Chris (primaries)

Primary 1

Summary - Senator Clinton and Senator Obama go face-to-face again in another debate. This time it takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the debate, both candidates went back and forth over the recent controversies in the campaign. Along with this, the Senators also covered their differences on taxes and the economy. After being pressed for a certain question, both Senators admitted that the opponent could win against McCain in the long run. "Now, I think I can do a better job -- obviously that's why I'm here," said Clinton. She followed by saying she will "do everything I possibly can to make sure that one of us takes the oath of office next January."

Opinion - I am not too sure who, between the two Senators, has the best chance against McCain right now. Obama alone might be good competition for McCain but I don't think Clinton alone would. Both Senators still won't say if they would name the other as a running mate. Neither of them probably will say "yes" or "no" to that until there is a definite winner between the two. If either of them want to win against McCain though, whoever wins the primaries probably should name the other as his or her running mate.

Primary 2

Summary - Senator Obama said that he does not see the point in having debates with Senator Clinton anymore. Clinton recently agreed to another debate, but Senator Obama has not accepted it yet. "I'll be honest with you, we've now had 21," said Obama. "It's not as if we don't know how to do these things. I could deliver Sen. Clinton's lines; she could, I'm sure, deliver mine." While making an appearance in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Senator said he has a lot of campaigning to do in a limited amount of time.

Opinion - I guess I could see Senator Obama's point. There isn't a lot of time left for either of the Senators right now. They have to use the time they have left wisely. Obama's comment on his and Clinton's last debate shows he doesn't want to go through with that again. He said, "Last night, we set a new record, because it took us 45 minutes before we even started talking -- until we started talking about a single issue that matters to the American people." It makes sense that Barack doesn't want to waste more time like he and Clinton did in that debate. There's really no point in going through all of that again.