Although there has been a dearth of local race reporting at RedState, we do need local races covered. There are 11 gubernatorial races across the nation currently. Three of them are toss-ups and of those, two are for open seats while only Washington’s is against an incumbent. The race between Republican Dino Rossi and incumbent Democrat Christine Gregoire is closing out its final weeks. And…it’s neck and neck.

Each attracts 48% of the vote.

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As the households across America digest the debate many heard last night, I’m sure many conversations will be had between spouses. And, as we all know, time will tell who won this debate. The results may show within the polls, although these are likely going to be skewed and hard to decipher due to the extreme economic issues we are now facing.

As I sat and watched the debate, I tried to take an outsider’s perspective. I watched the first four exchanges and realized that this isn’t going so well. It appeared to me that McCain had lost the first three and won that fourth exchange. However, my significant other disagreed – Obama sounds like a policy writer or presenter and not like a President. And I came to the understanding that even though I had tried to take an outsider’s perspective, I was unable to truly stand outside myself – my previous experience and extensive knowledge of Lincoln Douglas debate stood in my way. To me, as a debater, Obama appeared to be scoring, but was he scoring with the average voter?

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