First time for Obama

It was interesting to see the debate today. Having watched the earlier two, i felt today was the first time that Obama got stumped on a couple of big things by Mc Cain. The best was the comment on you should have fought the elections four years back if you wanted to fight Bush - it was a killer. The other was the single biggest negative campaign by Obama. Looking closely at the news sites, I see that this is true, as the number of comments by the online team on CNN stories for example on Joe the plumber shows the PR machinery that is looking to discredit Mc Cain.

Obama came back strongly in the second half of the debate though with healthcare and education. However, I first time saw some innovation in the way Mc Cain approached the debate today.

I think if Mc Cain has to have any chance - he needs to take more such shots directly at what Obama has been trying pin him down with. This is because I do agree that Obama's campaign has been more about why Bush is unsuccessful, which anyway no one is contesting in America right now. Mc Cain might fail at taking these risky stances but it is better than status quo and anyway conceding defeat if he continues the way he has been. The big thing that Mc Cain needs to change is his stand on women related issues and the youth - two big segments, which would not want to be close to what he says.

I wish his advisors work on those two elements in the last few weeks of this long campaign. All the best to both of them!