McCain and Obama spar

Posted to Live Blog: Second presidential debate by Mary Daly at 9:17 p.m., Oct. 7, 2008

Toward the second half of the debate, Obama and McCain are focusing less on the issues and more on discrediting the other candidate's positions.

"It seems like McCain is swinging and Obama is jabbing," senior Kari Morris said at the NAACP debate. "McCain is going for the knockout. Obama is making lots of small hits."

McCain said Obama does not have enough experience to be president.

"We don't have time for on the job training," he said.

Obama responded by citing instances where he said McCain's judgment was wrong, such as invading Iraq and spending a large sum of American money there.

At the NAACP watch party, interest has slightly waned from the debate.

"It's kind of hard to tell who's winning," senior Henry Tanner said. "They're not answering the questions very well."