Posted by Jed Lewison on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 5:54 PM Pacific

Bob Schieffer's Debate Open Thread

Two things to remember:

  • The Dow today closed lower today than it has before any presidential debate since 1996.
  • Even more telling: the unemployment rate today is higher than it has been before any presidential debate since 1992.

Oh, and I'll add a third. This debate is largely irrelevant, short of a major gaffe. Perhaps it's worth a two or three points in the final margin, and that is significant, but no matter what happens tonight, Barack Obama is winning.

Bob Schieffer's Debate Open Thread

Two things to remember:

  • The Dow today closed lower today than it has before any presidential debate since 1996.
  • Even more telling: the unemployment rate today is higher than it has been before any presidential debate since 1992.

Oh, and I'll add a third. This debate is largely irrelevant, short of a major gaffe. Perhaps it's worth a two or three points in the final margin, and that is significant, but no matter what happens tonight, Barack Obama is winning.

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