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democracycorps.com - 10/16/2008
Third Presidential Debate: McCain Digs Himself a Deeper Hole
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John McCain entered tonight’s debate needing to halt Barack Obama’s momentum and fundamentally change the dynamic of the race. Not only did he fail to achieve this goal, McCain dug himself an even deeper hole. Undecided voters watching the debate felt McCain gave a decidedly un-presidential ...
elections.nytimes.com - 10/16/2008
Third Presidential Debate - McCain and Obama - Transcript - Election Guide 2008 - The New York Times
— elections.nytimes.com — SCHIEFFER: Good evening. And welcome to the third and last presidential debate of 2008, sponsored by the... Commission on Presidential Debates. I'm Bob Schieffer of CBS News. The rules tonight are simple. The subject is domestic policy. I will divide the ... (more) Third Presidential Debate - McCain and Obama - ...

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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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rightwingnuthouse.com - 10/16/2008
TIME TO FORGET MCCAIN AND FIGHT FOR THE FILIBUSTER IN THE SENATE
— rightwingnuthouse.com — The debate last night was not a blowout but frankly, McCain never came close. He made a couple of... good points about education, scored best with his pointed questions (that Obama never answered) about Ayers and ACORN, and had a couple of ... (more) TIME TO FORGET MCCAIN AND FIGHT FOR THE FILIBUSTER IN ...

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Daily Kos:  10/16 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 52, McCain 41

TalkLeft:  Third Debate Buries McCain

Open Left - Front Page:  The Fat Lady Clears Her Voice: Now What?

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10/16 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 52, McCain 41
Daily Kos — ... a good summary of the debates: Four and out? A sweep for the Democrats? It could have followed the same script as the past three encounters: Obama or Biden win on points and demeanor, pundits call it a draw anyway, polls mock the pundits by showing an easy win for the Dem. CNN, CBS, MediaCurves, the focus groups, all the same results. Obama wins big. One more data piece on the Obama debate win from Democracy Corps: Obama was seen as the clear victor in the debate, and a group ...

Third Debate Buries McCain
TalkLeft — So says Democracy Corps, which focus grouped the debate: John McCain entered tonight’s debate needing to halt Barack Obama’s momentum and fundamentally change the dynamic of the race.Not only did he fail to achieve this goal, McCain dug himself an even deeper hole.Undecided voters watching the debate felt McCain gave a decidedly un-presidential performance, appearing rude, negative, and easily flustered – a stark contrast to Barack Obama’s cool, commanding presence.Obama was seen as the clear victor in the debate, and a group that was ...

Musings Over Morning Coffee
Daily Kos — So here's the skinny, from Democracy Corps: John McCain entered tonight’s debate needing to halt Barack Obama’s momentum and fundamentally change the dynamic of the race.Not only did he fail to achieve this goal, McCain dug himself an even deeper hole.Undecided voters watching the debate felt McCain gave a decidedly un-presidential performance, appearing rude, negative, and easily flustered – a stark contrast to Barack Obama’s cool, commanding presence.Obama was seen as the clear victor in the debate, and a group that was much more ...

The Fat Lady Clears Her Voice: Now What?
Open Left - Front Page — ... level completely beyond the realm of expectation, this thing is done. To those pundits who said this was McCain's best debate, or that he held his own with Obama, I have to ask: what were you smoking during last night's debate? Obama crushed McCain in that debate, adding to the cumulative effect of the two other Presidential debates and the VP debate: the Democrats are calm and steady and talking about the things that matter to the American people; John McCain is, in the words of Democracy Corps focus group participants last night, a "grumpy old man" (must have read ...

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