Vice Presidential Debate at the University of Washington in St. Louis

Vice Presidential Debate
St. Louis Athletic Complex
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Thursday, October 2, 2008

debate.wustl.edu/home.php

Pre-Debate: Stage Setters/Expectations
"JUST A FEW OF THE DEBUNKED CLAIMS YOU MAY HEAR FROM THE MCCAIN-PALIN CAMPAIGN TONIGHT" (7:03 PM)
WUSTL

During and After: Rapid Response and Spin
Release titles and times are listed here to show the degree of activity; most of the releases themselves are not posted here.
Obama
(time stamps in e-mail)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: REGULATION (9:12 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: FANNIE MAE & FREDDIE MAC (9:15 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: FUNDAMENTALS ARE STRONG & WE ARE BETTER OFF UNDER BUSH POLICIES (9:18 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: WORKERS (9:20 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN IS NOT A MAVERICK (9:23 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: TAXES (9:24 PM)
Washington Post fact checks Palin on taxes (9:26 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN VOTED FOR NEARLY 500 TAX INCREASES (9:26 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: TOBACCO (9:32 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: SPENDING (9:35 PM)
BIDEN CORRECT: MCCAIN SAME POSITION ON TAX BUDGET RESOLUTION (9:45 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: OBAMA A LEADER ON FINANCIAL CRISIS (9:46 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: HEALTH CARE (9:52 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN OPPOSED A WINDFALL PROFITS TAX (9:53 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN VOTED AGAINST RENEWABLE ENERGY (9:54 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: TROOP FUNDING (9:56 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: CLIMATE CHANGE (9:57 PM)
DEBATE FACTCHECK: MALIKI TIMELINE (9:58 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MEETING WITH WORLD LEADERS (10:00 PM)
Fact Check.org: Obama Voted Against Troop Funding? (10:02 PM)
DEBATE FACT CHECK: IGNORING AFGHANISTAN (10:02 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: Different Rhetoric To Different Audiences (10:06 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: REFUSING TO MEET WITH SPAIN (10:06 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: IRAQ (10:08 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION (10:14 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCLELLAN ISN'T MCKIERNAN (10:16 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: CIVILIAN DEATHS (10:17 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: BIDEN IS COMMITTED TO 21ST CENTURY REGULATORY SYSTEM AND TRANSPARENCY (10:20 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: EDUCATION (10:31 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: VICE PRESIDENT AS PART OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH (10:32 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN VS SCHIP EXPANSION (10:38 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: APPOINTEES (10:44 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: BUSH AND MCCAIN BUDGETS (10:48 PM)
FactCheck.org - Palin got troop levels wrong (10:55 PM)
OBAMA CAMPAIGN: The Truth About McCain's Health Care Plan (11:18 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: PALIN WRONG ON CLIMATE CHANGE SUB-CABINET POSITION (11:52 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: PALIN WRONG ON DARFUR DIVESTMENT (11:54 PM)
DEBATE REALITY CHECK: THE RNC LIED...ON THEIR LIST OF LIES (Oct. 3 12:38 AM)
SARAH PALIN’S 18 LIES TONIGHT (Oct. 3 12:57 AM) ...and re-sent at 1:11 PM
TOTAL: 39

BIDEN REVIEWS ARE IN ROUND 1 (10:34 PM)
PLOUFFE: Biden won, made the case for change (10:39 PM)   see below
CBS POLL: Biden wins debate 46-21 (11:06 PM)
CNN POLL: Biden wins 51-36 (11:13 PM)
Biden Reviews Are In Round 2 (11:38 PM)
THE VERDICT IS IN: ONE CLEAR WINNER (11:42 PM)
VP Debate Next Day Reviews...How's It Playing? (Oct. 3 10:31 AM)

McCain
(times are when posted on the campaign's blog)
DEBATE FACT #1: Bipartisanship (9:03 PM)
DEBATE FACT #2: Deregulation (9:17 PM)
DEBATE FACT: Total Biden Lie (9:21 PM)
DEBATE FACT #3: Obama-Biden Will Raise Taxes (9:28 PM)
DEBATE FACT #4: Biden's "Wrong" Health Care Attacks (9:30 PM)
DEBATE FACT #5: Barack Obama Voted For the 2005 Energy Bill (9:32 PM)
DEBATE FACT #6: When Obama was "Silent," John McCain was Warning About Freddie and Fannie (9:36 PM)
DEBATE FACT #7: Joe Biden Voted Against the Energy Bill in 2005 (9:39 PM)
DEBATE FACT #8: Barack Obama Loves John McCain's Climate Change Plan (9:40 PM)
DEBATE FACT: Biden Was Not Taken Out of Context (9:41 PM)
DEBATE FACT #9: No Coal Plants Not Out of Context (9:46 PM)
DEBATE FACT #10: Obama's "No Way" Unconditional Timetables (9:50 PM)
DEBATE FACT #11: Even Joe Biden Says Obama Was Wrong on Troop Funding (9:48 PM)
DEBATE FACT #12: Biden Says Barack Obama is Wrong on Pakistan (9:53 PM)
DEBATE FACT #13: Barack Obama's Unconditional Meetings (9:58 PM)
DEBATE FACT #14: What Barack Obama Middle East Policy? (10:02 PM)
DEBATE FACT #15: "Just Air-Raiding Villages and Killing Civilians" (10:03 PM)
DEBATE FACT #16: Joe Biden and Barack Obama Are at Odds in 2002 (10:17 PM)
TOTAL: 17

STATEMENT FROM COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR JILL HAZELBAKER (10:46 PM)   see below
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN AT WASH U. DEBATE (11:29 PM)
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN ON WASH U. DEBATE: VOLUME 2 (11:50 PM)
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN AT WASH U. DEBATE: VOLUME 3 (Oct. 3 12:08 AM)
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN ON WASH U. DEBATE: VOLUME 4 (Oct. 3 11:32 AM)

and RNC CHAIRMAN DUNCAN RESPONDS TO VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE (11:21 PM)

“Joe Biden won a clear victory tonight because he made a passionate case for change from the disastrous economic and foreign policies of the last eight years, and Sarah Palin defended them. While Governor Palin blindly supports John McCain’s plan for more of the same policies that have devastated Main Street and let Wall Street run wild, Joe Biden spoke clearly and strongly about Barack Obama’s plan for a tax cut for the middle class, health care that is affordable, and an end to the war in Iraq. Tonight, the American people saw why Barack Obama chose Joe Biden, a statesman from Scranton who clearly has the experience and knowledge to be a great Vice President.”

Obama-Biden campaign manager David Plouffe

"Tonight, Governor Palin proved beyond any doubt that she is ready to lead as Vice President of the United States. She won this debate, putting Joe Biden on defense on energy, foreign policy, taxes and the definition of change. Governor Palin laid bare Barack Obama's record of voting to raise taxes, opposing the surge in Iraq, and proposing to meet unconditionally with the leaders of state sponsors of terror. The differences between the Obama-Biden ticket and the McCain-Palin ticket could not have been clearer. The American people saw stark contrasts in style and worldview. They saw Joe Biden, a Washington insider and a 36-year Senator, and Governor Palin, a Washington outsider and a maverick reformer. Governor Palin was direct, forceful and a breath of fresh air."

McCain-Palin 2008 Communications Director Jill Hazelbaker