If there was any candidate that had a lot to lose in this first debate it was the Democratic Party candidate, Senator Barrack Obama. He was the one that many voters were still watching to ensure that he could pass the commander-in-chief threshold -many voters, including those in support of him.

Tonight he did.

Now even his opponents can relax. The man would not embarrass the United State should he become president. He would not bring about the end of the Republic.

Obama’s opponents can now relax just like opponents of Senator McCain had since relaxed.

If the first debate proved anything it is that the United States would not disappear when one of these two candidates succeed George W. Bush in January 2009.

It must be mentioned that the two candidates have fundamental differences in their world view. What those differences are is also subject to partisan interpretations.

In terms of composure, Senator Obama appeared relaxed and comfortable in his skin. Senator McCain on his part appeared to be irritated to be there debating Obama.

Both campaigns have begun to unleash their spins of the debate outcome.

In days to come, it would be interesting to observe if there would be a shift in the polls.

My guess is that there will not be any significant change in the polls. For most voters on both sides, nothing particularly happened that would change their opinion of their candidates. For the independents, most will wait for the next two debates to make up their minds.

But considering where Senator Obama came from, there is no doubt that he came up on top in this one.

Of course, you could say that I am bias because I am a support of Senator Obama. To that, I plead guilty.