McCain won the nat'l defense side of the debate hands down.
As far as the economic side, if the American people can ever grasp that "Hi, I'm from the gov't and I'm here to help you" equals economic slavery, and over time a loss of freedom, then they'll reject BHO. But, having a nanny state is the easy way out, and way too often people want what they believe to be the "easy fix," especially when things aren't going great, and the "easy fix" is all the Obamassiah is selling.
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