First Presidential Debate

Sam Stein

Who Won The Last Debate? Obama Dominates By Largest Margins Yet

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


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...

Liveblog! Obama and McCain Meet Head On For The Last Time, Unless You Count Election Day

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!

Second Presidential Debate: Video, Highlights, Analysis

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...

Jason Linkins

Obama: Health Care Should Be A Right (VIDEO)

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 ...

Jason Linkins

Obama Flips Script, Uses McCain Catch-Phrase Against Him

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...

It's the Economy, Stupid!

Hermene Hartman | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Hermene Hartman

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.

Nico Pitney and Sam Stein

The Smirk: Could McCain's Facial Gestures Define Debate?

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...

Who Won The Debate? Reviews Go To Obama

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...

Obama Tells McCain: War In Iraq Didn't Start In 2007

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...

Side Stepping Statement? Take Drink. Depressed About Country? Take Drink. Blog!

Natasha Vargas-Cooper | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home


Natasha Vargas-Cooper

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...

Video: Presidential Debate Streaming Live

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Watch the presidential debate live here: Live TV by Ustream...

Liveblog! Obama vs. McCain And The Debate That Almost Wasn't

Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Carney | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media


Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Carney

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...

Jason Linkins

LiveBlogging Your Ole Miss Debate!

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 ...

First Presidential Debate Obama-McCain: Analysis

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...

Presidential Debate: Video, Highlights

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...

Presidential Debate In Mississippi: Video, Highlights, Analysis

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...

A Brief Primer on How the Senate Works (and Why McCain's Campaign Suspension Is, Without a Shadow of a Doubt, a Political Stunt)

Dan Sweeney | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics


Dan Sweeney

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.

Watch the Corporate Media Flatten, Fragment, Filter and Frame the Obama-McCain Debate

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media


Joseph A. Palermo

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.

How Barack Obama Can Win The First Debate

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics


Stephen C. Rose

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...

Presidential Debate: Video, Highlights, Analysis

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...