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October 15, 2008
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Some debate reactions, first from the NY Times:
...Mr. McCain began to undercut his own effort to paint Mr. Obama as just another negative politician. Mr. McCain grew angry as he attacked Mr. Obama over his ties to William Ayers, the Chicago professor who helped found the Weather Underground terrorism group. Suddenly, Mr. McCain was no longer gaining ground by showing command on the top issue for voters, the economy; he was turning tetchy over a 1960s radical...There were several moments when Mr. McCain’s tactics and tone appeared not to help him. During a discussion of angry comments at rallies, Mr. McCain chose not to disavow such remarks, but rather to say “categorically, I’m proud of the people who come to our rallies.” He then noted that big rallies tended to attract “some fringe people.”
...Mr. McCain was more animated Wednesday night than he had been at the two other debates, though not always to his benefit in the split-screen presentation of television. His voice turned edgy at times, as when talking about Obama campaign attack advertisements, and his frozen smile and wide eyes — which blinked frequently and distractingly at times — seemed a little strange.
Crooks and Liars passes along polling results and video clips:
CBS poll of undecided voters:Who won the debate?
McCain (R) 22
Obama (D) 53
Shares your values:
Obama, Before the debate: 54
Obama, After the debate: 63
McCain, Before the debate: 53
McCain, After the debate: 56
Who won the debate?
McCain (R) 31
Obama (D) 58
Favorable/Unfavorable:
Obama, before debate: 63/35
Obama, after debate: 66/33
McCain, before debate: 51/45
McCain, after debate: 49/49
Even the Luntz focus group gives it to Obama:
Meanwhile, virtually the entire Frank Luntz focus group on Fox News, which was staged tonight in Miami, said that Barack Obama won the debate. Luntz termed it a "clear majority," but not one person raised their hand when asked if they thought McCain won.
