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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Gibson Gab Fest

October 8th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
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…Plus Mordant Partisanship Wrecks Townhall Opportunity.

Moderator Charlie Gibson could not keep his mouth shut Tuesday night and turned a supposed town hall meeting into Gibson’s Gab Fest as he asked the most questions and elbowing the audience off the stage. Overnight polls show the event “disappointing” mostly because Gibson talked too much and didn’t let the audience ask questions or the candidates answer them.

Winning or losing was mostly judged by mordant partisans although it appeared the biggest shift was toward “unsure.”

Before Tuesday’s presidential debate Rasmussen’s 3-day average found Obama attracting 50% of the vote while John McCain earns 45%. Zogby’s 3-day tracking poll was much closer and had Obama at 47.1% to 45.2% with 7.7% unsure up from 7%.

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