Take Two: Two Analyses Diverge In The Woods

The media is replaying McCain's "I'm not President Bush line."

The CBS live focus group seems to think McCain did well.

Here's video of McCain's "deer in the headlight" moment.


Four members of Frank Luntz's 23-person focus group switched to Obama. None switched to McCain. Brit Hume did not seem happy to learn that.

Science says: Eye Movements Matter.  The rapid blinker during debates received fewer overall votes than his opponent. "In seven of these eight elections, the rapid blinker also lost the electoral vote and was defeated at the polls."

Torie Clark: "I think a lot of Republicans were wondering: where was this John McCain in debate number one and number two?"

A Democrat e-mails: McCain didn't say "middle class" at all. Said Bill Ayers six times. ACORN three times.