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My take:
I thought they both did pretty well. Obama was confident and showed an aggressiveness he didn't show during the primary debates, and he probably reassured a lot of people tonight who were worried whether he could be a plausible commander in chief. I thought he thrashed McCain during the first half hour or so on domestic issues but then McCain did better when it moved on to issues where Obama is in a rhetorically weak position (the surge, meeting with Iran etc). Overall, McCain held his own given the tough week he had. His tactic of saying Obama doesn't get it was effective because it allowed him to attack without being angry. At the same time, he's got to be worried about the final debate which will be solely on domestic policy. Maybe it is just me but I don't think most people care about earmarks or freezing spending, they are much more in line with a Dem agenda, and McCain's ability to speak out domestic issues was not encouraging.
So, putting aside my obvious agreement with Obama on nearly everything, I say it's a draw, but I am pretty bad at gaming these things in terms of what the media will say.