Does experience matter in this debate? ?

Yes, it should matter. Unfortunately, there's the crowd that is swayed by outward appearances and the liberal media/education system.

I listened to the debate

I think that was important

I think McCain did better in the debate

I think McCain won, for one reason only

McCain got Obama to say several time, John is right

Debating classes in JR High, you will lost the debate if you said the other side is right.

I do not think Obama will make that mistake twice

I did not watch the debate. For what I understand, Obama came across better on TV. He still lost the first time he admitted John was right.

The fact that McCain had him say that more than once, he won the debate

They both held there own

In a debate, NO! but in office experience should be a must.

To the normal, non-lunatic intelligent voter, we would overlook the charismatic idiot and pick the practical, but that is not the average American voter. Many of them will vote as they have always voted because they are D. or R. or I. They vote party lines, I think, because they are too lazy to listen to their party's man and too stupid and or ignorant to choose by using their own minds.

I have only voted a near straight ticket one time in my life and that was in 1960, my first election. I voted for one republican and the rest democrat.

From that day forward I have listened to what each have said and voted as I felt as to which was telling the most truth and would help us more.

The first time I saw a few seconds of Obama back in 2004, I knew he would be the dems next big politician. How did two minutes give me that impression? Because I knew they would go off charisma more than anything. They have no idea how he will make change and how he has made any kind of change in any position he has been in. But he seems like a really nice guy... which he probably is. But he is a great talker and that is it.

McCain Kicked Obama's rear .... I was shocked and terrified and literally removed my Obama sign from my yard.

Yes Mcain voted down solar and garbage back then but look at the pork in those proposals...Obama do your homework first...Obama during the debate helped Mccain big time by bring up those bills which proves that even a bill with the best intentions that is loaded down with ear marks that have nothing to do with the bill need to be vetoed.... You want clean energy then send a bill without earmarks and pork and maybe for the first time in history every elected official will vote in favor...

Of course experience matters.

ex: a paramedic and a brain surgeon are both in the field of medecine right?

They both know cpr but only one can perform brain surgery, Its the obvious answer,

Or you can rely on the charisma of the paramedic to talk the illness out of your brain

Dr, Mccain please report to the O R....

I thought it was a typical debate. What I mean is both said some good things, and they took jabs at each other. I don't like or dislike either of them any different than before the debate. I still believe McCain has the better knowledge and experience to be President.

Being president of the united states has nothin to do with looking good for the camera. this isn't hollywood brad pitt speaks well, do you want him to be president? obama and brad have about the same experience. I will take experience and knowledge over pretty looks and bulls#*t. can he answer any thing without michelle's approval? she told him to keep interrupting.

McCain didn't win on substance. The debate showed very little about McCain, but showed Obama was up to par and ready for president.

well....right now experience is the main thing people look at....

obama may have good ideas, and some of his ideas i agree on....but i think a lot of people are skeptical about putting someone into office where there's a 50:50 chance of him making things better, or making things worse

we'll see how it goes

Of coarse it matters . and McCain showed he does have more experience than Obama has .