This "Town Hall" Debate Is NeitherIt's more a dance recital than an honest head-to-head between the candidates.
Posted Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at 5:28 PM ET
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StumbleUponJohn Dickerson warned McCain and Obama to beware of the ponytail guy during town-hall debates. Jack Shafer insisted last week that we blame the format, not Gwen Ifill, for insubstantial debate. John Dickerson called the first McCain-Obama debate a tie. In a Postmodern outburst, Chris Wilson scrubbed the transcript of that debate of all facts.
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