“The town hall format is McCain’s favorite, because it allows him to engage in a back and forth with voters. But the strict time constraints in Tuesday’s event prevented any sort of free-wheeling debate. Ultimately, the two candidates went back and forth without any knockout punches or gaffes, and so there appeared to be no obvious winner.

Insta-polls of uncommitted voters by CNN and CBS both gave the duel to Obama. But even without polls to lean on, it was clear that by the end of the evening the trajectory of the campaign had not changed. So for McCain, now the clear underdog after more than three weeks of devastating economic news that has put his party on the defensive, the debate was in effect a loss.”

Christian Science Monitor

McCain will float his idea when he joins his vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin on the campaign trail in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Obama heads Wednesday to the newest toss-up state of Indiana.

McCain's $300 billion proposal at the second presidential debate was seen as a risk for the Republican nominee -- much like his decision two weeks ago to suspend his campaign to deal with economic rescue legislation.

"(It was) an amazing development in the middle of nowhere, obviously an attempt by McCain at a game changer," columnist Charles Krauthammer told FOX News.

Fox News

“Well, so much for the idea that the town hall format helps John McCain.

In the town halls staged by his campaign, where the crowds are composed almost entirely of his supporters, McCain has been relaxed, and has been on the stage by himself. In Nashville tonight, neither of those particulars applied. Instead, as he and Barack Obama wandered around the stage, McCain overwhelmingly conveyed the impression -- not to put too fine a point on it -- that he’s old.

In fact, McCain looks older than he is. He cannot move as easily or fluidly as he could had he not had his limbs broken while a prisoner of war. But he was stiff in a format that rewards fluidness. And that sense of age was accentuated by the contrast with Obama and by a number of McCain’s answers and comments. As I look at my notes from tonight’s debate, I see that I marked McCain’s appearance twice – first, when he answered the question of what to do about entitlements by referring to the deal Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill worked out 25 years ago, and, second, as he moved across the stage following an Obama answer that referenced the need to anticipate 21st-century challenges.”

Washington Post

“There was no indication that the debate did anything to change the course of a campaign that appeared to be moving in Mr. Obama’s direction.

Mr. McCain chose not to use the evening — the second of three scheduled debates — to attack Mr. Obama’s background or character. But in a moment that caught the attention of people in both parties, he appeared agitated in criticizing Mr. Obama for a Senate vote he cast, referring to his opponent only as “that one.”

New York Times

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