Presidential Debate 2008

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...

Obama vs. McCain: Gettin' LiveBloggy With It

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media


ETP liveblogged the debate tonight with Glynnis MacNicol and John Carney. You can find all the good stuff through the link (we blogged it using the n...

AP's Debate Factcheck: Kissinger, Ahmadinejad, And More

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD and JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Some facts got lost when Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain confronted each other over the financial crisis, Iraq, th...

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...

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...

Palin Suspends Vice Presidential Campaign: Rushes Back to Alaska to Keep an Eye on Russia

Steve Young | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media


Steve Young

"Governor Palin believes that geography is more important than politics," said McCain campaign spokesman, Tucker Bounds.

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...