I'm wondering what my fellow Edwards supporters thought...

[mth44sc]

beyond not hearing the voice of passion and compassion and progressive thought we've all longed for.

What did YOU make of tonight?

[Maddy McCall]

1. I'm leaning a little toward Clinton.

Got a long way to go before I decide, though.

[mth44sc]

6. me too n/t

on the long way to go before I decide...

[NastyRiffraff]

2. I didn't watch...

I couldn't. I miss him too much as it is.

[mth44sc]

8. understood... n/t

[wundermaus]

25. me, too.

What's the point?

The choice has already been made.

Corporations won.

People lost.

Moving on...

Sleeping in my car...

You want fries with that order?

[Maat]

3. Well, I thought it went fairly well ...

but I truly did miss John's voice.

That having been said, I don't feel quite as hopeless about the future as I did before. They seemed to have picked some of his themes and focus.

[saltpoint]

4. I feel sorry for the Republicans in November. They're going to get

their asses whomped.

[mth44sc]

15. that was certainly clear

The dems had a fine night!

[saltpoint]

Agree with enthusiasm.

As usual, Blitzer was off-putting, but as long as the other two held the camera, things went very well.

[K Gardner]

16. Absolutely, Old Crusoe! I just wish JE were a part of this, and maybe he will be yet :-) His

influence is palpable and real and lasting.. :hi:

[saltpoint]

17. Hi there, K Gardner. Good to see you. I missed JRE tonight plenty and

then some, but the Republicans who bothered to watch the debate are likely peeing their pantaloons by now.

[K Gardner]

22. LOL.. indeed they are. Depends will be in great demand !!

[Triana]

5. Can't get excited about either of them..

...just waiting to see who the nominee is, then will decide what to do.

[Geek_Girl]

7. Great Debate

But I'm still undecided.

[mmonk]

9. A lean to Obama

but with reservations of Brzezinski as an adviser of any sort.

[SeattleGirl]

10. I thought they both did well, and I was glad to see the passion minus

the nastiness.

I'm still undecided, though.

[ursi]

11. I'm depressed that neither he or his message got traction ...

I'm for Obama.

[bigbrother05]

12. undecided

[Raine]

13. I'm committed to Obama now but

I missed John terribly the debate was so lackluster. :-( I felt both Obama & Clinton held their own but it was so boring. The questions were bland, I thought Anderson Cooper did much better with the reTHUG debate.

[judaspriestess]

14. I didn't watch but I had already made the decision

to lean towards Clinton.

[juajen]

18. I'm a Hillary supporter, but I sorely missed our handsome and

brilliant John. I hope he realizes that it isn't just his "people" who missed him. I have loved him since 2003 and that hasn't changed. I hope that dear family is curled up, cozy and having a relaxing and well deserved rest.

[avaistheone1]

19. I'm torn ~

Clinton and Obama both have alot of strengths.

I am listening to a rebroadcast of the debate on CSPAN right now.

I like what Obama is saying about the lobbyists.

[jannyk]

20. John's already got my vote for Tues - but I'll back Hillary for POTUS

[mitchtv]

21. Clinton

Barack was OK, but Hillary shined

[balantz]

23. I thought it sucked!

I think they were relieved to have John out of the way because they were incapable of following the script with him interrupting them with truth and real issues, like the issue John always brings up about the corporate machine they work for that needs to be smacked, and HARD, so we can begin to get our country back. Cardboard corporate hacks saying all the pretty things to get them in. We'll see how much they will be able to really accomplish for all us common folk. What about NAFTA? What about getting out of Iraq COMPLETELY?

[surfermaw]

34. Right on balantz,:But I am Hillary

She and I have a little in commone, we both know Wolf Blitzer is a JA. We all need to push the point the Media brought down John Edwards....I think he will be Hillarys Attorney G.

[Tennessee Gal]

24. I feel a lot more comfortable after tonight.

But I still wish John were leading them both.

[Der Blaue Engel]

26. I'm leaning a little more towards Clinton

But I'm still voting for John in my primary.

I thought they were both much more positive and sounded more liberal (gasp!) than I had seen up to now. He must have had quite a parting talk with them.

Overall, I'm (mildly) pleasantly surprised, but still sad over what we've lost.

[Bjornsdotter]

27. Well....

...I'm still voting for John on Tuesday, but I leaning towards Hillary.

Cheers

[noel711]

...Yawn....

That's what I thought..
it was boring...
they were soooo politically correct,
so meticulous as to not offend.
Where was the passion?

[mth44sc]

33. It did make ya wonder

I think John was looking for some "backbone"

[disndat]

28. HC put up a benign

and attractive facade, but do the people who switch from Edwards to Clinton understand what a huge amount of corporate money is behind her campaign?

[More Than A Feeling]

29. I thought Obama took it with his McCain slams, and Hillary

lost it with her Iraq ramble, but that's relative, because they were both great at different times.

[ClericJohnPreston]

30. Sorry

I cannot engage with these two. Talk about a missing spark...I felt like I was watching paint dry.

The intent of the M$M was so clear post debate. I am so sick of Donna Brazile and her "now we can get down to business and make history".

Talk about proving the M$M bias and the fact that they push the narrative..sheesh...

I won't give up on John. He gets my NY vote.

[merbex]

31. I still have a decision to make n/t

[frogmarch]

32. Both did well

but I'm leaning toward Clinton, and have been ever since Edwards dropped out.

Clinton's health care plan is very much like Edwards's. I don't like Obama's.

[Hieronymus]

35. I missed Edwards. I don't think I could vote for Hillary ..

[kelligesq]

37. Edwardian members: Check out John Edwards Blog-featured story about

voting for John on Feb 5.

It appears someone borrowed it from DU and it was put up as featured post by someone from campaign.

I take that as a positive to go ahead and vote for John Edwards on Feb 5

"Vote for John E on Feb 5 - Give Him The Power"

[glowing]

36. I just don't know.. Perhaps Edwards took one for the team.. he's been

watching the Repug picks and thinks its a McCain/ Huckabee ticket.. Too much in-fighting is bad for the Dem party.. and that is bad for the GE... Sometimes people go for party over the politics.. We aren't going to get major progressive agendas until we get rid of Bush mentality in this country.. and it may take the easement of establisment candidates to do that... You can't get rid of the money overnight.. and the way Obama spoke tonight about lobbyists and monied interests, he's the next to go.

[kelligesq]

39. sorry I missed that-what did he say about lobbyists & monied interests?

thanks

[glowing]

40. said they need to be kept away from the vote.. accountable records

yadda, yadda.. he's been saying it... but now that it is Big Corp against him, I'm not sure what's going to happen.. might see Rezko thing sink him if Super Tuesday doesn't.

[mth44sc]

38. I'm thankful for all your comments

this is just difficult...

[TexasObserver]

41. I'm probably going with Obama.

But he's been my second choice behind Edwards for a year.

I was hoping for Edwards-Obama, but the reverse would be fine, if they both wanted it.

John's voice is missed, and is needed. He was consistently the best in these half ass debates they have. Tonight, I thought both Obama and Clinton did well, but it lacked the spice that John always brought.

[Blue_In_AK]

42. I thought they both did very well...

I heard echoes of John Edwards in both of their answers. I'm not quite as depressed as I was yesterday.

[Stand and Fight]

43. Hillary Clinton was presidential, gracious, and in control.

There's no doubt in my mind that she is the best choice for President of the United States.

[jeanruss]

44. everyone is dreaming

We will have a pro-war President, make no mistake. The people who control this country want endless war, and now that they have eliminated Edwards, they will move on to the next candidate that is not pro-war. If Obama is not pro-war and gets the nomination, we will have another"incidenT" TO REMIND PEOPLE of why we need war, neverending war. In 2004 it was the Osama letter. That mild of a reminder will not work this time. It will need to be much worse. If Clinton is the candidate, we won't have an incident because she is pro-war. It's still not the economy, bad though they made it, it's the war. Only keeping the war spending going will take down the USA, and that has been the goal since 2000. Get rid of the USA. It is in the way of the NEW WORLD ORDER. Americans are too silly to see through what the media has been spinning and we will all suffer terribly for it. If you want to know what's really going on in your government you should subscribe to waynemadsenreport.com. It's chilling, but it's the truth.

[never_get_over_it]

45. As a person who voted in Florida on Tuesday

my suggestion is vote for the candidate you LOVE - if its Edwards vote for him - if its Kucinich vote for him - etc etc - to me there is not a nickels worth of difference between Clinton or Obama and although I really do like John Edwards he was always my second choice - I voted for him because I thought he was the most electable. If I had known he would drop out almost exactly 24 hours after I voted I would have voted for Kucinich....

[Libby2]

46. I'm leaning towards Clinton. n/t