Huffington Post: Obama-McCain Town Hall Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

by Huffington Post [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

Joseph Romm: Note to McCain: Uncommitted Ohio Voters Just Aren't Into Nuclear Power:

McCain seems to think his strong support of nuclear power is a big political winner for him, since he has brought it up three times in the first hour. But every time he talks about nuclear, he flatlines with both men and women. They simply are unenthused about nuclear power, which is no surprise. READ MORE

James Love: The Debate: Round Two to Obama:

Despite the hype, tonight's debate covered familiar ground, with less tension than the last debate. If this was McCain's night to change the conversation, he changed nothing, or lost ground, looking more tired and less competent than the last debate. READ MORE

Ari Melber: McCain's Failed Debate Offensive:

John McCain did not have the debate he needed on Tuesday night. McCain's style was aggressive, disciplined and occasionally punchy. He heaped criticism on Barack Obama, blasting his record on taxes, health care and earmarks, and at one point derisively called the Democratic nominee "That One." READ MORE

Linda Bergthold: Men are from Mars Women are from Venus in the Presidential Debate:

If you watched the presidential debate on CNN, you could watch the green and orange lines of the focus group reacting to everything each candidate said. What is quite amazing is that men reacted more slowly than women and men tended to react less to McCain's tough rhetoric than women. READ MORE

Max Bergmann: Another McCain Dispute with Kissinger -- Now on Russia:

McCain said Ukraine was "in Russia's sights" and repeated his oft-repeated line that when he sees Putin he sees the letters "K.G.B." This is a good line if you are pundit, not if you are a president. READ MORE

Jeff Schweitzer: My Friends, I'm Going to Lie About Everything:

The concept of a debate typically involves two sides presenting opposing ideas reflecting different world views. Tonight was not a debate. What the American people saw instead was Senator Obama presenting coherent answers to difficult questions, while his opponent perpetuated old lies, often unrelated to the subject at hand. READ MORE