Debate...

The final debate is over, and I'm really confused...I seriously am.

I feel Zapatero proposed plenty of policies and ideas for the next four years. Rajoy has worked well however, he's been calmer and focused on tough issues for the Socialists. Zapatero has failed to settle certain issues. In the closing statements Zapatero has done much better, smiling and connecting well with the camera. Rajoy in his closest stament has gone back to his little girl that to be fair didn't connect the first time and produced plenty of jokes on the internet.

But the worst moment I think has been when they have interrupted each other too much in the terrorism debate. There Zapatero has gone too agressive. But to be fair Rajoy was lying through and through in his argument.

Overall, as a Socialist Zapatero connected with me well, even if I was going to vote for them anyways. But the key ones are independents and there I think those expecting proposals got what they expected from Zapatero and didn't from Rajoy. However Rajoy did push Zapatero a bit and Zapatero got slightly unsettled.

Having said that, Cuatro TV (left leaning station) has given Zapatero 50'8% and Rajoy 29% with 16% calling a draw. That's pretty impressive if you ask me. I don't know if I am too tense to watch the video impartially or if their is skewed to the left. I will bring you more polls in a bit as they starting coming, but if Cuatro is roughly right in their prediction I think we could be looking to a bigger majority than expected, something (praising myself here) I predicted in this blog a while ago here.

Pundits on radio and TV are saying that Rajoy has done good but conviction was lacking and voters perceived that. He was looking like a serious oppossition leader, but not as President.