https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/10/08/2nddebate/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 15:01:11 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green writes, &#8220;Instant analysis? McCain won, but not by nearly enough to matter. He was up against a punk kid, and barely came away on points. Barely. McCain is answering the questions for real. I’m not sure it serves him much better than Obama’s smooth (if silly) segue.&#8221; For some on each side of the aisle the fine points of the policy debate are less important than beating the opposition. This is the intensity which some viewers would have preferred the debates to have been conducted but Gary Cooper&#8217;s gone and Sarah Palin&#8216;s not running for President this year.]]>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:28:29 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/10/08/2nddebate-n186223