And the winner is...

Hello Blogging World,
With the first debate done and over with, people have begun dissecting Friday evening's dialogue in an attempt to declare a winner. People have looked at the candidate's answers, body language, eye contact, recent poll results, news correspondents, and even fellow bloggers in an attempt to make sense of how the debate affected the election. I tried to avoid the hubbub listed above in an attempt to form as unbiased an opinion as possible. That being said, the debate resulted in a tie. Each candidate stuck to their platforms while dodging the actual questions and skillfully avoiding saying anything that could be considered political suicide. They did what politicians do best, they talked. Republicans and Democrats alike declare this a solid victory. McCain showed his superiority in foreign experience, and Obama showed that he won't be another Bush. Obama while he may not have as much foreign experience managed to hold his own, and McCain fought back saying he doesn't always support Bush. We already knew these things. We have been told these things before, rather frequently actually. To be honest, I didn't expect more or less from either candidate, and as I spoke with other college students I realized my opinion was greatly shared. I expected the results I got, after all this is only politics. My plead to all: Don't be disenchanted, there is a chance one of the candidates can make a difference once elected, but don't expect to see McCain the Maverick or Obama's "Change we can believe in" at the debates, that just isn't how things are done in American politics.