Channel C: Who Won The Debate?

We've had the weekend to reflect on Friday night's debate, but before we get into the nitty gritty, a recap of last week is in order.

Leading up to the debate, America's financial crisis took center stage as President Bush was pushing for a $700 billion dollar bailout plan in hopes of stabilizing the economy. Amidst all this, we had John McCain suspending his campaign in order to help Washington figure out a plan (or gain some ground in his sagging polls), Barack Obama rejecting McCain's proposal that the debate be postponed, and Sarah Palin's dreadful interview with Katie Couric.

It's safe to say that anticipation was at fever pitch by the time the debate started rolling Friday night, but did it live up to the hype?

Joseph Lazzaro from BloggingStocks says both candidates connected with punches, but neither candidate was able to land a knockout blow:

• On substance, Sen. Obama edged Sen. McCain on points, 20-18, but Sen. McCain was more assertive, hence he edged Obama on style. Net impact of Presidential Debate 1 on the election: None, or a statistically insignificant amount. Score this debate a tie.

The people over at England For Obama (take a guess who they said won?) list four reasons why they think Obama came out on top:

• First, he won by not losing. That sounds stupid but it’s not. He’s up five points in the trackers, and the foreign policy debate is a road game. Obama didn’t lose

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