I was really annoyed by the debate last night. ABC anchors this time didn't worry about the people's concerns at all. We had 45 minutes of questions about what the candidates said, regretted and already offered an explanation or apology for. Charles Gibson kept pondering on the infamous "bitter" comments, the Bosnia fiasco, the Wright controversy. None of these issues solved the economic troubles the country is facing. We had to wait more than hour to get a question related to Iraq, foreign or economic policies.
This was the worse debate of all the primaries, not because the candidates were going at each other but because the moderators were putting them in a situation where they had to. Obama and Clinton were just answering questions and they had to defend their positions. I understand Mrs. Clinton had to go hard on Obama, it's part of the game and I only see the good in it: Obama is tougher than ever. He has taken a few pretty good punches and is standing strong and tall. He's ready to face The Republican Machine of attacks.
Another issue was raised during the debate which is electability. Both candidates were more auditioning to super delegates than to the people of Pennsylvania or in the remaining contests. Senator Clinton has tried really hard to persuade them but it doesn't seem to work. Obama has picked up 7 more super delegates in the past week despite the fact that he was killed by the media for his regretful but true comments on the working class.
Finally, Howard Dean is acting like a leader by asking all undecided super delegates to commit to a candidate by the end of the Primaries.
Stay tuned
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