Is it elitist to believe candidates for the second highest office in the land should not be giving "shout outs" during their one and only opportunity to face down their direct opponents? If so, then we're elitist.

After the jump, what the polling data says in the wake of last night's showdown.

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OBAMA COMES OUT ON TOP OF DEBATE "Two days after a presidential debate many commentators scored as a tie, it's beginning to look like the public saw things differently … A USA Today/Gallup poll released Sunday showed 46 percent of debate-watchers believed Obama outperformed John McCain, while just 34 percent said McCain got the better of the exchange. Thirty percent of debate-watchers said they had a more favorable opinion of Obama following the debate, compared with just 14 percent who said their opinion of him had worsened. … Obama's numbers have ticked up nationally since the debate, the first of three scheduled this year … In the Sunday update to Gallup's daily tracking poll, Obama widened his lead over McCain to 50-42 percent. Friday, in polling that preceded the debate, Obama had a five-point, 49-44 percent advantage."

BOOBS OBSESSING OVER THE BOOBS OF BOOBS "Jessica Simpson, who was slammed this week by Pamela Anderson for wearing a T-shirt that said 'Real Girls Eat Meat,' has gotten her revenge on the former 'Baywatch' babe by beating her to the top spot in InTouch Weekly’s 2008 Best Breast poll. Simpson’s chest was followed closely by that of Tyra Banks, Scarlett Johansson, Carmen Electra, Lindsay Lohan and Katherine Heigl. Audrina Patridge’s very own 'Hills' earned seventh spot with Jennifer Aniston, Megan Fox and Beyonce Knowles rounding out the Top 10."

O IS FOR OUSTED "Ellen DeGeneres ousted Oprah Winfrey as favorite television personality in a poll released Monday. The popular entertainer catapulted from the No. 8 spot last year to push Winfrey into second place. Winfrey had reigned the Harris Poll's favorite television stars list for five consecutive years." Does this mean Obama's going to lose to Hillary?

In the wake of yesterday's discussion about polling, we thought this would be a nice, grounding video, regardless of your political leanings.

Polling is bullshit, and never useful. What the fuck do you care what people think? You should care only about information and right and wrong.

Amen.