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Your 12-Dimensional-Chess Strategy Memo for the Debates Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Your 12-Dimensional-Chess Strategy Memo for the Debates

'If you throw a knife, he'll respond with a knife.' A hidden mind-game in the debate?

4 Dynamics to Watch at the High-Stakes Final Debate Reuters

4 Dynamics to Watch at the High-Stakes Final Debate

How President Obama and Mitt Romney are likely to attack each other in tonight's foreign-policy-focused face-off, and how it could affect the campaign

The Last Debate: What the Candidates Should Be Asked Reuters

The Last Debate: What the Candidates Should Be Asked

A wish-list for Bob Schieffer

The Revenge of the Soccer Moms Getty Images

The Revenge of the Soccer Moms

Mitt Romney is surging because women are abandoning the president. Why is this bloc so fluid? And can Obama get them back?

Romney's Morbid New Stump Speech Reuters

Romney's Morbid New Stump Speech

Trying to better relate to voters, he's "gotten personal" in recent weeks -- and that means talking about death. A lot.

What the 'Walmart Moms' Thought of the Debate Reuters

What the 'Walmart Moms' Thought of the Debate

A focus group of the election's crucial demographic sees the candidates as "talking to each other" rather than to women voters.

The Picture That Encapsulates the Debate Getty Images

The Picture That Encapsulates the Debate

The first debate left us with an image of Obama scowling. This one, with a very different image of Romney.

2 Points on the Second Debate Reuters

2 Points on the Second Debate

Obama and Romney both show us different things from the first time around.

Obama's Ads Are Working; Romney's, Not So Much YouTube

Obama's Ads Are Working; Romney's, Not So Much

A new study finds swing voters are persuaded by the president's commercials -- while his challenger's spots fail to move the needle.

Why We Shouldn't Be Surprised Obama Is Falling Behind Reuters

Why We Shouldn't Be Surprised Obama Is Falling Behind

Until Mitt Romney's strong showing in the first debate, his stumbles served to obscure a series of missteps by the president.

Some Debate Prep Advice for Obama, in the Spirit of 'Friday Night Lights' NBC

Some Debate Prep Advice for Obama, in the Spirit of 'Friday Night Lights'

The president, too, could learn from this favorite show of Romney's.

The GOP Grannies Who Love Paul Ryan Reuters

The GOP Grannies Who Love Paul Ryan

Forget winning over the Gen X vote. Ryan's biggest fans are older voters who loved his respectful demeanor at the vice-presidential debate.

No Love for the Undecideds Brian Hillegas / Flickr

No Love for the Undecideds

Make up your mind already!

Undecided Voters Speak! Reuters

Undecided Voters Speak!

Is it just that they're not paying attention? Some undecideds say that in fact they're looking very hard at the race.

VP Debate Morning-After Reaction Reuters

VP Debate Morning-After Reaction

The debate probably didn't move many votes, but it had some interesting implications.

Joe Biden, Crazy Like a Fox? Reuters

Joe Biden, Crazy Like a Fox?

The vice president turns in a bizarre, hammy performance against Paul Ryan -- but maybe that was what the reeling Obama campaign needed.

Your VP Debate Summary: Ryan Did Well, Biden Did Better Reuters

Your VP Debate Summary: Ryan Did Well, Biden Did Better

Both men did fine; Biden did more than that.

Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet, Page 2: 'Romney = Bush' Reuters

Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet, Page 2: 'Romney = Bush'

Is the president too 'prissy' to make this simple argument?

Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet: Follow Along at Home The Onion

Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet: Follow Along at Home

A check list for the points made, and missed, tonight.

The Vice-Presidential Debate: Battle of the Liabilities Reuters

The Vice-Presidential Debate: Battle of the Liabilities

With both running mates a drag on their respective tickets, their best-case scenario in Thursday's debate may be to do no harm.

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