corner.nationalreview.com - 10/16/2008
—
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 the defensive, he radiates calm and ...
time-blog.com - 10/16/2008
—
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
rightwingnuthouse.com - 10/16/2008
—
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 ...
blogs.wsj.com - 10/16/2008
—
blogs.wsj.com —
Susan Davis reports on the presidential debate. Move
over Joe Six-Pack . Rivals John McCain and Barack
Obama offered a new moniker tonight to describe the everyday voter: Joe Plumber . McCain first made the reference in attacking ...
(more)
Who Will Joe Plumber Vote For?
Comments
Blog Reactions
alicublog —
... But even the brethren have some clue that this battle can only be won in the hypothetical: Stanley Kurtz lays out a long alternate-reality McCain response having to do with ACORN and Bill Ayers. ...
MORNING READ
News —
... Losing Strategy - Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post [image] Just Surly And Contemptuous - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo [image] McCain Won, But Didn't Do Enough - Matt Lewis, Townhall.com [image] I Guess Barry Decided He Already Won - Erick Erickson, RedState [image] The Good Old Days - Mark Steyn, The Corner [image] Handicaps Himself As Salesman - J. Rubin, Contentions [image] What Joe Doesn't Know - Stanley Kurtz, The Corner [image] Joe The Plumber Same As Joe ...
It’s All Connected, Man
Matthew Yglesias —
... Stanley Kurtz is reasonably young, so he’s going to be an extremely strong competitor for some kind of lifetime achievement award in wingnuttery one of these days. I really enjoyed this debate analysis: ...
Obama Wins Debate again.
Crooks and Liars —
... Obama about. A CNN focus group didn't like the new series at all. More shall be revealed about "Joe."
NRO
Don't See It [Ramesh Ponnuru]
A couple folks here have been saying that McCain is doing better than in the previous two debates. I wish it were true, but I just don't see it. I think a few times McCain has come across as spluttering.
CNN Poll: Obama wins: 58-31
Who attacked more: McCain did 80-7
More NRO:
John McCain was on tonight–sharp, confident, and powerful. I think he won ...
Related Content
More Good News
balloon-juice.com 10/21/2008 — For John McCain :
As voters have gotten to know Senator Barack Obama, they have warmed up to him, with more than half, 53 percent, now saying they have a favorable impression of him and 33 percent saying they have an unfavorable view. But as ...
McToast
americablog.com 10/16/2008 — FL – St. Petersburg Times (Editorial) "McCain's last offensive:" On the same day a new poll showed that voters' confidence in the federal government has reached an all-time low, Obama spoke with a reassuring confidence…But when the questioning turned ...
Today's Polls, 10/14
fivethirtyeight.com 10/15/2008 — Perhaps the CBS poll that shows Barack Obama with a 14-point lead among likely voters (12 points when third-party candidates are included) is a modest outlier. But if so, John McCain has more and more outliers that he has to explain away these days. ...
New McCain ad: “Joe the Plumber”
michellemalkin.com 10/16/2008 — This is going to send the Joe The Plumber Derangement Syndrome sufferers into further outrage. [...] Read the rest »
Things Are Looking Very Good
openleft.com 10/27/2008 — Worried about "the tightening?"
Well, Obama's national lead has been stable at 7% for a month now. The national campaign is not tightening, and we are just seeing statistical noise.
Even if the campaign were tightening, Obama would still have a ...
Final Debate, Final Analysis
commentsfromleftfield.com 10/16/2008 — Last night Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama shared a stage for what is most likely the last time during this presidential election season. It was the last best chance for McCain to force a game changer to save his flagging campaign, ...
Stephanopoulos Goes 4 for 4 in Declaring Democrat the Winner
newsbusters.org 10/16/2008 — Though he decided “this was John McCain's best debate,” Democratic operative-turned ABC News journalist George Stephanopoulos made it a “clean sweep for Barack Obama” as he declared on Nightline after Wednesday's third and final presidential debate: ...
Stephanopoulos: Is There Anything McCain Can Do?
blogs.abcnews.com 10/15/2008 — ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: Going into tonight's third and final presidential debate Barack Obama leads John McCain 53 to 39 percent in support nationally, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. Among independent voters -- ...
On Obama and Good Men
patterico.com 11/7/2008 — It’s time to quote from some bloggers who have expressed what I’ve been feeling better than I’ve been able to express it.
Beldar:
I agree with — and incorporate by reference, as if fully set forth again here — Patrick’s ...
:Blog
hughhewitt.townhall.com 10/16/2008 — Thank you, Joe W., America's plumber, wherever you are. He must be a Browns fan. McCain scored big with the Joe the plumber exchanges, and with the campaign tactics exchange. Obama looked angry and stumbled repeatedly as he tried to cope with what he ...
A Hard-Hitting Final Round —
Wash Post Elections 10/16/2008
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 15 -- Seeking to recapture the momentum in the presidential race, John McCain aggressively criticized Barack Obama's past relationships and challenged his character Wednesday night while Obama sought to link McCain to President ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
