marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 8/17/2008
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Who says John McCain fares poorly in these types of sessions? At Rick Warren's forum, he seemed more comfortable and his answers flowed a bit more naturally than Barack Obama's. Granted, the audience was probably more favorably inclined to him. Obama did fine. Penty of humility. And his answer on taxes was as crisp as I've heard. ** Obama got a big standing O. And about half the evangelical ...
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Did McCain Best Obama At The Faith Forum?
The Moderate Voice —
... (one estimate suggests 1 in 4 American adults call themselves born-again Christians) is fragmented as never before.
A CROSS SECTION OF WEBLOG REACTION
–Andrew Sullivan:
McCain’s evolution into a candidate who knows how to stroke the Christianist base is somewhat impressive. It was a little canned at times, but it will work with evangelicals. All in all, this struck me as pretty much a draw.
–Marc Ambinder:
Who says John McCain fares poorly in these types of sessions? ...
Did McCain Best Obama At The Faith Forum?
The Moderate Voice —
... (one estimate suggests 1 in 4 American adults call themselves born-again Christians) is fragmented as never before.
A CROSS SECTION OF WEBLOG REACTION
–Andrew Sullivan:
McCain’s evolution into a candidate who knows how to stroke the Christianist base is somewhat impressive. It was a little canned at times, but it will work with evangelicals. All in all, this struck me as pretty much a draw.
–Marc Ambinder:
Who says John McCain fares poorly in these types of sessions? ...
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