I think Obama didn't get negative because

[holiday]

it was town hall format. And undecideds don't want to hear that. We like to hear it because we like seeing zingers thrown at McCain. But Obama knew to make this personal and make this about the undecideds sitting in that town hall meeting and to everyone at home listening.

Very smart

and when he did fight back he still did it with class

[Bluzmann57]

1. He didn't need to get negative

The whole world saw what a clown McCain is tonight.

[halobeam]

3. how true.

[Marrah_G]

2. negatives got a bad reaction from the undecideds

Obama played this smart

[holiday]

4. right.. and McCain felt compelled to go in negative and

from what people were saying who was watching CNN they did not like that! They want to hear 'what are you going to do for me?'

[Overseas]

5. I was impatient wanting Obama to jump on McLiar's health plans but

I guess Obama knew the topic would come up again and it did and Obama was able to discuss it in full.

People learned that McLiar was just going to give them a $5000 tax CREDIT to go and buy health insurance! A damn rebate on their taxes of only $5000 which will not pay for a year of coverage for me.

People learned that McLiar wants to cut programs. Cut lotsa stuff. And future retirees are just not gonna get as much as current ones.

Obama says he'll allow us to buy into the federal plans if we don't have coverage at work that we like.

[sandnsea]

6. He fights back with class

He lands knock-out blows with the speed of Muhammed Ali and the power of Mike Tyson.

[Mist]

7. Yes--Obama can be forceful when refuting lies and nonsense, but he's incapable of

the crassness and nastiness of McSame, and so many others.