After the debate, Giuliani worked the spin room, and then addressed a crowd of supporters who had watched the event on TV in a nearby ballroom.

So when Ms. Hughes turned up in the "spin room" after the Coral Gables debate, she was brandishing fresh talking points.

When it was over, the two sides dispersed, barely bothering with the "spin room" where political strategists traditionally try to convince reporters that their candidates won.

In the spin room, the Romney campaign was crowing that Perry damaged his chances with harsh language on social security.

In the "spin room" next to the media center, Bush aides tried to drive the point home.

For a U.S. presidential debate, the number of reporters in the spin room can number into the thousands.

A spin room may also be active before a debate.

Some observers have criticized the overt nature of the media manipulation in spin rooms, and the media's willing participation in it.

We live inside the ironic spin room watching ourselves get shafted by our politicians, who use the same techniques once effective as a distancing device.

Romney team going hard at Perry over Social Security in spin room.