Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to To the Point

    To the Point

    Analysis of Second Presidential Debate

    At last night's presidential debate in Nashville Tennessee, the growing economic crisis provided an opportunity for John McCain and Barack Obama to rise to an historic occasion. It also set the stage for the kind of mistake that voters would never forget.

    • rss
    • Share
    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    At last night's presidential debate in Nashville Tennessee, the growing economic crisis provided an opportunity for John McCain and Barack Obama to rise to an historic occasion. It also set the stage for the kind of mistake that voters would never forget. Less than a month before the election, with one more debate to go, we hear how this one looked to observers in some of the crucial battleground states and talk with supporters from both sides. Did the candidates offer solutions to new problems caused by new economic realities? Did they reflect the increasing negativity of both their campaigns?

    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Did Face to Face in a Town Hall Format Make a Difference?
    1. 1:48Central Banks Cut Rates in a Global Show of Force
    2. 7:28Analysis of Second Presidential DebateYou’re reading this
    3. 42:09District Court Orders Release of Uighurs at Guantanamo Bay
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

    • Sonya Geis with wavy brown hair wearing a black dress with red accents and decorative earrings against a white background.

      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

    • KCRW placeholder

      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

    • KCRW placeholder

      Darrel Rowland

      Columbus Dispatch

    • KCRW placeholder

      Quentin Kidd

      Professor of Political Science, Christopher Newport University

    • KCRW placeholder

      David Damore

      Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada Las Vegas

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Did Face to Face in a Town Hall Format Make a Difference?
    1. 1:48Central Banks Cut Rates in a Global Show of Force
    2. 7:28Analysis of Second Presidential DebateYou’re reading this
    3. 42:09District Court Orders Release of Uighurs at Guantanamo Bay
    Back to To the Point