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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/15/2008
Obama Campaign: Tonight's Debate Is McCain's "Last Chance"
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The Obama campaign kicks off the pre-debate spin war with a memo from spokesperson Bill Burton that has a sly twist to it: In tonight's debate, Chuck Todd of NBC News says, McCain needs to "figure out how to disqualify Barack Obama." Time Magazine's Mark Halperin writes, "McCain will have to ...
time-blog.com - 10/16/2008
Undecideds Laughing At, Not With, McCain
— 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 ... (more) Undecideds Laughing At, Not With, McCain

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article.nationalreview.com - 10/16/2008
York: I Am Not President Bush.
— article.nationalreview.com — Who won? There seems little doubt that McCain scored many more points than Obama. (more) York: I Am Not President Bush.

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corner.nationalreview.com - 10/16/2008
What Joe Doesn't Know
— 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 ... (more) What Joe Doesn't Know

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Hullabaloo — Tire Swinger To The Rescue by dday I think people are misreading this. John McCain did NOT vow to raise Ayers in the debate. Listen to the audio. He passive-aggressively leaned on Bob Schieffer to bring it up. He feigns astonishment at Obama saying that he wasn't man enough to talk about McCain to his face, and explains that "it wasn't a topic" that came up in the Brokaw debate. Then he says that "I think that guarantees it will be a topic" tonight. If McCain answers a health care question with "Bill Ayers bombed the Pentagon," he loses. But if Schieffer raises it, he isn't dinged for bringing it up. They want Schieffer ...

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