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The McCain-Obama “debate” of ’08: final round

Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 7:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Despite all the media hype, presidential debates have very little bearing on how people vote on Election Day. Instead, they tend to merely reinforce voters’ pre-existing feelings about the candidates. This means that who won the debate is invariably in the eye of the beholder. [The McCain-Obama “debate” of 08: round I, The iPINIONS Journal, September 28,… Read more.

McCain and Obama debate over debating and campaigning amidst economic crisis

Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 3:07 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Senator John McCain made quite a show yesterday of announcing that he is suspending his campaign and withdrawing from the first presidential debate so that he can return to Washington to join the gaggle of those negotiating terms of the $700 billion financial bailout legislation now pending in Congress.  And, to demonstrate his much-vaunted leadership,… Read more.