It was a presidential debate that almost didn't happen. Two days ago, Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced that he would try to re-schedule the event until after Congress has agreed on a bailout plan to deal with the current economic crisis. But a few hours earlier, he eventually decided to attend and face his presidential election foe, Senator Barack Obama of the Democratic Party.

Update: watch the second Obama McCain presidential debate videos; who won?
The two candidates stood behind wooden lecterns and traded pointed, but polite, attacks on each others stand on various issues - the economy, the war on Iraq, foreign policy, taxes and each other's qualification to lead the country for the next four years. In the end, it was more of the same thing we have seen this campaign season. Obama was eloquent as ever, attacking McCain's close ties with the Bush administration, his foe's support of the Iraq war and blaming the Republicans for the nation's current economic crisis. McCain, on the other hand, sold his foreign policy advantage, his stand on the war on terror and why we must not back down, his experience versus Obama's lack of it and countered the Democrat's claim of his full support for the unpopular George Bush.

It was the same thing we have heard throughout the campaign, only this time they were face to face. The same issues were discussed, and their stand on these issues haven't changed. So what's the point of having this debate? Well, I presume its main purpose is to convince the vast number of undecided voters out there and, at the same time, solidify their hold on the ones that have already decided on who to support. It's somewhat like deciding on two different pairs of shoes that you found in two different stores. The time, however, you found a store that carried them both and you now have them next to each other for the final comparison.

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So who won the debate? Who sold his ideas and his platform better? Both parties claim victory, of course, but early polls show that undecided voters are starting to lean towards Barack Obama. Media reports and surveys conducted during and immediately after the presidential debate are slowly being posted with Obama showing a slight edge.

The only question now is, will this advantage stick until the elections? We won't know for sure. It's still more than six weeks away and a lot more can happen until then. For one, there are two more presidential debates and one for the VPs before the election so this recent result is by no means indicative of an Obama victory in November. We'll still have to wait and see.

BTW, another clear advantage for Barack Obama's campaign tonight was Joe Biden making the rounds of network news shows, following up on issues his presidential running mate sold earlier. And where was Sarah Palin? Dunno, probably in Alaska looking at Russia from her bedroom window!

Here are some highlights of the first of three 2008 Presidential debates between John McCain and Barack Obama:

McCain Obama 2008 Presidential Debate Video

McCain Obama 2008 Presidential Debate Video: on Iraq

McCain Obama 2008 Presidential Debate Video:
on Economic Bailout

McCain Obama 2008 Presidential Debate Video:
on Spending & Taxes

The following are just two of the early poll results of the 2008 Presidential Debate showing an Obama win:

McCain Obama 2008 Presidential Debate: Poll Results Video

McCain Obama 2008 Presidential Debate: Fox News Poll Video

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