Did the Debate Cover the Issues? Depends Whom You Ask.

freepress by Jen Howard | Sep. 28, 2008 (Poll)

Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama were more frustrated than those of Sen. John McCain at the conduct of the first presidential debate in Mississippi, according to the "Citizens Media Scorecard." By wide margins, they were more dissatisfied with the narrow scope of the foreign policy questions chosen by moderator Jim Lehrer of PBS.

The Citizens Media Scorecard was an online rating of the debate and the media's performance by a panel of more than ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The article covers citizen evaluation of the conduct of the first debate. There is not a lot of insight, but some interesting background on the impressions of other viewers. It is interesting that so many of the Republicans watched on Faux news, which suggests they have been undergoing severe disinformation indoctrination for months prior to the debate. Another pointed article on omitted topics is at http://www.newstrust.net/webx/Stories/files/80927-0022/ .

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