Who Won The Last Debate? Obama Dominates By Largest Margins Yet
John McCain didn't just fail to get the game-changer he needed -- he was trounced in this third and final debate, if the instant post-debate polling p...
John McCain didn't just fail to get the game-changer he needed -- he was trounced in this third and final debate, if the instant post-debate polling p...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media
Will McCain lose his temper? Will "That One" speak professorially? (Drink every time someone on cable says that!) What will the squiggly lines of CNN have to say about it? Tune in, all, because our liveblog is live!
The Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
11:55 - Sam Stein: Debate In Words: Obama talks about issues while McCain says "my friends." A look at the words uttered during the affair underscore...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
Tom Brokaw put the question to each candidate, "Is health care in America a privilege, a right, or a responsibility?" I'm not sure what McCain meant ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
In their first debate, John McCain's constant refrain was that Barack Obama "didn't understand." Tonight, Obama grabbed that phrase and ran with it i...
Hermene Hartman | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics
At a time of crisis, intelligent rule and leadership are crucial for the masses and the world's economy. I am praying that level heads prevail, to save our country and our economy.
HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
As the spin of Friday night's debate settled in and both sides staked a claim to victory, one media narrative began to take hold: while Obama may have...
The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
***UPDATED 9/27*** A focus group of 45 voters with an "unmistakenly Republican tilt" believed that Obama won the night handily: [B]y a 38 to 27 perc...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
A key moment in the debate, when Obama called McCain out on Iraq: Obama: So John, you like to pretend like the war started in 2007. You talk about th...
Natasha Vargas-Cooper | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home
END. FINAL. OVERRRR. Well, this debate was a pretty grueling exercise in tedium but I think I'm going to call it for Barack. He needed to come off pr...
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
Watch the presidential debate live here: Live TV by Ustream...
Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Carney | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media
Welcome to our debate liveblog! We're figuring out how this Liveblogging software works. Please don't judge us just yet. Update: Okay! We've figured...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
Good evening everyone! What on earth are we doing tonight? Seriously? Wasn't this stuff suspended? What is going on? Honestly! Today was my day ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
Marc Ambinder: McCain's high-stakes gamble: "Tonight, John McCain has more to gain and lose. This week, McCain raised the stakes for himself a thousan...
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics
*****WATCH THE DEBATE LIVE***** 10:54 - Seth Colter Walls: Brit Hume: McCain had a "peculiar" expression on his face while listening to Obama. "I don...
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
11:15 - Nico Pitney: Several positive reviews for Obama. A CBS News instant poll finds: 40% of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thou...
Dan Sweeney | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
Two names that are noticeably absent from the committees handling the bailout bill: John McCain and Barack Obama. Neither of these senators has a primary role in negotiating this bill.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media
The media will flatten the debate by subjecting viewers to talking heads who chat up the theatricality of the candidates, critiquing their stagecraft, their ability to emote on cue, and their body language.
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics
By Stephen C. Rose Far be it from me (or anyone else) to instruct Barack. Here, I have merely compiled a short compendium of suggested turning-point...
Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics
*****WATCH THE DEBATE LIVE***** 10:54 - Seth Colter Walls: Brit Hume: McCain had a "peculiar" expression on his face while listening to Obama. "I don...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics