[publius1]

No no no — they were looking for the knockout punch, the Reagan moment. There was none, so they conclude that Obama’s smoothness, his ability to answer every charge (even with a lie), becomes acceptable. Thus, the “tie” that Obama wins.

Myself, I think McCain did well, could have done much better, but did well enough to win. I confess though that I wish — I really wish — he’d learn about topic sentences.

[JEH_Boston]

No no no — they were looking for the knockout punch, the Reagan moment. There was none, so they conclude that Obama’s smoothness, his ability to answer every charge (even with a lie), becomes acceptable. Thus, the “tie” that Obama wins.

They didn't look very hard. McCain to Obama: "I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run 4 years ago."