I'm already sold on Obama, but his line tonight that "fiscal responsibility is a progressive value" really hit home. I've always felt that a balanced budget and wiping out national debt is the best tax cut you can get. It truly floats all boats. His statements about the squeeze on the middle class, universal healthcare, and the war all resonated with me.
I only watched some highlights, so I can't say who won or lost, although Richardson evidently didn't do well, but Obama is bringing the topics I want to hear about to the fore.
The war is probably my main issue, but it's a relatively short-term problem. Bush has EXPLODED the national deficit, and that, along with some sort of affordable, universal healthcare, are probably my two main long-term concerns.
We're going to end up individually bankrupt due to medical bills and paying off the interest on an $11 trillion national debt, and nationally, we're going to be a colony of China if this keeps up.
I think Obama is going to resonate with a lot of people, both Dems and others, next year. Whether he can beat Clinton and Edwards, I don't know, but I think he's offering something new from the Dem side.