The standings in the polls probably won't change much because of this debate. However, I think the clear winners are Obama and Richardson. Obama, because he was able to stand up to his hype pretty well and spoke eloquently on a couple of key topics, abortion and health care. Richardson, because people got a chance to see that there is some real depth there.
Gravel and Dodd looked like bitter old men compared to their rivals and that will not work for them over-all. Neither one did anything to stand out significantly from the pack.
Edwards played it safe, I think, as did Hillary. I don't think it will do much to change their standings. Hillary is in a place in the polls to play it safe- Edwards is not.
On the abortion issue, I wish someone in the field would have pointed out that from 1992-2000 we had an administration that initiated real policies that were successful in reducing the number of abortions in this country- since that time abortions have again been on the rise thanks to 'compassionate conservativism.'
The big losers in this debate were the republicans we will hear from next week.
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I'm thinking a new arrangement of co-presidents. What do you think? The first black man and the first woman. They look fabulous together; and, so far, they are saying a lot of what I want to hear. However, by the time fall 2008 rolls around, my head will be pounding. I hope the picture shows for you here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9863614
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