I watched the debate in Spanish this time around to see what the perspective is like for Spanish speaking voters. I was turned onto the idea after my father mentioned to me that he did not understand the “folksy” statements that Sarah Palin was using since it was hard for the translator to relay the idea.
As I watched the Presidential Debate on Telemundo, I arrived to the same conclusion that some of John McCain’s statements came off as awkward. This in turn becomes a loss for McCain since he was not able to connect to those needed voters.
Independent voters that were watching the debate along with Telemundo overwhelmingly felt that Obama did better and that he would be the better choice for President.
The debate was setup as a town-hall style debate and it should have benefitted John McCain more than Barack Obama. Yet, once again . . . Barack Obama was able to hold his ground and reassure voters that he was apt to lead.
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