If viewers of tonight's debate were expecting the mudslinging and character-questioning battle of wits that sources said it could be, they probably ended up a bit disappointed. For the most part, the town hall style debates stayed away from personal attacks, and instead focused on the ever present financial crisis. However, this did not mean the two candidates appeared friendly. Along with trying to pin him down as a newcomer with little experience, at one point John McCain even referred to Senator Obama as "that one" without mentioning his name. Barack instead chose to associate his opponent with the current President, stating that the current financial situation is "a final verdict of the failed economic policies of the last eight years, promoted by President Bush and strongly supported by Sen. McCain."
Lately Democrat Barack Obama has been ahead in the polls, and results of a CNN poll taken right after the debate aired backed this up, stating that 54% of those reported believed Obama had won the debate, reaffirming the belief that debates do not create opinions, but instead shape existing ones.
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