Hurried home from work tonight to watch the debate and Keith Olberman’s prologue. Obama did well and McCain…well his reference to “that one” really said it all. Even the republicans are appalled. All the media polls are saying that Obama won and comments from lots of independents are pro Obama. Based on the polls (check out www.fivethirtyeight.com — it’s the best) it looks like McCain has already lost it. I just don’t think all the negativism coming from the campaign trail is going to make a difference.

I spent an hour or so after the debate checking out all kinds of political and news websites while watching both CNN and MSNBC commentaries. I even checked out some of the more conservative sites. And all seemed to give the edge to Obama. In fact, most are saying that McCain just didn’t do enough to change his standings in the polls. It was a must win night for McCain and he didn’t do it.

On other election matters, I have a large “Vote No on Prop 8” sign in the middle of my front yard. Prop 8 is the California proposition that would ban gay marriage. There are lots of propositions on the ballot this year, but I really feel strongly about defeating this one. And I’m very worried that it will pass. The pro side has been running some very strong and deceptive tv ads. It’s hard to say what will happen. No one knows how the expected large voter turnout will impact this proposition.