Mccain Debate

My Autistic Son is Not a Political Pawn

Janet Grillo | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Janet Grillo

Last night, John McCain told us that Governor Palin "knows more about Autism than any other American I know." Perhaps he should get out more.

Hey Joe: Meet the Constitution

Doug Kendall | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Doug Kendall

The clear winner of Wednesday's debate, Joe the plumber, focused a national debate on the wisdom and fairness of progressive taxation.

Joe the Plumber Meets Sarah the Energy Expert

Jackson Williams | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

It's been a pattern ever since the governor of Alaska was offered the vice presidential slot: the closer we get to Halloween, McCain shows himself to be more and more frightfully unprepared.

McCain at Sunset

Mike Barnicle | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Mike Barnicle

It is a sad story: a proud and independent man permits a handful of advisers to take his hard-earned reputation and alter it to such an extent that the original is now hard to recognize.

Is There a GOP Strategy -- A Kamikaze Campaign for the Black Helicopter Crowd?

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


RJ Eskow

McCain had already convinced most Americans he's not capable of fixing the economy, but last night he convinced them that... they don't like him, either.

It's Going to Take a Lot More Than Joe the Plumber

Mary Lyon | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Mary Lyon

I'd still like to like John McCain, especially since I once did - to some degree anyway. But with every day on this marathon, in every speech, and every debate, I'm less motivated to do so.

Sam Stein

Obama Ad Goes After McCain's Inner Bush, Eye Rolls

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama is out with the first post-debate campaign ad. He goes directly after what was perceived to be one of John McCain's best lines from Wedne...

Undecided Voters Laughed At (Not With) McCain

Time | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


In politics it is generally not considered a good sign when voters are laughing at you, not with you. And by the end of the third and last presidentia...

Republicans Ignore McCain in Favor of a Democrat (And No, it's Not Obama)

John Hood | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home


John Hood

MIAMI-- "Why watch it? McCain's already lost the election." So spoke a "nominally" Republican woman last night as she was taking a smoke break outs...

Is Obama's Win Now "Inevitable"? I Hope Not

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home


Nathaniel Bach

Can our first black candidate for president really ever rise to the level of being inevitable? Maybe. But if we're smart, we (and the Obama campaign) must resist that label.

If You Want To Know Who'll Be The Next President, Watch The Debate With The Sound Off

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

McCain runs the gamut from rebellious teenager to grumpy old man without ever pausing at the stage of mature adult.

McCain's Losing Strategy: Double Down on the Anger

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

This debate was won on the reaction shots. Every time Obama spoke, McCain grimaced, sneered, or rolled his eyes. Every time McCain was on the attack, Obama smiled - underlining McCain's need for anger management. Read More New on Green: Sloan Barnett and Green Goes With Everything For many people, the signature image signifying threats to our environment is the disappearing snowcap atop Mt. Kilimanjaro. Sloan Barnett epitomizes the new image. She is a former consumer reporter who became an environmental activist when her son developed asthma. Read More October Surprise Update: What McCain May Be Planning and What Obama Can Do to Ruin It As the one arrow left in McCain's quiver -- other than appealing to racists -- national security becomes the likeliest playing field for an October Surprise. Read More

Plumbers Again?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

While Obama came across like a breathless statesman, McCain came off incendiary, competitive, and humorless making it hard to accept his premise that he will use the military option as a last resort.

An Old Boxer Who Has Been in One Too Many Fights

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

Even though I'm not for McCain and I think he has run a dishonorable campaign, I feel an empathetic sadness for him. Please let the sun set already. Let this campaign be over already.

McCain Is Not Bush? - The Failed Economics of Reagan, Bush and McCain

Bruce Tenenbaum | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Bruce Tenenbaum

If John McCain wants us to think he's not the same as George Bush, perhaps he should stop embracing Bush's policies.

Joe the Plumber, Obama and McCain

Nancy Snow | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Nancy Snow

Wow, I never thought a presidential discussion would get me thinking so much about my toilet.

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...

The "Joe the Plumber" Debate

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

We have just experienced the worst financial crisis in 70 years. Eight hundred thousand people have lost their jobs in recent months. And all McCain wants to talk about is Bill Ayers and ACORN?

Obama Glides, McCain Punches-- Big Winner Is Joe the Plumber!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Forget Joe Six-Pack. We have a new American icon, who may not need a designated driver on the way home from the soccer game.

Put McCain Out of His Misery

Robert Shrum | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Robert Shrum

For McCain, the urgent need tonight was not for McCarthyism on Ayers or ACORN, but for sounding authoritative on the economy -- a daunting objective for someone who said he doesn't know much about economics.

The Faces of John McCain

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

Ninety minutes of John McCain making faces was more than enough for a lifetime. It's hard to imagine anyone willingly inviting that antic lemon-sucking grinfest into their homes for the next four years.

Not Boring, Substantive, and Obama Dominates

James Love | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


James Love

I have a brother who is a plumber. His name's not Joe, and he is voting for Obama.

Obama T.K.O.s McCain in Last Debate

Ari Melber | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

Barack Obama never delivered a knockout punch during the final presidential debate, but it did not matter. Obama won a T.K.O.

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!

Final Debate Moderator Schieffer Loves McCain (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Final debate moderator Bob Schieffer is a longtime John McCain fan, as this video from the Jed Report shows: ...