Who Won the Debate

McCain pledges balanced budget, criticizes Obama

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


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

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

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


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...

Sam Stein

Who Won The Debate? Clean Sweep For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


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...

Obama "Ran Away With" Debate: Political Wire

Political Wire | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


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 ...

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

Pollster.com | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


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

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

Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


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

McCain Lost the VP Debate Too

Robert Shrum | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


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.

Sam Stein

Who Won The VP Debate? Biden Scores Big

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


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 ...

McCain "Disappointed" That Debate Called A Tie

Reuters | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


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

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...

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

Judd Legum | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


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.