Score one for Obama

President Obama woke up.  In last night's debate, he was feisty and factual, conveying that he actually wants another four years and that he is engaged enough to do the job.  Mitt Romney, stylistically, didn't give an inch. He was aggressive, bordering on rude and offensive (to the President and the moderator) but,  on most issues, …

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Biden, Ryan debate reassuring to bases

Last night's vice presidential debate, expertly moderated by ABC's Martha Raddatz (a former Channel 5 colleague), was engaging, high energy, substantively revealing, stylistically contrasting, and reassuring to partisans on both sides.  (David Brooks' piece in today's NY Times see this as a generational divide.) Vice President Joe Biden had facts, passion, authenticity, and an often …

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