The defining moment of the debate
...was actually the day after the second debate, when Obama said McCain didn't mention Ayers because he "couldn't say it to my face." From that moment on, McCain had no way out (at least none that he could see): if he didn't mention Ayers he was a pussy; if he did, he was beating a dead horse. So of course McCain did mention Ayers, but in a half-hearted way, so he was beating a dead horse with a dead cat.
All in all, McCain had his best debate performance yet, and Obama may have had his worst, and yet somehow Obama won more clearly and decisively than in either of the other two. I'm not sure how that works, but I felt it, and so did the focus groups.





Whoa, dude, too many dead animals in this post.
I don't see how McCain came off well, but if that's what you want to believe, you just keep on believing it.
But leave the cats and horses alone. The beaten dead horses alone have had such a hard time of it this year already, without bringing kittycats into the picture.
October 16, 2008 1:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
I didn't say McCain came off well, just that he had his best performance yet.
October 16, 2008 10:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
Obama appeared more presidential and that's why most, if not all of the instapolls say that he won.
October 16, 2008 2:23 AM | Reply | Permalink