This came as a bit of a shock to me, but Arnold is definitely one of the most moderate Republicans I’ve ever seen and is willing to take chances giving his unique position as a Republican Governor of a solidly blue state. Also, let’s not forget that the state voted to okay medical marijuana back [...]

I posted about this around the time we heard whispers about Hillary becoming Secretary of State, but I can’t help but post it again…

Is it me, or was this one of those moments during the campaign where the mood and momentum started to shift in Obama’s favor? Because right after this Obama won Iowa and [...]

I was just sent the following by Dan Hill of Sensory Logic. He’s the facial coding expert you see making the rounds on the talk shows, etc., and he did a breakdown of the VP debate for us.
In any event, see if the following jives with your recollection of the events…

McCain clearly won the first [...]

This about sums it up…

At least we now have “Joe The Plumber” to talk about…

If you didn’t watch it then, watch it now…

And that’s it. No more debates from here on out.
Next stop…November 4th!

No contest.

Still, you’ll notice that it’s not like many of them are voting for Obama.
And so it goes…

I COMPLETELY agree with Matthews here about the Roe. v. Wade issue, and I have no idea why McCain brought this up. He already has his base. But then again, women were fleeing him anyway so why stop the bleeding now?
Take a look…

Lots of weird choices by McCain tonight. No wonder he lost so decidedly.
Moving [...]

So, who said Barack Obama can’t debate well? And weren’t these debates supposed to be John McCain’s moments to shine?
I’d like to give this debate to McCain. He was at his strongest (although others disagree). And Obama was almost too laidback, too sure of his own staggering intellect and ability to reason his way out [...]

Complete and total destruction.
First Debate: Obama 51%, McCain 38%
Second Debate: Obama 54%, McCain 30%
As one commenter in our debate open stream said…
It was a brutal combo combined w/ a fatality.
up up down down left rlght back select start.
Indeed.

This is the biggest margin yet in ANY of CBS’ post debate snap polling by more than DOUBLE!
First Debate: Obama 39%, McCain 24%
Second Debate: Obama 39%, McCain 27%
As I said, Obama walked away with it. McCain’s temper hurt him badly tonight.
Get ready for a landslide.

Wow…this is pretty astonishing. It’s like McCain hears it and wants into the Obama healthcare plan.

Will this be the clip of the night?
“ZERO?!”
UPDATE:
Ben Smith agrees.
Marc Ambinder embeds too.

Earlier this evening, I posted what I wanted to hear John McCain discuss tonight. Now that the debate is over, I wanted to comment on how well he addressed my concerns. For those of you who want my full debate reaction, it’s forthcoming.
McCain’s economic plan: I wanted specifics. I got a reiteration of the $300 [...]

In the first two debates I basically called them a tie.
Actually, the first debate I thought was a tie, so it went to Obama. The second one I thought Obama was much stronger at the town hall debate, but since I hate the whole “lowered expectations” game, I thought McCain lost more than Obama won.
Well [...]

Watch it…

And then talk about it below.
I suggest opening up two tabs with this post in both so you can refresh one while watching/listening in another.
One interesting note…the playoffs are on tonight so it may really cut down on people watching the whole debate. A bet a lot of people are switching around and that’ll [...]

What’s on your mind tonight?
What do you want to hear?
What do you NOT want to hear?
Any predictions?
Talk!

I considered posting this in the live blog, but I think this note is worth its own post simply simply to prevent some folks from missing the debate.
The debate is scheduled to begin at 9pm eastern (8pm central time). I live in the central time zone. When I go to Hofstra’s debate website, [...]

In a few hours, John McCain will have his last, best hope to win a high number of undecideds all at once. After this, he’ll have to pick them off one-by-one, and the numbers don’t suggest he has the time left to make that a successful strategy. As someone who is frustratingly undecided, here’s what [...]

Three debates down.
One to go.
Join us tomorrow night as we react in real time to the final time we’ll see Obama and McCain go toe to toe.
Guaranteed to be fun or your money back!

Uh oh…here we go.
McCain is set to hammer the last nail into his presidential coffin tomorrow.
From CNN:
The comments, during an interview with St. Louis radio station KMOX, come after Obama and Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden were sharply critical of McCain for targeting the Illinois senator over Ayers at campaign rallies, but not when the [...]

In this podcast we offer a preview of the third and final presidential debate between Obama and McCain as well as an overview of the state of the campaign. We also discuss our most recent election projection and the polling trends during the last week.
Additionally, we criticize both campaigns on their respective weaknesses and [...]