I suppose after the McCain campain declared the debate a victory before McCain had committed to attend, I should not be surprised by the ability of the right to delude itself.  But this is somewhat startling, given what the independent voters had to say:

There were no knockout blows in this debate, but McCain won on points--a surprise for people like me who expected a crushing performance from the much more silver-tongued Barack Obama.

Never let the facts get into the way of a good right-wing narrative.  I can't wait to hear the Repugs boast how McCain destroyed Obama in the EV count by garnering more than 200 (albeit fewer than 270) votes.