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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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Who won the 2nd presidential debate?

Did Republican nominee Senator John McCain score a game changing win at the town-hall style debate in Nashville last night? Or did Democratic hopeful Senator Barack Obama out shine McCain again in the second debate as many felt he did in the first? For the next few days these questions will be debated in the media and among voters. I expected McCain to do better in […]

Sunday, October 5, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 5, 2008

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Political bytes

Round two: Presidential debate in Nashville on October 7 Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are preparing to go at it again in a different presidential debate format this Tuesday. Obama and McCain will be required to answer questions from voters in a town hall setting at Belmont University. The moderator will be NBC’s Tom Brokaw. The first Obama and McCain debate drew about […]

Friday, October 3, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 3, 2008

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The V.P. candidates trade jabs in their only debate

Th spin is on today as each presidential campaign is touting the good points of its V.P. candidate’s performance last night. In their first and only debate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Delaware Senator Joe Biden came out swinging in St. Louis. As in the first presidential debate, there was no knockout, but each candidate landed some pretty good shots. And more […]

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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How many watched the first Obama & McCain debate?

Google image Millions of people tuned in to watch last Friday’s presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. How many? The debate at the University of Mississippi drew 54.4 million viewers, according to the Nielsen ratings. That’s about 16 percent less than the first debate between President George Bush and Senator John Kerry in 2004. Still, the most watched presidential debate remains […]

Monday, September 29, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, September 29, 2008

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Who won the first presidential debate: Obama or McCain?

Presidential candidates and Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are back on the campaign trail today after verbally duking it out at the University of Mississippi last Friday. When the 90 minute debate was over, both candidates were still standing and neither had suffered any major bruising or gaffes. Many observers were disappointed by this. I was not. Over the weekend, another debate followed. Who won? A new […]