John Edwards won that debate and I am no fan of John Edwards

[IndianaJones]

Very impressive performance.

[enigmatic]

1. He won me to his side tonight.

No doubt.

[Madam Mossfern]

2. I bet

there won't be a word about it in tomorrow's press.

[dajoki]

37. Watching tonight's talking heads...

and no mention now either. Same old stuff; Hillary and Obama.

[polichick]

3. I'm glad he got a chance to steal the spotlight! nt

[IndianaJones]

6. Honestly, he looked like an adult on stage with a couple of kids. nt.

[Catch22Dem]

9. I've said that in several posts tonight (n/t)

[Lugnut]

That's it exactly.

He reminded me of the adult on the playground.

[midnight]

36. That is the way I have always seen him in comparison to the

other two. But it is nice to hear it from others and so nicely put.

[SeattleGirl]

4. He did great tonight!

Very impressive!

[stravu9]

41. thank you

very much.

[Ninga]

5. Clarity of vision brings clarity to the heart. Behind the performance is a very

authentic candidate.

[joshcryer]

7. Obama came in last. John won that debate, and he tag teamed Obama. It was amazing.

[stravu9]

42. yes

HIP, HIP HOORAY!

[goldcanyonaz]

8. He was great tonight! Too bad he hadn't taken this path in the past.

[IndianaJones]

11. I'm Clinton all the way and he stood head and shoulders over her and Obama tonight. nt.

[bigbrother05]

19. He always has, the previous debates were structured

to minimize or dilute his response time and didn't allow for the fuller expression of his positions.

[OzarkDem]

30. That's true

He's been muzzled by the previous formats.

[msongs]

10. edwards did well to let the corporatist candidates have their little snit fights nt

[pleah]

12. Obama came off as whinny, re: Bill won't leave me alone.

[ellisonz]

13. Tie between Obama and Edwards. Hillary lost big time.

[IndianaJones]

20. You can try to put Obama in that class tonight, but Edwards eclipsed them both tonight. nt.

[Dudley_DUright]

14. CNN is redoing the Barak-Hillary back and forth

and so far no appearance from Edwards. He is being airbrushed out again. They cut him out completely.

[Spiffarino]

18. What a surprise.

Sonsabitches
:grr:

[joshcryer]

23. That was the first significant exchange in the debate.

I don't see the issue.

[Dudley_DUright]

33. But then they did not show what Edwards said about the whole exchange

[midlife_mo_Jo]

32. Yep. Wrote that earlier. They said they'd play about 45 minutes of the debate

in various clips, and by the time they finish, they will declare one of these "two" candidates the winner

[debbierlus]

15. He very clearly won. By a mile!

It wasn't even close.

[stravu9]

16. Well I AM

and HE DID
and Thank you for the acknowledgment!

[Spiffarino]

17. I'm a fan

And he did great.

I thought Hillary and Barack were pretty good, too, but it got a little smeary. Edwards, though, was on message and generally stayed above the fray. Somebody downthread said he was the "grown up" and I think that sums it up well.

[saltpoint]

21. I'm certainly biased for The Carolinian, but must confess that I'm glad

it was our candidates up there in the lights in that pressure cooker and not myself. Any of the three of them would kick my butt through 10 time zones and not break a sweat.

Which bodes nicely for the blue team in November. This fall's debates are extremely likely to feature one of these three top contendeers against the Pukes.

I don't see any of the Republican potential noms having a prayer in hell against our people.

[mzmolly]

34. An excellent point.

I don't see any of the Republican potential noms having a prayer in hell against our people.

:hi:

[OhioChick]

22. You're Right

He did exceptionally well. :thumbsup:

[FlyingSquirrel]

24. I think he took the gloves off finally and went after both of them.

Although it seemed like he and Clinton were at times ganging up on Obama - I thought they picked a bad time/location to do that, but I suppose they didn't have a choice. I definitely noticed Edwards moving closer to Clinton. Not sure exactly why. Maybe he thinks she is the person he has the best shot at in a 2-person race, or maybe he thinks she might win and wants to be the VP choice - maybe both. It was very noticeable though.

[Zhuk]

25. I lean towards Clinton but

John Edwards won that debate tonight and I hope that he wins South Carolina, he would be a great President or Vice President

[NastyRiffraff]

26. I was so proud of John tonight!

He kept driving issues that really matter while Obama & Clinton got down on the mat and wrestled (at least in the first part)

[Andy823]

31. The first part was all his

And they "are" talking about him tonight on CNN, not as much as the other two, but they are putting him "in" the race.

The second half was Obama and Clinton, and they did much better than the first half. But I do think Edwards was the real winner.

[chascarrillo]

27. Moved up to second choice for me.

Not that it matters much anymore, but all this while I've just been very, very unconvinced by his speeches. Tonight, he completely sold me on his sincerity.

[venable]

28. thanks for your openness nt

[OneGrassRoot]

29. and honesty. n/t

[Skwmom]

35. Edwards isn't the one who had to defend himself from the Clinton

lie machine.

[ursi]

38. Yep, he kicked ass and stood up for the PEOPLE!

[cynthia]

39. It would be wonderful to hear Edwards get some positive press for a change

let's see what tomorrow brings

[Yuugal]

40. I thought they all did well.

I like when they fight though. Then real things get discussed instead of the usual scripted one-liners.