andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 10/16/2008
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Ambinder :
Tonight, we saw a McXplosion. Every
single attack that Sen. McCain has ever wanted to make, he took the
opportunity tonight to make. Around 30 minutes in, McCain seemed to
surrender the debate to his frustrations, making it seem as if he just
wanted the free television. Ezra Klein ...
time-blog.com - 10/16/2008
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time-blog.com —
From TIME's Amy Sullivan: In politics it is
generally not considered a good sign when voters are...
laughing at you, not with you. And by the end of the third and last presidential debate, the undecided voters who had gathered in Denver for Democratic ...
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Undecideds Laughing At, Not With, McCain
article.nationalreview.com - 10/16/2008
corner.nationalreview.com - 10/16/2008
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corner.nationalreview.com —
John McCain was on tonight-sharp, confident, and powerful.
I think he won this debate, although only on...
points. True, McCain needed something more than a narrow win, but I still think he did himself some good. On the other hand, even when Obama is on ...
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What Joe Doesn't Know
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Early Morning Swim: Obama Gets The 4-0 Sweep Edition
Firedoglake —
... the Republican candidate 7 straight times in presidential debates.
That, my friends, is a serious ass-kicking.
Biggest blowout yet: CBS 53-22, CNN 58-31, MediaCurves 60-30, Frank Luntz's focus group.
Denver focus group of undecideds caught laughing at McSame.
But the pundits loved him.
And at The Corner, they're just confused.
HuffPo's got debate highlights.
Sullivan's got bloggy reax.
The Factcheck.org rundown.
Pander fail: McSame ...
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