Presidential Debates 2008 Tonight

Brooklyn Blogs the Debate

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Linda Cronin-Gross

A bunch of us are gathered here in Park Slope, Brooklyn to watch the debate. Some comments as we go along: (first half hour) "Is McCain storing up s...

Winning on the Merits

Sheri and Allan Rivlin | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Sheri and Allan Rivlin

Democrats are high minded to a fault. The triple disasters of the last eight years, Iraq, Katrina and the economy, are the world's reward for Al Gore...

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...

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...