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Courtesy of Frank Luntz, results from the Drexel University debate show a clear end point: Barack Obama displayed leadership and character, emerging as the favorite of the event.
Ole Miss Representative discusses the upcoming presidential deabte in Oxford
“Who won the debate polls” are notoriously subjective, of course, so take them for what they’re worth. But according to three post debate polls, respondents think Obama got the best of things tonight:
CBS News: Obama won 39%, McCain won 25%, Draw 36%
Insider Advantage: Obama won 42%, McCain won 41%, Undecided: 17%
CNN: Obama “did better” 51%, McCain “did better” 38%
After 30,000+ votes, Ron Paul BLOWS away EVERYONE in CNN’s post-debate polls. Look at these numbers!
The two vice presidential candidates debate for election on the stage of a performing arts center at the University of Mississippi for the first of three scheduled debates with less than six weeks remaining until Election Day.John McCain and Barack Obama stood behind identical wooden lecterns Friday night.
Debate Name :: msnbc debate
Tonight the candidates clarified, as well as muddled, their positions on many issues. On the introductory question about the $700 billion bailout plan, Barack Obama offered a numbered list of conditions he would require in an acceptable plan, while John McCain said “sure,” he would approve the negotiated bailout. It seemed that after suspending his campaign, McCain would have clarified his position.
As for the designated topics — foreign policy and national security — McCain and Obama emphasized their respective strengths: the surge and tough talk on Russia and Iran for McCain and foresight on the folly of an Iraq war, and strong, but smart diplomacy for Obama.
Debate Scorecard and Webcast Coverage
Two focus groups, one by GOP pollster Frank Luntz and another by Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg, both declare Obama the winner. Independents in the MediaCurves focus group “gave the debate to Obama 61-39. They also think he won every individual segment. Republicans gave the debate to McCain 90-10, Democrats to Obama 93-7.” Time’s Mark Halperin weighs in with his grades: Obama A-, McCain B-. Even Dick Morris..says Obama won.
A CBS News instant poll finds Several positive reviews for Obama as under…
40% of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. 22% thought John McCain won. 38% saw it as a draw.
68% of these voters think Obama would make the right decision
about the economy. 41% think McCain would.
49% of these voters think Obama would make the right decisions about Iraq. 55% think McCain would.
How long is the debate ? View debate transcript
McCain hammered home naivete over his institutional memory and experience and it stood up against Obama’s admittedly impeccable preparation. The direct head-to-head did get tense at times, but they managed to keep it in a constructive arena. With moderator Lehrer springing a no-holds-barred, “are we facing another 9/11?” question toward the end, I think of all the elections, Lehrer may have just won “Supreme Moderator for All Time.” McCain wrapped it up cosmically saying, “I know how to heal the wounds of war… I know how to treat our adversaries.” As for a winner? Both candidates stumbled at times, did their jobs at others and both brought a serious A-game.
Overall debate: BO 51%, JSM 38%
Iraq: BO 52%, JSM 47%
Economy: BO 58%, JSM 37%
LEBANON, Va. – What’s the difference between the presidential campaign before and after the national political conventions? Lipstick. “You can put lipstick on a pig,” Barack Obama told a rally in a reference to a line in Sarah Palin’s vice presidential acceptance speech. “It’s still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change. It’s still going to stink after eight years.”
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told an audience Tuesday that GOP presidential nominee John McCain says he’ll change Washington, but he’s just like President Bush.
“You can put lipstick on a pig,” he said to an outbreak of laughter, shouts and raucous applause from his audience, clearly drawing a connection to Palin’s joke even if it’s not what Obama meant.
A presidential candidate bowed out of the race, while two NBA titans began their quest for a championship. A rock legend passed away, while the paparazzi waited on Brangelina’s twins to be born. Take a look back at a week of beginnings and endings in the Buzz.
Hillary Throws in the Towel
After months of campaigning, Senator Clinton is bowing out of the presidential race. Some are already speculating as to her next move, while others are busy with the inevitable Monday morning quarterbacking. And of course, those aren’t the only questions. Will Barack Obama choose her as his VP? If chosen, would Hillary accept? Too soon to tell, but there’s already plenty of online analysis.
NBA: Back in the Spotlight
A dirty ref and low-rated games were adding up to P.R. headache for pro hoops. But those dark clouds may be lifting. The Lakers and the Celtics face off in the NBA finals for the 11th time and the buzz is simply slamming. Lookups on both squads soared and articles from SI.com, the Bleacher Report, and the Hollywood Reporter (hey, it’s L.A.) buzzed like angry bees.
Bo Diddley Passes Away
Rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley passed away at the age of 79. The beloved entertainer leaves behind an impressive body of work and many mourning fans who searched on his biography, songs, photos, and clips. Interestingly, we also spied a load of lookups for his iconic Nike commercial with Bo Jackson.
Brangelina Baby Watch: Day 5,423
It’s not enough to know that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are having twins. People, it seems, must know the exact moment that mommy goes into labor. Perhaps that explains why a news outlet “jumped the gun” this week. Entertainment Tonight reported that the kids were born when in fact they were still chillin’ in the womb. Patience, people—they’ll get here when they get here.
Source:news.yahoo
Sen. Barack Obama vowed Wednesday overly Jerusalem have to “remain the capital of Israel, and it should continue undivided.”
Sen. Barack Obama is embraced bu AIPAC member Lee Rosenberg on Wednesday.
”Any agreement in the Palestinian people have got to conserve Israel’s identity as a Jewish state, providing secure, recognized and defensible borders,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee assumed at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an influential pro-Israel lobbying group.
“Jerusalem would continue the capital of Israel, and it are required to continue undivided,” Obama said.
The Palestinians moreover covet Jerusalem to be the capital of the own country. United States policy has for a while now kept on intentionally vague on the status of Jerusalem. The U.S. Embassy in Israel is in Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem.
Obama opened his speech to AIPAC by hiring tribute to his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, calling her an incredible public servant who had attained history alongside him in the 16-month race for the party’s presidential nomination. Watch a multitude of of Obama’s AIPAC speech »
Obama clinched the nomination Tuesday night, but Clinton did not admit defeat in her speech following the reports closed.
Obama dubbed Iran the leading threat in the Middle East, but reiterated his willingness to balance in the Islamic state’s leaders short of appropriate conditions.
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“Contrary to the argues of some, I suffer no loan in sitting lessened among our adversaries merely for the sake of talking. But as president of the United States, I is able to be prepared to trigger hardy and principled diplomacy amongst the appropriate Iranian leader at a little bit and place of my opting for — if, and easily if it can advance the interests of the United States,” Obama said.
John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has constantly criticized Obama for claiming he is able to be keen to equate in the leaders of hostile nations.
Obama, for his part, blasted McCain’s Iraq policy.
“Sen. McCain supplies a false choice: Stay the procedure in Iraq, or cede the sector to Iran. I reject that logic while there is a sharper way. Keeping all of our troops tethered ebbed ceaselessly in Iraq is not the way to weaken Iran — it is spot on how has strengthened it,” Obama said.
But the Democrat denied he ought to draw U.S. troops out of Iraq without rendering to consideration things on the ground, as McCain has charged.
“I hold proposed a responsible, phased redeployment of our troops from what i read in Iraq. We am able to get out as closely as we got careless becoming in. We is planning to lastly pressure Iraq’s leaders to take meaningful responsibility for this own future,” he said.
Clinton spoke right out ensuing Obama at the conference and praised him, claiming he are able to be a friend to Israel.
Though Clinton has yet to concede the Democratic race and spoke Wednesday of how she ought to do as president, she imparted upon AIPAC the current Obama “understands how is at stake here.”
“It has carried on an honor to contest these kinds of primaries among him. It is an honor to necessity him my friend. And let me be truly clear: I can appreciate the current Sen. Obama would be a great friend to Israel,” the New York senator and former above all lady said. Watch greater number of of Clinton’s speech »
Some Clinton supporters own beginning to campaign for Obama to select Clinton as his running mate, but the two campaigns deny the current discussions on the subject undergo begun.
Obama moreover directly addressed accusations such a hold continued disseminating by e-mail.
“I look for to say which I appreciate certain provocative e-mails suffer kept on spreading around Jewish areas throughout the country,” Obama said.
“They’re filled provided tall tales and dire words of warning something like a chosen candidate for president. And all I ask for to say is — let me knew if you see such guy named Barack Obama, when he sounds pretty scary.”
Rumors suffer kept on expanding at minimum from the time the previous year such a Obama is a Muslim and performs not validation the Jewish state. He is a Christian and claimed at the conference he is a “true friend of Israel,” profit applause.
In his AIPAC speech, Obama additionally clarified a story he imparted upon survive period who prompted a barrage of criticism based on information from Republicans.