The Night’s Biggest Flubs

There are partisans of both sides who were less than satisfied. National Review’s Andy McCarthy pronounces McCain’s performance a “disaster.” The reason? He refused to bring up Obama’s ties to Bill Ayers, which the campaign had been pounding home on the stump all week. “McCain didn't want to go there,” McCarthy fumes. “So Obama comes off as just your average Center-Left politician.” The New Republic’s Michael Crowley thought Obama flubbed his line on Darfur. Obama said he would send aide if he could rally America’s allies. “Why can't we just provide logistical support right now, with or without our allies? Seems like a bit of a cop out.”