Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Town Hall Debate

Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Town Hall Debate

Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Town Hall Debate

Many memorable moments from Obama and McCain’s second debate get lampooned.

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Capitalizing on the popularity of their election parodies, the members of Saturday Night Live aired the first of three half-hour specials Thursday. This clip addresses some of the latest campaign developments and satirizes the most memorable moments of the second presidential debate, a town hall match-up between Obama and McCain that was held Tuesday.

Erica Landau

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