Todd's Debate Thread
by Todd Beeton, Tue Oct 07, 2008 at 06:36:50 PM EDT
What a shocker. John McCain is freakin Guy Smiley tonight, looking right into Barack's eyes as he greets him, patting him on the arm. Right after sitting down, McCain started scribbling away. Take those notes!
First question about bailing out Main St, not just Wall St.
Update [2008-10-7 22:1:12 by Todd Beeton]:OK, during that last minute of Barack's response, the women in the focus group were literally a straight horizontal line at the highest level of the dial.
Update [2008-10-7 22:8:23 by Todd Beeton]:McCain's attack on Obama equating withdrawal with surrender totally flat lined among the focus group.
Update [2008-10-7 22:12:10 by Todd Beeton]:"If we have Osama bin Laden in our sights and the Pakistan will not act, we must." McCain is hitting Obama for "announcing" that we're going to attack Pakistan. Did he just say Obama's remarks turned Pakistan public opinion against us?
Update [2008-10-7 22:18:20 by Todd Beeton]:More McCainian exceptionalism: "I know how to get Osama bin Laden my friends. I know how to get him. I'll get him no matter what." Wow!
Update [2008-10-7 22:33:58 by Todd Beeton]:Barack very cleverly turned his answer to this final question into his closing statement. The women in the focus group were off the charts. McCain is using HIS final response to get all fear-mongery. Yay!
Update [2008-10-7 22:36:50 by Todd Beeton]:Finally, John McCain and I agree: "We need a steady hand on the tiller." That hand, however, is not yours, Senator.
Update [2008-10-7 21:50:11 by Todd Beeton]:"That one?" McCain just called a sitting senator and the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party "that one." My god.
Update [2008-10-7 21:54:59 by Todd Beeton]:Haha. The CNN focus group was way up in positive territory for Barack's entire healthcare answer. Now that McCain is speaking, it's a total flatline. Interestingly, he's sort of tanking among men. If McCain's performance was a sound it would be something like zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Update [2008-10-7 21:56:8 by Todd Beeton]:It's a right, it's a right, it's a right.
Update [2008-10-7 21:57:39 by Todd Beeton]:The second Barack said "I think health care should be a right" the focus group dials spiked...and they're staying there.
Update [2008-10-7 22:1:12 by Todd Beeton]:Yes! Barack hit him for his vote against expanding SCHIP.
Update [2008-10-7 21:26:33 by Todd Beeton]:Umm, is McCain leaning on that rail? Have to say, McCain is certainly on message going after Obama non-stop on inside baseball votes and distorting Obama's proposals. Is it effective or is it coming off as snippy?
Update [2008-10-7 21:26:33 by Todd Beeton]:Did McCain just say "some of the $700 billion is going to end up in the hands of terrorist organizations"?
Update [2008-10-7 21:31:18 by Todd Beeton]:I thought McCain was supposed to be good at townhalls. He is really all over the map, quite unfocused and...dare I say it...erratic.
Update [2008-10-7 21:42:55 by Todd Beeton]:A commission to save Medicare! Yay, commissions can do anything! OK, seriously, this entitlement discussion is really important but I still have no idea what either of them is going to do.
Update [2008-10-7 21:8:24 by Todd Beeton]:Is it just me or is he sort of invading this guy's space. He's freakily stalking him. "My friends." Drink! "My friends!"
Update [2008-10-7 21:12:39 by Todd Beeton]:By referring to the people in the audience as "You", Obama is accomplishing the personal connection that McCain thinks he's accomplishing by saying "My friends," which at this point is just a punchline.
Update [2008-10-7 21:17:18 by Todd Beeton]:Nice. "You're not interested in hearing politicians pointing fingers, you want to hear how this is impacting you."
Update [2008-10-7 21:18:36 by Todd Beeton]:Oooooh, John McCain wrote a letter!
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