On Thursday, The New York Times‘ election blog included extensive blogging from 20 college newspaper editors from around the country. Apparently they did this for…
A contingent from Campus Progress was at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, last night, hosting an event that took place after the final presidential…
Steve Benen picked up on what I thought was a pretty surreal moment in the debate as well: John McCain touting the smashing success that…
The number of times the following words were uttered in last night’s presidential debate:
Joe the plumber: 9 times.
Ayers: 7 times.
Earmarks: 5 times.…
I too was pretty disappointed with last night’s debate, and am very open to ideas on improving them in general. Mike Tomasky endorses having actual…
There was no winner in last night’s debate. Obama lost, McCain lost, Brokaw lost, America lost. In other words, pretty much everyone who granted the…
Barack Obama and John McCain worked hard last night to draw sharp distinctions on their plans for domestic recovery, offering largely contrasting visions for job…
Over at The Corner, Stephen Spruiell is confused by one aspect of last night’s debate: John McCain’s major mortgage relief proposal, in which he “would…
This was one of the dumbest questions I’ve ever heard asked during a debate:
If, despite your best diplomatic efforts, Iran attacks Israel, would you…
John McCain referenced Lebanon twice during last night’s debate, and both instances were attempts to establish that he has sound judgment on military matters:
And…
You’re the moderator, dude. You can cut people off and reroute the conversation and force people to answer questions. John McCain and Barack Obama are…
Today’s headlines from a few of the articles and blog posts that focus on Gwen Ifill’s performance as the vice presidential debate moderator last night:…
Below, Loryn is right to highlight how well Gwen Ifill did last night. But Ifill’s real victory lies in the fact that she is not…
Sarah Palin talked a lot about energy independence during last night’s debate. This is admirable, as the United States’ runaway consumption of oil brings with…
With all the hype about tonight’s vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, The New York Times has a list of suggested questions…
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