Why was Obama so weak in this debate?

Mccain is

1. Antisemitic

2. Extremist

3. War monger

I think McCain kept his cool really well, but it just seemed as though Obama didn't have complete answers to the questions. In my opinion it could have gone either way, but McCain did win this debate. Obama did not capitalize on the strengths of his domestic policy and McCain did an excellent job of exploiting his weakness in foreign policy. I don't know how much this debate will impact the polls, though, so we'll see.

Obama won this, he was speaking the truth.

McCain said he loved the veterans, I doubt that, that is why he voted against the veterans many times on funding issues. That is why we pick Obama to lead our committee and not him.

McCain kept saying lies, and Obama challenged and said that's a LIE and McCain would then ignore it. He was scared, didn't know what to say half the time, couldnt look Obama in the eye and kept shaking throughout the debate. I do not know if that shaking was from old age or actually being shook, but seems he wet his pants.

I thought Obama held his own fine. I was watching the CNN feed where they constantly track Dems, Rebubs and Indies as the debate goes along. For the most part the Indies tracked along with Obama, although somewhat with McCain as well.

McCain came off as an angry old man.

Obama was successful at pulling the right buttons to show the world how McCain's temperament could be a danger for our country if he's in command.

I agree, Obama missed a lot of opportunities. On the other hand, McCain didn't look presidential at all with his ad hominem attacks ("he's naive," "he's uninformed," "he doesn't understand stratagy vs tactics"). I can't see how either candidate will have swayed the independent vote tonight.

Yes a couple of times he looked to his left for some one to okay what he was supposed to say.

Geez McCain made him look like a hay seed

a debate is not to downgrade the other competitor obama said very oftem that mccain was right on certain subjects, thrashing canidates dont get my vote its who they are and theyre pesonallity

Obama doesn't need to step down to McCain's level

however he does need to show the people who mccain really is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

he has respect for mccain something this country needs

and in a debate you say your ideas adn all not put someone down

McCain was weak (in every sense of the word)