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John Kerry

Inuca

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22. About your last sentence

Reply to beachmom (Reply #16)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:11 AM

Oct 2012

I think that both. I don't think he did OK. My incresingly sinking feeling as I was watching was not so much "OMG, Romney is so good", but "what on earth is wrong with Obama" (of course, the 2 are correlated). The SNL bit about killing BinLaden was unfortunately not very far from the truth. As to things being overblown, of course the media is having a ball, we again have a horse race "for Pete's sake". But in terms of media reaction I go back to the very first reactions of the MSNBC people. Love them or hate them, Maddow, Matthews, Shultz are true Obama supporters, and in my view, in these forst few minutes after the debate at least, they almost forgot they were TV talking heads, they reacted from their scared democratic gut.

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Mark Shields' comments on JK role in debate prep (his own correction. .) [View all] MBS Oct 2012 OP

Interesting n/t politicasista Oct 2012 #1

Not surprising. Mass Oct 2012 #5

Yep n/t politicasista Oct 2012 #6

I suspect that, while Kerry was "tough" on Obama... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #2

I bet you're exactly right Luftmensch067 Oct 2012 #3

I think you're right. Mass Oct 2012 #4

Who would? Kerry knew Romney shifts his position Relisten to Kerry's convention speech karynnj Oct 2012 #7

Nope. Sounds like he mixed it up per MBS's post downthread. beachmom Oct 2012 #19

Good to see some people are honest and do some fact checking. Mass Oct 2012 #8

I feel your pain! MBS Oct 2012 #9

I agree that the SoS /Senate race interaction is ridiculous to speak of karynnj Oct 2012 #10

This was stupid , it's clear now that Obama's Reaction was partly strategy JI7 Oct 2012 #11

I still cannot get a personal grasp Inuca Oct 2012 #12

I also was in disbelief after that debate MBS Oct 2012 #13

What drives me nuts is the fact that dems are that quick to blame Kerry. Mass Oct 2012 #14

well, at least the NYT got it right MBS Oct 2012 #15

Apparently not. With that Pew poll. beachmom Oct 2012 #17

We''ll know soon. It is impossible to know when it comes to the Pew Poll. Mass Oct 2012 #18

What do you mean by Inuca Oct 2012 #21

It's one poll. I just think freaking out over one poll is not smart. beachmom Oct 2012 #23

Being scared is the worst remedy. Sadly, dems fall too often in this trap. Mass Oct 2012 #25

I'll try to calm down :-) n/t Inuca Oct 2012 #27

Here is the Rand page website. Mass Oct 2012 #28

Thanks for the quotes MB Inuca Oct 2012 #20

Looks like JK presented Obama with every Romney version possible Blaukraut Oct 2012 #26

I think many of us were a bit with Shields, thinking that beachmom Oct 2012 #16

About your last sentence Inuca Oct 2012 #22

I enjoyed this Kevin Drum "hack gap" post: beachmom Oct 2012 #24

I agree. We are playing right into the hands of the media and appearing discouraged. wisteria Oct 2012 #29

I saw a little note from EJ DIonne Inuca Oct 2012 #30

Elections come and go. wisteria Oct 2012 #31

For those who want to see a good debate with a moderator doing its job and Mass Oct 2012 #32