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...
Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
When McCain refuses to look at Barack Obama and refuses to use his name, he is employing modified versions of a military technique -- a strategy of dehumanization.
Timothy Karr | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media
McCain's supporters seemed happy with the ground rules. Obama's supporters seemed happy with the results. But many were troubled by the debate organizers' claim of true public participation in Tuesday's forum.
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...
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
Tonight was not a debate. What we saw instead was Obama presenting coherent answers to difficult questions, while his opponent perpetuated old lies, often unrelated to the subject at hand.
Ari Melber | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
While McCain attacked most of the night -- in spite of the intimate, town hall setting -- Obama stuck to a crisper, measured tone, and still returned fire when necessary,
Huffington Post | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
Arianna Huffington: The Winner of Debate II? "That One": In Debate II, John McCain twice laid out the criteria for how the American people should jud...
James Love | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
If this was McCain's night to change the conversation, he changed nothing, looking more tired and less competent than the last debate. Obama seemed more confident and relaxed than last time out.
Linda Bergthold | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
On the CNN reaction meter, McCain never reaches Obama's highs, because even when people reluctantly agree with him, they have to factor in the fact that they just don't believe anything he says.
Max Bergmann | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
McCain said Ukraine was "in Russia's sights" and repeated his oft-repeated line that when he sees Putin he sees the letters "K.G.B." This is a good line if you are pundit, not if you are a president.
Joseph Romm | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
McCain seems to think his strong support of nuclear power is a big political winner for him. But every time he talks about nuclear, he flatlines with both men and women.
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...
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...
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