As the New York Times reported before Friday night's debate, Sarah Palin would not be providing post-debate spin for John McCain on the major TV netwo...
Harold Pollack | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home
I sat down prepared to explain why my guy won tonight's debate. On the economy, he showed a command of both national policy issues and the everyday ma...
Billy Kimball | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
I haven't seen a beat-down like that since Bentsen vs. Quayle. It wasn't even close! It's over. There's no way the Other Guy can bounce back from a humiliating defeat like that. My Guy was so presidential.
The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
***UPDATED 9/27*** A focus group of 45 voters with an "unmistakenly Republican tilt" believed that Obama won the night handily: [B]y a 38 to 27 perc...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
This was one of the most satisfying moments of the entire debate -- Barack Obama stepping up to the plate and telling John McCain that he was wrong on...
Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
Obama won on key issues demonstrating that our foreign policy is more than just about the surge. McCain frequently reverted back to clichés calling his opponent naïve and lacking judgment.
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
A key moment in the debate, when Obama called McCain out on Iraq: Obama: So John, you like to pretend like the war started in 2007. You talk about th...
R.W. Sanders | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home
With the catastrophic news gracing the headlines lately, the gutless exhibition was unexpected. Obama focused only on being amicable and McCain on how often he could insult Obama while keeping a horrible plastic smile on his face.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
After John McCain tried to question Barack Obama's temperament, Obama fired back, raising McCain's "bomb, bomb Iran" moment and his threat of "extinct...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
John McCain lied right out of the gate during tonight's debate, claiming that he had warned us about the financial crisis that we are now facing. But ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
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Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Carney | Posted 09.26.2008 | Media
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HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
John McCain may think he's already won the debate, and Jim Lehrer may ask a lot of questions about the economy, but as this Obama campaign memo shows,...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
Good evening everyone! What on earth are we doing tonight? Seriously? Wasn't this stuff suspended? What is going on? Honestly! Today was my day ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
[UPDATED -- See part 2 in the Talking Points section.] This week's column will be presented in a sort of semi-liveblogging fashion. What you're getti...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
Jeffrey Toobin absolutely nailed one of the key differences that will be on display tonight as Barack Obama and John McCain debate each other: their i...
Sarah Granger | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home
Today, we can call out lies inside the video and directly link video clips to fact-check sites and other resources. In real time, we can read brief thoughts from policy experts and see raw feedback from people watching around the globe.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
According to MSNBC's David Shuster, McCain Aide Mark Salter has confirmed that last night John McCain spent two or three hours preparing for tonight's...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
Even if you don't accept the argument that John McCain made things worse with the bailout negotiations yesterday, I don't see how he possibly could cl...
Judd Legum | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
The winner of the debate isn't the person who makes the best arguments. The winner of the debate is the person who moves votes to their side.
Rashid Shabazz | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
McCain's convinced me that unlike any other politician before him, he is also a great magician. Like David Blain or David Copperfield, he is able to pull tricks from thin air.
John Neffinger | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
As Democrats, we look forward to debates as a chance to explain our ideas to the American people and make our adversaries answer for the shortcomings of theirs. And that's usually our downfall.
Max Bergmann | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
McCain will tout his judgment, saying he hates war. In reality, John McCain has taken a dangerously aggressive approach to foreign policy advocating attacking six different countries in the last eight years.
Josh Nelson | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
Every time McCain says "my friends", spit out your drink and shout "I am not your friend" at the TV. When NATO is mentioned, clink glasses with everyone around you and attack anyone who refuses to clink.
The Huffington Post | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
Marc Ambinder: McCain's high-stakes gamble: "Tonight, John McCain has more to gain and lose. This week, McCain raised the stakes for himself a thousan...
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Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics