For Ponytail Guys Everywhere…

(this post was written by Kyle on October 7, 2008, and it concerns & & )

From Slate’s How town-hall debates can go very wrong for a candidate.: “Which candidate is hurt more by the negativity? If voters don’t penalize negativity, do they penalize hypocrisy? Will McCain’s tough but fair questions about Obama’s truth-telling and qualifications be overshadowed by the new surge of lower-road attacks on Obama’s character and associations? Normally, there’d be a delay (even insta-polls take a few minutes) before we knew what undecided voters make of all this. But Tuesday night’s debate may allow us to test their reactions to the race in real time—especially if the Ponytail Guy shows up. “