Hofstra University was the location of the last debate. McCain out throwing punches and never let up. From my perspective, he won on points; however, the was an air of “superiority” flowing from the stage and it wasn’t coming from Ivy League trained Barack Obama. So, the debates have concluded. Now it gets down to will there be an October surprise in the last two weeks, and will someone stumble.

For those who wanted McCain to offer up William Ayers and Acorn as red meat for the debate, got their wish.

For the most part it was McCain throwing right hand haymakers, wth Obama doing the rope-a-dope and a little left hand (no pun intended) jabbing here and there. The major disadvantage that McCain has it that, though an independent maverick (as he likes to call himself), he’s running for PRESIDENT of the REPUBLICAN party. News flash. It’s the republican party that has historically stood for the wealthy, the upper class, the CEOs. Wall Street, power, etc. etc. Those are stereotypes, but real ones.

Obama is running a a DEMOCRAT. That’s he’s really, really liberal may be trumped by a party that’s historically been for the little man, main street, the down and out, and the powerless. Thus Obama, black and with a Muslim sounding name, has more people in “his grouping” than McCain.

Both men and their camps will proclaim victory.

But now it gets down to the last 19 days. Obama has the most money. Obama has the economic issue going for him. McCain as his honor, his sacrifice for “country first”, and an acknowledged hot running mate. Sorry Joe! So, we leave the debates in the rear view mirror and we leave it all to the fate of the political gods. And the Dow Jones Industrial gods were in Obama’s corner Wednesday by falling over 700 points a few hours before the debate.

Onward political warriors!