonight, and he must connect with normal, average “Joe the Plumber”s, if he expects to win.
There are a couple of ways we can help spur him along.
We’re not out of this thing by any means! Keep the faith and pray that we will be rewarded.
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