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Presidential debates in the age of Twitter
By Alan Rosenblatt, @DrDigiPol
Twitter takes real-time reaction to presidential debates to a whole new level. In 1992, MTV and CNN pioneered real-time tracking of public reaction to presidential debates and speeches. But where in 1992, MTV gathered an auditorium full of students at Boston University turning dials in their hands and CNN had thousands of families across the country punching 1-9 on their home phones throughout the debate,
WTF? The Denver Presidential Debate Souvenirs Were “Made in China.”
The host of last week’s Presidential debate, the University of Denver, either doesn’t understand how to support American workers or doesn’t care.
The University’s souvenir bag, given to all journalists, campaign staff, and campus visitors, had a series of “Presidential debate 2012 items” that were “Made in China.”
Romney wins battle of the optics, side-steps to the middle
Media proclaimed Mitt Romney as the winner of the debate
Republican nominee Mitt Romney was proclaimed the winner of the Oct. 3 presidential debate by wide swaths of the media, while President Obama’s performance was criticized by his own allies. On a policy level, however, Romney’s comments on Medicare, health care in general and taxes appeared to represent a significant shift to the center – and away from the alliance he’s tried to nurture with the tea party movement. This, more than Obama’s downcast demeanor, is likely to carry real implications for the rest of the presidential contest.
Who won our battle of the debate look-fors?
Prior to the Oct. 3 presidential debate we assessed Politico’s top five things to look for when President Obama and Mitt Romney faced off for the first time. And we offered our own top five.
How did each news service do?
Five things to watch for in the debate? Not so fast, Politico
No one loves top five lists more than Politico, so naturally that talented startup in Rosslyn, Va., weighed in with the five watch-fors at tonight’s presidential debate in Denver. You can read the Politico story here: http://politi.co/Vw5WP4
According to Politico, the first watch-for is whether Mitt Romney can “win” the first half-hour. We’re going to flag this one as a bogus metric. Turning points in debates can happen at any time and are more likely on the back end, as the discussion heats up and the debaters get frazzled. The first half-hour will see both candidates at their most poised and rehearsed.
