- OK, I’ve been working from home, but with 26 minutes until showtime, time to switch to debate mode! 00:34:15
- Tivo has once again picked Current for the pre-show. Al Gore is talking. 00:34:57
- RT @daveweigel: Only 23 hours til the Jill Stein-Gary Johnson-Virgil Goode debate. #realnews 00:41:47
- Tick Tock. Tick Tock. Is it time yet? 00:57:39
- Once again the Tivo has picked MSNBC for the actual debate. 01:00:22
- And we have begun! 01:01:58
- The no audience reaction thing is stupid. If you aren’t going to allow the audience to react, don’t have an audience. 01:02:47
- Cuban Missile Crisis question? 01:03:35
- Starting with Libya. 01:04:12
- RT @daveweigel: Joke. Funny. Good. 01:05:00
- RT @rebliv: @abulsme damn, you’re already crotchety 01:05:06
- .@rebliv It is my destiny, it is my curse. in reply to rebliv 01:05:29
- RT @dccommonsense: Are we gonna hear about drones? Wikileaks? NDAA-Indefinite Detention? “How do you win a war on terror?”
Iran-Bomb lik … 01:06:04 - RT @mckaycoppins: Romney makes sure he’s the first one at the debate to mention the killing of Osama Bin Laden. 01:06:29
- RT @natsecHeather: Romney is ducking Benghazi. Interesting. 01:07:05
- Only a few seconds in, but so far more sedate tone than 2nd debate. 01:08:37
- “Go after the bad guys”. Deep. 01:09:07
- RT @brendanloy: FOREIGN AID! O RLY? 01:10:09
- Romney likes Mali today. 01:10:38
- 80’s calling line was stupid. Fell flat. 01:11:14
- “Every time you have offered an opinion, you have been wrong.” Better line. 01:11:58
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Do forget “Do our best”. 01:12:32
- RT @mattyglesias: Wow, Obama really came out guns blazing. 01:12:51
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: And @BarackObama вЂs looking for a fight, 01:12:59
- RT @nprscottsimon: Romney gets grief for saying Russia is biggest foreign problem. But given obstruction in Syria, Iran, is that laughable? 01:14:18
- Fisticuffs! 01:14:25
- RT @DavidCornDC: It’s a draw. Let’s go straight to the spin room! #debate 01:15:25
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Twitter called, they want their… back! 01:15:38
- RT @BenjySarlin: If you’re watching football, you’re missing a great debate 01:16:40
- Syrians have to determine there own future. That is so radical! 01:17:17
- RT @daveweigel: Nope. RT @chucktodd: Libya? Did we ever get an answer from either? 01:17:52
- RT @sullydish: Romney is bullying and hectoring and trying to bulldoze the president. And he is lying through his teeth as usual. http:/ … 01:17:59
- RT @ppppolls: Undecided voters: ‘what’s Syria?’ 01:18:06
- Syria is Iran’s route to the sea again? Map please? 01:18:41
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Isn’t that a Disney song? 01:19:31
- BTW, so far this is mostly a serious toned debate with no major wins by either side. So no effect unless that changes. 01:21:22
- RT @zidaya: @abulsme You and your reality based arguments… 01:21:28
- Obama missed the opportunity after the route to the sea comment to just say “Have you looked at a map?” 01:22:25
- And yes, I know it is part of the route specifically to the Mediterranean… 01:22:55
- RT @hsmoghul: Mitt Romney: Let’s make sure we advance democratization in Syria by selecting its government for it #debate 01:23:15
- RT @BuzzFeedAndrew: Here lets argue over Syria for another 15 minutes even though our position is the same. 01:24:40
- RT @CarrieNBCNews: Worth remembering for tonight: Romney/Ryan started receiving intel briefings in mid-September. #nbcpolitics 01:25:42
- Will they basically say they agree with each other on most questions? Yes. The quibble over wording and such. 01:26:57
- RT @geoffreyvs: Seriously, no one is watching this debate. It’s sad because foreign policy is actually a key thing the president can inf … 01:27:35
- RT @natsecHeather: Actually if you look at Pew, views of US higher everywhere but ME, Pakistan than four years ago. #factcheck 01:29:29
- There is the expected pivot to talk about the domestic economy for a bit. 01:30:10
- RT @asketchyfish: Romney: I agree with Obama. But, but… I would have done it better. I think. 01:30:28
- RT @DavidCornDC: Romney foreign policy: lead, be strong, be really strong, really lead, and be strong, and then lead and be strong. But … 01:30:47
- RT @SlaughterAM: I live and breathe this stuff and I’m bored…. “promoting principles of peace” is foreign policy pablum #debate 01:30:59
- America is the one indispensable nation? So all the rest could go away and we wouldn’t miss them? 01:31:31
- RT @CitizenCohn: I’m no foreign policy expert, I know, but Romney is throwing out lines w/o clear argument — not word salad, maybe, but … 01:32:19
- Romney talking domestic stuff too given the opening. 01:32:44
- RT @jaketapper: Obama hasnt stopped looking at Romney once. Lesson from first debate learned. 01:33:06
- 5 steps again. Damn it! 01:33:54
- RT @rebliv: uh oh, watch out latin america. mitt sees you as an opportunity! 01:34:41
- RT @politicalmath: Romney getting into “I love coal” mode. Unfortunately, everyone still watching the debate is in a coma. 01:34:52
- RT @natsecHeather: Wait, how did we get from Latin America to teacher’s unions? Is it all companero chavez’ fault? 01:35:05
- RT @dccommonsense: Romney is talking about championing small business. I think he means podcasters!
Lol
#debates 01:35:36 - RT @attackerman: Small business is where foreign policy HAPPENS. 01:35:49
- RT @HuntsmanLiddy: Actually, Mr. President, he was number 47. 01:36:10
- RT @natsecHeather: As a foreign policy wonk, let me just say that I support tying it back to domestic issues. Normal ppl don’t make a ti … 01:36:30
- 30some minutes in, bottom line is a draw. Which since Obama had a slight advantage going in is good for Obama. Romney still has time though. 01:37:21
- Ooo! Getting feisty again! 01:38:03
- RT @xeni: Schieffer did a better job moderating the Lincoln-Douglas debates 01:38:42
- RT @anamariecox: I’m just really glad I’m not watching this in 3D. 01:38:59
- RT @chrislhayes: The difference in comfort level between foreign and domestic policy for Romney is really striking. 01:39:51
- Obama is looking much more relaxed in general. 01:40:24
- RT @natsecHeather: Not to give it away, but visitors to romney’s website looking for details on his defense policies will be veery disap … 01:41:12
- The sequester won’t happen? 01:43:55
- Oooo! Burn! “We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land.” We have less horses too. 01:44:30
- Romney looked chagrined after that attack. Didn’t even try to respond. 01:45:15
- RT @ebertchicago: Obama zinger: “We have these things called aircraft carriers and ships that go under the water, called submarines.” #d … 01:46:17
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @chucktodd It reminds me of the “This is Chess, not Checkers” argument Denzel used in Training Day. 01:46:46
- RT @abuaardvark: “We also have fewer horses and bayonets.” Drops the mic and walk away. 01:47:12
- Romney flustered now. You can really tell when he knows he lost out on an exchange. 01:48:06
- RT @chucktodd: Romney sticking to his strategy of not engaging POTUS no matter what. Even as Obama has unloaded on him. Too much “preven … 01:48:51
- I’m moving from draw to slight Obama advantage on the debate. Still won’t make much difference. 01:50:12
- Obama: “You would do the same things we did, but you would say them louder.” Yup. About right. 01:51:28
- RT @indecision: Obama, shorter: “Dude, my job is hard. You don’t even want it.” #debates 01:51:43
- RT @JeffreyGoldberg: Hard to believe there’s another 39 minutes to go. 01:51:53
- RT @natsecHeather: intl law prof im watching w/xplains u can’t MT @attackerman Mitt sez indict Ahmadinejad 4 inciting genocide, which I … 01:52:16
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: And @BarackObama takes #Romney to school. 01:52:49
- Apology Tour! Drink! 01:53:33
- RT @natsecHeather: Obama said he’d meet w/ world’s worst actors : Keanu Reeves? Mariah Carey? the blond guy from Rocky II??? 01:54:03
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: #Romney said “Apology tour” and POTUS just laughed. Uh-oh. 01:54:43
- .@ThoughtnDesign Planned response incoming… in reply to ThoughtnDesign 01:54:55
- “This is not true.” Just go all in and call him a liar… 01:55:17
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Did the smile tip it? 01:55:39
- .@ThoughtnDesign Yup. But you knew he had to be ready for that one. Response not as strong as I expected though. in reply to ThoughtnDesign 01:56:02
- RT @rebliv: @natsecHeather @abulsme HEY! Lay off Keanu! 01:56:10
- RT @MileHighBecky: Shorter Romney: Obama’s foreign policy is weak and impotent. I will continue that policy. 01:56:32
- Romney doubling down on the apology tour? Really? 01:56:53
- Obama answers the apology tour with criticizing Romney’s foreign trips? Ah, OK, quick pivot to his own trips. 01:58:03
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Agreed. 01:58:19
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Much stronger now. 01:58:22
- RT @jamisonfoser: Last 90 seconds summarized: Barack Obama has had just about enough of Mitt Romney’s bullshit. 01:58:47
- RT @xeni: Hey why don’t we talk about your highly successful adventures overseas this year mitt 01:58:51
- RT @TomBevanRCP: These guys really do hate each other’s guts. 01:58:56
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @BarackObama‘s look is withering. Is #Romney tearing up? 01:59:20
- RT @indecision: Romney: “Let’s not go into hypotheticals.” Like, you know, “what would you do if you were president, Mitt Romney?” #debates 01:59:47
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Which was strong. 02:00:08
- RT @brendanloy: Romney’s right to not give a direct answer to that hypothetical. Would be inappropriate for a president or candidate for … 02:00:23
- Back to “all over the map”, Obviously the Obama theme on Romney for the night. 02:01:35
- Obama mentioning Bin Laden and Ground Zero and 9/11 in the same sentence. Piling on. 02:02:55
- RT @OreoDCW: The word of the day is SCHOOLED 02:03:06
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @BarackObama And a 9/11 story. Now I’m tearing. 02:03:17
- RT @owillis: boom. 02:03:26
- Obama really strong on this passage. Romney looks like he was just punched. 02:03:52
- First half was pretty even. Obama winning every section in the second half. 02:04:24
- RT @jamestaranto: Obama throws Biden under the bus. #2012 02:04:47
- RT @Horsesbayonette: Romney is now losing to Bob Schieffer 02:04:52
- RT @RQDammit: @abulsme YUP! Nervous smile & luaghin! 02:05:03
- RT @rebliv: Oh no, Tagg’s gone rogue! RT @abulsme
Obama really strong on this passage. Romney looks like he was just punched. 02:05:16 - RT @DavidCornDC: Romney: “We’re going to be finished by 2014.” Neocons scream!!!! #afghanistan #debate 02:05:21
- RT @dandrezner: Holy s**t, did Romney just say the surge in Afghanistan was successful? 02:05:50
- RT @ggreenwald: Almost every question Bob Scheiffer is a challenge from the right. 02:06:11
- Doorbell ringing! Alex is home! 02:07:09
- RT @RQDammit: @abulsme Obama: I said I would give da order and I did Dammit! Bin Laden is fukkin fish bait!!! 02:08:14
- RT @brendanloy: And the Eurozone RT @MileHighBecky: Places that don’t exist in this debate: Central & South America, sub-Saharan Afr … 02:08:54
- RT @sullydish: I don’t believe Romney’s current series of total reversals would last a micro-second after his possible inauguration. htt … 02:09:07
- RT @HuntsmanAbby: #Romney aligning himself closer to #Obama than G. W. Bush tonight. 02:09:25
- Oops. “@BenjySarlin: He did say Obama Bin Laden, right?” 02:09:56
- RT @rebliv: but what about a trial separation? 02:10:02
- RT @rebliv: what about an open marriage? 02:10:12
- RT @SamSeder: I’m guessing the one thing on Scheiffer’s list of things not to do do today… say Obama Bin Laden. 02:10:31
- RT @kumailn: To divorce Pakistan, you’d just have to say “divorce” three times. #islamjoke #lookitup #debate 02:11:06
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: Note to #Romney, when u start naming irrelevant shit, we know yer full of it! 02:11:25
- Reading – Poll Analysis: A small surge for Romney (Darryl, HorsesAss) http://t.co/Fr68MxBy 07:17:24
- Look at that, I am now out of Twitter Jail! 07:17:48
- Twitter Jail during a debate sucks. 07:18:01
- [Abulpost] Third Debate: I got stuck in twitter jail about 20 minutes before the end of the debate, and… http://t.co/qF73Bf45 07:19:15
- EC Update 4 Oct 23 done. Polls added in 10 states. NH PA change cats. Blog post after I get some sleep. Maybe at lunch. http://t.co/kF2iz3uE 08:55:50
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme #Romney says once again “The President was right.” #Romney‘s weak sauce tonight. 09:04:17
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Is that right? Is the POTUS back above 300 in your model? Wakey wakey, we need a blog post! 14:01:13
- .@ThoughtnDesign Obama went back above 300 on the “current” line on Sunday. http://t.co/pE4NCGcQ in reply to ThoughtnDesign 14:02:05
- .@ThoughtnDesign Up now, but gotta get to work. I’ll write the blog update over lunch later. :-) in reply to ThoughtnDesign 14:02:58
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Likewise, did your ceiling for #Romney hold? 14:03:03
- .@ThoughtnDesign Mitt broke through the early September ceiling I predicted a long time ago. The first debate let him smash through that. in reply to ThoughtnDesign 14:05:44
- .@ThoughtnDesign His more recent high was from right around the second debate. He has been on a declining trend since then, but still close. in reply to ThoughtnDesign 14:08:02
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme Aaargh!!! 14:08:14
- .@ThoughtnDesign If it helps, although Romney did break through the ceiling I predicted, he has now once again fallen below that level. in reply to ThoughtnDesign 14:16:57
- RT @ThoughtnDesign: @abulsme That’s better. I thought about offering myself as a #Romney supporter on The Corner. I can’t bring myself t … 14:32:42
- .@ThoughtnDesign Nah, we want a REAL Romney supporter for the show. :-) in reply to ThoughtnDesign 14:34:38
- RT @BYUfan: @abulsme this is a minor piddly comment, but why is Romney on left, Obama on right? 14:39:09
- .@BYUfan On my tables? Stupid reason. In 2008 I had McCain/Obama in alpha order. When I set up 2012 I just substituted Romney 4 McCain. in reply to BYUfan 14:43:36
- .@BYUfan I should have swapped the order, but I didn’t think of it until things were well along. The trend graph did flip 4 diff reasons. in reply to BYUfan 14:46:48
- .@BYUfan Last time down was good for Obama, this time up is good for O. In this case I once again just subbed Romney for McCain in data… in reply to BYUfan 14:48:07
- .@BYUfan But I also adj axis from “EV from win” 2 “more EV than needed to win” which I thought was clearer… but was a flip from 2008. in reply to BYUfan 14:51:31
- .@BYUfan For 2016 I think I will go for incumbent party on left, up better for challenger. Then try to stick with that in 2020 as well. :-) in reply to BYUfan 14:56:31
- .@BYUfan Assuming of course I still do this and we haven’t switched to national popular vote. :-) in reply to BYUfan 14:56:57
- Lunch now. EC blog post shortly. 18:21:49
- But first… iPad Mini… I think I will need to touch and hold them. Right now thinking I might want 4th gen full size instead. 18:23:04
- Trade off between size and power. I think the mini might be more convenient much of the time, but the big one slicker and faster. Urgh! 18:24:51
- One tweet coming that I couldn’t tweet during the debate because I was locked out… 19:34:06
- My trying to distract Alex so I could listen to the debate: “Alex, look, over there, listen to Mitt!” Alex: “No! No Mitt! Mitt is dirty!” 19:35:21
- [Abulpost] Electoral College: Obama Rebound Looking Bigger… But Still Tenuous: Two states changing c… http://t.co/J7d8iwm0 20:03:17
- Confirmed 3rd party debate WILL be on C-Span, not just online. So rushing to be home before it starts at 01:00 UTC (9 Eastern, 6 Pacific). 23:39:56
- May have Alex to deal with, but I’ll still try to live tweet the 3rd party presidential debate. 23:41:01
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