After tonight's debate, Obama and Clinton supporters must be reconsidering

[itsrobert]

Edwards was and is the real deal.

[Joe the Revelator]

1. HA!

not quite.

[Catherine Vincent]

2. He has always been the real deal to me. nt

[tekisui]

3. Obama and Clinton borrowed heavily from Edwards tonight.

[farmboy]

That is becoming more and more obvious. Even the Repugs are doing it. John's the original.

[itsrobert]

6. Yup, Edwards ahead of the power curve again

n/t

[surfermaw]

12. Even Mitt Romney is taking talking points from Edwards

[Andy823]

32. Yes, and if we want to win

The general, we should go with the "original" and not the carbon copies!

[DIKB]

25. They have to.

He's setting the pace, and forcing them to talk about issues they normally wouldn't touch.

[progressoid]

29. They've been "borrowing" from Edwards since Iowa.

[dogman]

4. Sorry!

No.

[MH1]

5. Uh...nope.

[usregimechange]

7. No...but Edwards did very good.

[mtnsnake]

8. I commend you for your loyalty.

[midnight]

9. He sure does have that comfortable ease about him. Very

gracious man who cares that others also have a chance at a decent life. He is the one I trust running this country.

[democrat2thecore]

10. "Watch what I say - not as I did when it was ON THE RECORD"

IWR: I was wrong. Sorry.
Bankruptcy: I was wrong. Sorry.
Yucca Mtn.: I was wrong. Sorry.

The real deal? That's almost comical.

[Califooyah Operative]

11. I liked Edwards But No. nt

[stravu9]

13. Edwards Is aTruly Great Man!

Like Atticus Finch in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, a true Patriot!
Not CORPORATE PROPERTY!

[cali]

28. yes of course. that's why he worked for and invested

millions in a hedge fund that invests in all kinds of corporate interests- some clearly sleazy and utilizes said fund to shelter income.

[stravu9]

31. Well at least...

But behind Obama's campaign rhetoric about taking on special interests lies a more complicated truth. A Globe review of Obama's campaign finance records shows that he collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists and PACs as a state legislator in Illinois, a US senator, and a presidential aspirant.

In Obama's eight years in the Illinois Senate, from 1996 to 2004, almost two-thirds of the money he raised for his campaigns -- $296,000 of $461,000 -- came from PACs, corporate contributions, or unions, according to Illinois Board of Elections records. He tapped financial services firms, real estate developers, healthcare providers, oil companies, and many other corporate interests, the records show.

Obama's US Senate campaign committee, starting with his successful run in 2004, has collected $128,000 from lobbyists and $1.3 million from PACs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit organization that tracks money in politics. His $1.3 million from PACs represents 8 percent of what he has raised overall. Clinton's Senate committee, by comparison, has raised $3 million from PACs, 4 percent of her total amount raised, the group said.

In addition, Obama's own federal PAC, Hopefund, took in $115,000 from 56 PACs in the 2005-2006 election cycle out of $4.4 million the PAC raised, according to CQ MoneyLine, which collects Federal Election Commission data. Obama then used those PAC contributions -- including thousands from defense contractors, law firms, and the securities and insurance industries -- to build support for his presidential run by making donations to Democratic Party organizations and candidates around the country.

From the Boston Globe.

[Renew Deal]

14. Yes, like Edwards reconsiders all of his previous positions

lol

[SIMPLYB1980]

15. Still voting for Clinton.

Will vote for the Nominee.

[robbedvoter]

16. Only had to say "oops" 3 times...IWR sponsorship didn't come up. Good thing

he had DK banned!

[jaybeat]

26. That was the best part!

We NEED a President who can admit he was wrong, or change his position based on new information. Even Hillary said her vote on something (bankruptcy bill?) was a mistake that she regrets. She NEVER would have said that if Edwards hadn't said it first.

He's taking the high road, and it is helping drag the other two along with him. But if he's out of the picture, will they sink back down into the slime?

[caraher]

17. I doubt it

I like Kucinich and Edwards was probably my second choice coming in, but I was more impressed by Obama.

That said, I thought the debate reflected well on the party, especially once the real questions started (took long enough!) and will vote for the nominee, whoever that is, come November.

Edit: fixed a typo

[AtomicKitten]

18. I applaud Edwards, but Obama did well and is still my candidate of choice.

[zulchzulu]

19. I've lost count how many votes he has apologized for while Senator

I thought he did well...but it just makes you wonder how many votes he made as Senator that he NOW regrets... whatever....

[ginnyinWI]

20. still backing Obama.

He was the most intelligent, articulate person at that table tonight. Edwards was okay, but why did he spend 90% of his time simply defining the problems being discussed and hardly any time telling what he thinks the answers to them are? Hillary did that a lot too--and she didn't answer the questions very directly at all, meandering all over the place to get her points in. Obama just sat there and answered the questions, giving his solutions expertly and concisely.

[Fabio]

21. totally.

he spoken eloquently on issues i care about for over 20 months......

[NoPasaran]

22. You might want to get your heater checked

Carbon monoxide can kill you.

[Occam Bandage]

23. He placed a solid third, while Obama and Clinton only managed

to scrape together a meager second-from-last and third-from-last, respectively.

In my eyes.

[robbedvoter]

24. Only in Frank Luntz phony focus groups. None here it seems/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gACVmH1BYyY

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4081071

[cali]

27. LOL!!

Yeah, who could possibly resist such sound logic?

:sarcasm:

[Adelante]

30. Not this one nt