Politics Afternoon Edition: What we learned from the presidential debates

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View on the Web. Tuesday, October 23, 2012 HEADLINES THE FIX: What we learned from the presidential debates For all the talk about how people are totally alienated from the goings-on in Washington, these debates have been the most watched of any in more than a decade. Here's what they taught us about the candidates — and ourselves. » Read full article Candidates hit the campaign trail hard With two more weeks of campaigning left, some polls show Obama's once-significant lead has almost melted away. » Read full article THE TAKE: Romney offers three styles in three debates GOP challenger started as assertive in first debate before shifting to sometimes petulant in the second and becoming restrained in the third. » Read full article FACT CHECKER: Revisiting the 'apology tour' claim (and 12 others) The two dish up some fuzzy facts, including a four-Pinocchio statement, in the campaign's final debate. » Read full article THE FIX: Previewing tonight's third-party candidates debate Debate season in the presidential campaign isn't quite over. Four third-party candidates will take their turn Tuesday night. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY President Obama countering Mitt Romney's claim in last night's presidential debate that the U.S. Navy's fleet is at its lowest number since 1917: "Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines." MULTIMEDIA Video: Say What: The third 2012 presidential debate In their third and final debate, President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney discussed foreign policy at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Watch the debate and read what The Post's writers had to say about it. Follow Washington Post Politics:     Unsubscribe ©2012 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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