Tag Archives: 'debate'

• Final Debate

  I have to score this one for Barack Obama: John McCain threw a lot of jabs, but only landed a couple; not enough to change the momentum of this race. What surprised me most by McCain’s performance was his play to the base on the abortion issue. This certainly wasn’t a move to sway independent, [...]

• McCain’s Flow

  Oh this is beautiful. In response to Charlie Gibson’s question about why he did not bring up the Ayers connection in the debate — “to [Obama's] face” — McCain responded, “It didn’t come up in the flow of the conversation.” What didn’t come up in the “flow” of the conversation? Accusing your opponent of associating [...]

• Chris Rock On McCain’s Respect for Obama

  Chris Rock on the second presidential debate (which he missed while attending a charity benefit)… “We’re missing the debate right now. Probably McCain is asking Obama, ‘Could you go get me my car?’“

• A Shake Of No Hands

  And about McCain’s “apparent” dislike of the junior senator from Illinois: McCain’s unwillingness to shake Obama’s hand after the debate… UPDATE — Well, maybe they did shake hands immediately after the debate, but that doesn’t make-up for the gaffe of the evening: McCain referring to Obama as “that one…”

• And A Tie Makes Two

  I scored last night’s debate a tie, but it seems the pundits and the majority of voters (including the fickle undecideds) scored it as a win for Obama. Some analysts say that because McCain did not clearly win, he lost. I call that a tie. But I will take a win any day. One thing [...]

• McCain’s Dilemma

  John McCain is in a tough spot this evening. As long as the nation talks about the economy, that means only good things for Barack Obama. McCain needs to change the subject, but can he really do that amidst the greatest financial crisis in generations? The McCain campaign has already unveiled its final 30 days [...]

• Tie

  I just know you have been waiting for my thoughts on this, so here goes… Although Barack Obama won the first debate — on points, style, and “presidentiality” — the debate ended up being a tie because John McCain had such low expectations, and Obama had the exact opposite. In a week defined by the [...]