That McCain did well on contrasting his record and that of Obama’s on reform, bipartisanship and commitment to nuclear power and energy independence, and commitment to control spending.
McCain has to hit on the spending very hard, because this is a case that’s easy to make. Everyone knows that liberals love to spend. The Republican case has been weakened by Bush’s prolifigate ways over the last 8 years, but McCain still must make the argument, because it’s a winner.