[lbo-talk] Halperin says McCain won debate; early poll shows independents agree

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[Was Obama too complacent, TOO cool and perhaps even, presumptuously, a bit lazy in his performance?  -B.]

****  Mark Halperin of TIME says McCain won the debate, but barely:

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1850933,00.html?xid=feed-yahoo-full-nation

**** Also, an early poll shows Independents thought McCain won, too:

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Perhaps the best news for McCain is the rating he received from independent voters. Among respondents not identified with either major political party, McCain was judged tonight’s winner, 51-42 percent.

Obama’s most important lead may have come among Hispanic voters, who said he bested McCain by a 50-36 percent margin.

The candidates were evenly matched among white voters, with McCain posting a narrow 49-46 percent advantage. African-Americans picked Obama as the winner, 88-10 percent.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14618.html