Third, final Nebraska senate race debate between Deb Fischer and Bob Kerrey: 'Robot' vs. 'Angry old coot'

That's how Nebraska Educational Television summarized social media commentary on the debate it hosted in Lincoln. AKSARBENT was astonished at Kerrey's rapid-fire command of facts, figures and legislative knowledge in the second debate and dismayed at Deb Fischer's empty platitudes and unsupported bullet points. The difference was stark. We were not impressed by Kerrey's insistence that he could change Senate procedures for the better. Good luck with that, however well-intended and defensible.

Retiring Senator Ben Nelson's expectedly-tilted review of Kerry-Fischer jousting for his seat:



Here's the second debate, in its entirety.