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McCain: Deregulating Reality or Campaign by Anecdote

Sherman Yellen | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

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I worried that the American public had been so seduced over the past eight years by self-serving stories -- rather than practical realities -- that the storyteller would always win the day.

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57 Million Watched Presidential Debate: Nielsen Estimate

McClatchy | Glenn Garvin | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

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Preliminary Nielsen data from 55 cities where it operates so-called "people meters," set-top boxes that monitor television viewing, shows that a third...

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The Debate: Nobody Wins Big
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

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Taking a glance at liveblogging and instant analysis by progressive media outlets of the first presidential debate, one thing stands out: none of our bloggers saw a knockout victory overall...

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Obama vs. McCain: Gettin' LiveBloggy With It

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

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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...

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McCain Camp: Boredom Good News For Us

Politico | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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One observation on the debate from a number of people who aren't paid to watch these things: They changed the channel at some point. Whoever did bette...

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Failed Republican Strategies Remain Wrong Kind of 'Experience'

Maegan Carberry | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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The thing Obama and Democrats have going for us is the last eight years.

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Who Won The Debate? Reviews Go To Obama

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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***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...

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

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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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...

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A Breakthrough Night for Obama

Madeleine Albright | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Tonight was a breakthrough for Obama, who showed himself truly ready to be president. He responded knowledgeably, thoughtfully and confidently to the toughest questions on the economy, Iraq, and terror.

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Video: Presidential Debate Streaming Live

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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

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

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

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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...

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LiveBlogging Your Ole Miss Debate!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

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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 ...

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Friday Talking Points [49] -- Before And After The First Debate

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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[UPDATED -- See part 2 in the Talking Points section.] This week's column will be presented in a sort of semi-liveblogging fashion. What you're getti...

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If You're Losing the Game, Choose a Different Game
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

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Allegedly color-blind in hiring, protected from witches and stumped in interviews, Palin this week was on the verge of being a two-time game-changer (good change, bad change) when McCain decided that game wasn't working for him anymore.

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Screw-Ups Big and Small

Sam Greenfield | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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If you knew nothing else about Senator McCain or Governor Palin, what would their behavior in these past two weeks tell you?

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Obama Campaign: Watch The Debate On CNN

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.27.2008 | Media

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I just received the following text from the official Obama text message number (62262) which first sent out the Vice Presidential news: Watch Barack ...

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Sierra Club RAW: Thanks, but no thanks, Senator McCain

Josh Dorner | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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John McCain's campaign has been marked by gimmick after gimmick. We had the gas tax holiday--denounced by over 230 leading economists, including 4 Nob...

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That Foreign Policy Debate We're Not Having

William Bradley | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

The problem with foreign policy debates is that we end up debating symptoms -- illegal immigration from Mexico, a surge in Iraq -- rather than systems.

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First Presidential Debate Obama-McCain: Analysis

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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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...

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I'm Suspending My Feminism Until Women Have Equal Rights

Kim Mance | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Reid is clearly just jealous that McCain knows being a good leader means inserting oneself at the end of the process, with no input beforehand. It saves energy for dealing with other stuff.

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Oxford Debates the Debates

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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If this debate doesn't go off as scheduled, that will be bad news for Washington, too. The people of Oxford are already mad. They'll be madder.

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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...

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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...

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