Tavis Smiley: Let me start by asking you, Gregory, whether or not, that said, the format tonight made a difference in the performance of either man? A conversation heretofore about the format playing best to John McCain. Let's talk about the format first.

Gregory Rodriguez: You know what? I expected John McCain to do much better than he did. He usually has - he's better equipped, usually, to feel the audience's pain, if you will. He's better at connecting, he's better at emoting than Obama is. But you know what? Tonight it didn't work. For me, Obama - the format really accentuated the age difference, and Obama seemed fluid, he seemed younger, he seemed more nimble, and I think the format really, for all the prognostication beforehand, I think the format really favored Obama because of his youth. LINK to video