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Election Countdown
Bob Schieffer of CBS served as moderator in the last presidential debate Wednesday evening between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.
Senators Obama and McCain actually seemed to duke it out in this last stretch leading to the November 4 election. Tensions were apparent as the two candidates disagreed over policy issues, economic plans, and the tone each man's campaigns had taken.
Senator Obama wasn't too pleased with remarks about him that news agencies reported hearing rally supporters shout while Sarah Palin was out campaigning a few weeks ago.
Senator McCain didn't appreciate the harsh criticism he received from Congressman John Lewis about the tone some of McCain's supporters had been leveling in recent days.
When I wrote about this earlier, it seemed as though both campaigns were sharpening their attacks. Now it seems they've got laser sharp focus in making sure they appeal to Independent and undecided voters.
This last debate was one of the most heated, yet informative debates of the entire election campaign. Each candidate presented voters with contrasting views of their policies and goals, while making an appeal that their opponent isn't the guy for the job.
When asked whether or not each of them would stop airing the negative attack ads, neither one of them replied with an answer.
Sen. McCain did however reiterate how he would've liked to have done more town hall meetings with Sen. Obama, and how the campaign would've had a much different tone had he done so.
In an interesting turn of events, an obscure name to many became the focus of the evening's debate. Joe Wurzelbacher, or “Joe the plumber,” became the focus of many of the arguments between McCain and Obama during the night.
Wurzelbacher is a voter in Ohio who recently met Obama during a campaign stop prior to the debate. "Joe the plumber" was mentioned 26 times throughout the evening, while each candidate made their appeal to voters on their policies.
At the end of the evening, the two men shook hands, as statesmen should. Both candidates now face the task of rallying their supporters to get to the polls and cast their ballot for the next President of the United States.