Who Won the Debate

McCain pledges balanced budget, criticizes Obama

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain promised Wednesday to balance the federal budget despite the nation's deepening e...

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Sam Stein

Who Won The Debate? Clean Sweep For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The insta-polls, which provide viewers with a somewhat skewed but important insight into how each candidate fared say, by and large, that Obama scored...

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Obama "Ran Away With" Debate: Political Wire

Political Wire | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tonight's debate wasn't even close. Sen. Barack Obama ran away with it -- particularly when speaking about the economy and health care. Talking about ...

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Blitzer: "Apparent" McCain Has "Some Disdain" For Obama

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Immediately after the debate, Wolf Blitzer goes there: "It's apparent to say that Sen. McCain has some disdain, I think it's fair to say, for Sen. Oba...

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Polls: Biden Won -- But It Probably Won't Matter

Pollster.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN and CBS, the two networks that released surveys immediately after the presidential debate last week, have done the same for the Vice Presidential ...

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VP Debate: Who Won... Reactions, News Analysis

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Below is a collection of reactions to Thursday night's vice presidential debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden. For HuffPost blog...

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McCain Lost the VP Debate Too

Robert Shrum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Shrum

Sarah Palin has experience being a runner-up -- which will come in handy in November. Tonight she barely kept up. By any rational assessment, Palin wasn't up to the job.

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Sam Stein

Who Won The VP Debate? Biden Scores Big

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Complete coverage of the debate in HuffPost's politics section. Scroll down for more on the CBS and Fox News focus groups. During the course of the ...

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McCain "Disappointed" That Debate Called A Tie

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican White House hopeful John McCain, fresh from his first debate with Democratic rival Barack Obama in Mississippi, expressed regret on Saturda...

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Who Won The Debate? Reviews Go To Obama

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Ignore The Pundits: How To Figure Out Who Won The Debate

Judd Legum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judd Legum

The winner of the debate isn't the person who makes the best arguments. The winner of the debate is the person who moves votes to their side.

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