Presidential Debate

According to CNN and NYTimes articles, the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain concluded with a tie. The main focuses of the first debate were on economy and foreign policy. The debate started out on financial crisis and how each candidate will do to bring the nation's economic back to normal. Without a doubt, each candidate had his own fundamental point of view that contradicted one another. Obama's high confidence in tax cutting on paychecks so the middle class can have a "fair shake" set him off on a good start. However, when the topic switched to foreign policy and national security, McCain's wisdom on going to the war with Iraq and what to do with Iran had tipped over Obama. He often called Obama as "inexperience" which was not a position to be in during the current difficult time. Nevertheless, Obama, unwillingly to back down, hung in there until the first debate ended had set a score of tie. None of the candidates had a strong enough of a punch to knock down the other candidate. The two topics that were debated on both showed the strengths and weaknesses of both candidates.