27 September 2008 at 13:09
Mr. McCain’s campaign actually declared victory as early as 10 a.m. Friday morning, hours before the debate began here and even before Mr. McCain had agreed to take part in it. The campaign mistakenly released an Internet advertisement to The Wall Street Journal showing Mr. McCain proudly looking into the distance. “McCain Wins Debate!” read the type.
A reader of The Washington Post spotted it and alerted the papers blog The Fix, which promptly posted it before the red-faced McCain campaign removed it.
+ The Next Day, a New Debate on Who Won, NYTimes.com
