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Jason Tolbert points out: “Perhaps the biggest moment of the night was missed by most of the pundits. The issue of abortion came up as the candidates were asked about their potential Supreme Court appointments and there views on Roe v. Wade. McCain took this opportunity to contrast his pro-life position with Obama’s extreme pro-abortion position….”
Jill Miller Zimon concludes, “Ultimately, neither candidate offered all that much more than any other partisan candidate for office might say regarding their party line on education, with one notable exception: Obama is in favor of using charters far more than many Democrats.”
Jonathan Rick asks, “If he can fool his pro-choice wife into thinking that he supports Roe v. Wade, should we really be surprised that John McCain can fool his countrymen, too?”
Vaishali Honawar remarks, “So John McCain wants to cut back on teacher-certification standards. And then he wants to weed out the bad teachers.”
Ben Smith reports, “The bi-partisan group of online activists pushing to liberate debate footage from copyright restriction, and more broadly to remold presidential debates for a new age, says it will involve itself in other debates in the off-years, and gear up for 2012. The conservative activist Grover Norquist is also joining the group, he said last night.”
Paul Campos writes, “Tonight’s debate once again proved how crucial optics and stylistic considerations are in the age of visual media. … Obama seemed cool to the point of almost boredom. But in the end, McCain’s affect — his barely concealed rage at the indignities to which he was being subjected — killed him with the television audience.”
Steve Bennen at Political Animal reports, “The new ones this morning actually go together well. … The Republican campaign unveiled this 60-second spot intended to separate McCain from Bush. … The Obama campaign released a new ad this morning that touched on the exact same theme.”
FactCheck.org posts its report on the debate and analyzes the subjects of ACORN and vote fraud, Joe the Plumber and allegations of negative ads, among others.
Brian C. Ledbetter posts screen shots of “The official Barack Obama campaign talking points for this evening’s debate” next to “An article written by the ‘non-partisan’ and ‘unbiased’ The New York Times.”
The Editors of Family Security Matters sit down with “Joe the Plumber” to discuss his view on the race and his “concerns about Obama’s proposed tax policies.”
C-SPAN solicited tips about interesting blog posts during the 2008 presidential debates in order to present the greatest number of unique, interesting perspectives possible.