Other takeaways from the debate that was ostensibly about foreign policy: domestic issues; Obama on the attack; a strong but calm Romney; and an appeal to the base.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Media Circus: Tone Trumps Content In Final Debate
The final presidential debate left many viewers scratching their heads. It’s not that the candidates invoked unimportant issues. It’s not that the two held so elevated a conversation mere mortals could not understand. It’s that they were debating almost entirely in tone rather than content.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
One More Time: Here’s Where To Get Debate ‘Fact Checks’
While President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney are debating tonight in Boca Raton, Fla., the fact checkers at news outlets and independent organizations will again be busy. Here’s where to read the analyses.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Little-Known Florida School Hopes For Presidential Debate Bump
Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., hosts the third and final presidential debate Monday. In the year since Lynn snagged the debate, its 2,000 students have watched a quiet campus turn into a hotbed of activity.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Put Off By ‘Too Many Mitts,’ ‘Salt Lake Tribune’ Endorses Obama
Utah could give Mitt Romney his largest margin on Election Day, but the state’s biggest newspaper is rooting for his rival. The Tribune’s editorial board says the Romney it praised for turning around the 2002 Olympics is not the same Romney running for president in 2012.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Obama, Romney Trade Jokes; Critics Aim At Obama’s ‘Optimal’ Comment
The presidential contenders fired one-liners, not attacks, at a charity dinner. And the president made an appearance on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
How Conservatives Learned To Love Mitt Romney
His rise in the polls has been accompanied by a shift to the middle that conservatives had long feared. But because Romney triumphed in direct debate with President Obama, the right is embracing him like never before. Says one conservative leader: “They really get the feeling their guy can win.”» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Along With Sparks, Errors Fly in Second Debate
From whether Obama did or didn’t call the Benghazi attack an act of terror to the charge that Romney’s companies pioneered outsourcing, fact checkers say the candidates stretched some truths during their debate Tuesday.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Transcript And Audio: Second Presidential Debate
Transcript and audio of the second debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us