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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging The First Presidential Debate 2012 — 10.31 pm. Look: you know how much I love the guy, and you know how much of a high information viewer I am, and I can see the logic of some of Obama's meandering, weak, professorial arguments. But this was a disaster for the president …
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Jackie Koszczuk / NationalJournal.com:
Liberals Livid With Obama's Debate Performance — How bad was it for Obama Wednesday night? Even some of his biggest fans were livid that he let Mitt Romney walk away with a win, and they were not suffering in silence. — Within an hour of the debate ending, liberals and longtime Democratic operatives …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Most watchers say Romney debate winner — Denver, Colorado (CNN) - Two-thirds of people who watched the first presidential debate think that Republican nominee Mitt Romney won the showdown, according to a nationwide poll conducted Wednesday night.
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Chris Matthews Freaks Out At Obama: “What Was He Doing?” — “Tonight wasn't an MSNBC debate tonight, was it?” Chris Matthews said after the first Obama-Romney presidential debate concluded on Wednesday night. — “I don't know what he was doing out there. He had his head down, he was enduring the debate rather than fighting it.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Polls Show a Strong Debate for Romney — Instant-reaction polls conducted by CNN and CBS News suggest that Mitt Romney was the winner of the first presidential debate. — A CNN poll of debate-watchers found Mr. Romney very clearly ahead, with 67 percent of registered voters saying he won the debate …
BuzzFeed:
How Mitt Romney Won The First Debate — By standing on the stage with the president as an equal. — Image by Rick Wilking / Reuters — Mitt Romney, trailing in the polls, needed to prove tonight that he could stand on stage with President Barack Obama as an equal and a plausible president of the United States.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
It's Over — I've been watching presidential debates for quite a few years, but I have never seen one like this. It wasn't a TKO, it was a knockout. Mitt Romney was in control from the beginning. He was the alpha male, while Barack Obama was weak, hesitant, stuttering, often apologetic.
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CBS News:
Poll: Uncommitted voters say Romney wins debate — By a 2 to 1 margin, uncommitted voters crowned Mitt Romney the winner over President Obama in the first presidential debate in Debate, Colo., on Wednesday night, according to a 500-person instant poll taken by CBS News.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
In Domestic Debate, Mitt Romney Shakes The Etch-a-Sketch — US President Barack Obama (R) greets Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (L) following the first presidential debate at Magness Arena at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, October 3, 2012.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama's Stephanie Cutter knocks Lehrer
Obama's Stephanie Cutter knocks Lehrer
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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Dem Debate Meltdown: Stumbling Obama Surrogate Speaks Of ‘President Romney’
Dem Debate Meltdown: Stumbling Obama Surrogate Speaks Of ‘President Romney’
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Ellen Carmichael / Twitchy:
Undecided voters in focus group swing sharply toward Romney; Frank Luntz: 'I've never seen anything …
Undecided voters in focus group swing sharply toward Romney; Frank Luntz: 'I've never seen anything …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Spin Room — I gather from brief glances at Twitter …
Spin Room — I gather from brief glances at Twitter …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
McCain surprised with Romney, Obama debate performances
McCain surprised with Romney, Obama debate performances
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Joe Klein / Swampland:
Obama's Debate Strategy: Unilateral Disarmament?
Obama's Debate Strategy: Unilateral Disarmament?
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Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Mitt Romney loves Big Bird, will kill funding for him anyway
Mitt Romney loves Big Bird, will kill funding for him anyway
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Romney wins; Update: CBS insta-poll shows decisive Romney victory; Update: Romney crushes Obama in CNN insta-poll
Romney wins; Update: CBS insta-poll shows decisive Romney victory; Update: Romney crushes Obama in CNN insta-poll
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Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
Since No President Has Ever Done This Badly In A Debate, We Have No Idea What It Will Do To Race
Since No President Has Ever Done This Badly In A Debate, We Have No Idea What It Will Do To Race
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Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Obama the debater: Making Jimmy Carter look awesome
Obama the debater: Making Jimmy Carter look awesome
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Team Obama struggles as Romney wins big
Team Obama struggles as Romney wins big
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Paul Krugman:
Romney's Sick Joke — OK, so Obama did a terrible job in the debate, and Romney did well. But in the end, this isn't or shouldn't be about theater criticism, it should be about substance. And the fact is that everything Obama said was basically true, while much of what Romney …
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Top Romney Adviser: States Will Have To Cover People With Pre-Existing Conditions Under President Romney — After the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Colorado on Wednesday night, one of Mitt Romney's top advisers acknowledged that, as a result Romney's plan to repeal Obamacare …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
At Last Night's Debate: Romney Told 27 Myths In 38 Minutes — Pundits from both sides of the aisle have lauded Mitt Romney's strong debate performance, praising his preparedness and ability to challenge President Obama's policies and accomplishments. But Romney only accomplished this goal by repeatedly misleading viewers.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Romney's Successful Debate Plan: Lying — Political reporters and pundits lean heavily on the horse race method of coverage, which has badly hurt Mitt Romney for most of the campaign. Last night it helped him. Romney was forceful and articulate and dodged his association with almost all the most unpopular aspects of his platform.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
CNN's Factcheck for the Ages — This was CNN's John Berman's quick factcheck on the dispute over whether Mitt Romney had anyway to pay for his $5 trillion tax cut for high income earners ... Romney says he'll find a unicorn. And if you take him at his word, the verdict is false.
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ABCNEWS:
Fact Checking the Presidential Debate in Denver
Fact Checking the Presidential Debate in Denver
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Backs Away From Own Tax Plan
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Check Point: A Closer Look at What the Presidential Candidates Said in the Debate — Mitt Romney repeatedly questioned President Obama's honesty at Wednesday night's debate — likening the president and vice president at one point to his five sons repeating things that were not true …
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Mstech / Priorities USA Action:
RESEARCH MEMO: Results Of Dial Group Session In Aurora, CO. — M E M O R A N D U M — TO: Priorities USA Action FROM: Geoff Garin, Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group — RE: Results Of Dial Group Session In Aurora, CO.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Priorities pollster: Romney gains on taxes, not likability
Priorities pollster: Romney gains on taxes, not likability
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CNN:
KitchenAid apologizes for tweet insulting Obama — (CNN) - The home appliance brand KitchenAid apologized Wednesday evening for a political tweet sent out from its official account during the presidential debate. — The tweet has been removed but at least a dozen retweets of the post showed it read …
Quinnipiac University:
Connecticut Senate Race Is Tied, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Obama Widens Lead Over Romney To 12 Points — The Connecticut U.S. Senate race is essentially tied up, with 48 percent of likely voters for Republican Linda McMahon and 47 percent for Democratic U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
NBC sued over Trayvon tape — Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman is suing NBC over the network's botched editing of his 911 tape, Page Six can exclusively reveal. We hear Zimmerman's attorneys are about to file a complaint against NBC and its top executives, naming news president Steve Capus …
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