presidential debate

If you’ve ever felt like the presidential campaign is descending to the level of “American Idol,” then this new YouTube mashup is for you.
Uploaded on Tuesday night, “So You Think You Can Be President — Debate Remix,” only has about a thousand views so far, but it is a masterfully edited commentary on the three [...]

During last night’s presidential debate at Hofstra University, Sen. John McCain, as he often does on the trail, sang the praises of the stalled Colombian Free Trade Agreement.
With a tone that bordered on mocking, McCain disparaged Sen. Barack Obama’s opposition to the agreement. From the transcript:

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — I don’t have much to add to Mike and Ari’s analyses…they pretty much nailed it. Neither candidate was particularly inspiring, but the lack of a decisive win for Sen. John McCain, once again, constitutes a loss.
The most exciting moment for me was watching Triumph the Insult Comic Dog scare the bajeezus out [...]

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson issued a wake-up call to cocky Democrats on the night of the final presidential debate.  “The race is not over,” he said, warning Obama supporters not to “get overconfident.”
Richardson, who said he has now campaigned in 15 states for Obama, sounded plenty confident when handicapping the debate. [...]

Have we seen this movie before?
Sen. John McCain has disavowed “low road” political attacks, but many critics argue that his reliance on Bill Ayers and misleading advertising has left him mudslinging while claiming he opposes mudslinging.
One politico just sent me a clip of a “debate” from the old Batman television show. In it, the caped [...]

In advance of the final presidential debate tonight, the Obama campaign seized on Sen. John McCain’s announcement that he intends to whip Sen. Barack Obama’s “you-know-what.”
Obama spokesman Bill Burton issued a memo whose subject was John McCain’s plan to “whip” “That One’s” “you-know-what.”

NEW YORK — A new survey of likely voters conducted by The New York Times and CBS found that the McCain campaign’s recent negativity and personal attacks on Sen. Barack Obama may have done more damage to Sen. John McCain than the intended target.

Sen. John McCain came into the second presidential debate tonight in Nashville in a position of weakness — trailing nationally and slipping in the swing states. He was looking for what the pundits refer to as a “game-changer,” a big win that stops Sen. Barack Obama’s forward momentum and recasts the race in more favorable [...]

FREDRICKSBURG, Va. — With post-debate polls largely favoring Sen. Barack Obama, the presidential hopeful is drawing crowds in the tens of thousands in traditionally red states.

OXFORD, Miss. — “The Bullet” looked downright angry with Sen. Barack Obama after Friday night’s debate. Standing in the Spin Room next to the debate auditorium, McCain strategist Steve Schmidt drew a larger clutch of reporters than other surrogates — a vaunted list that included a former secretary of state, several governors and even [...]