A Look at What Other Blogs Are Saying
We weren't the only ones following the Democratic debate hosted by NPR and Iowa Public Radio.
Noam Scheiber at The New Republic's The Stump said the decision to talk about only three topics was bad news for Hillary Clinton: "Iran's obviously tricky for Hillary in the aftermath of Kyl-Lieberman. Immigration is, too, though it's arguably tricky for everyone. But the big problem is no health care, which is where Hillary was groping for a foot-hold against Obama."
Cameron's Corner at Fox News noted that the National Intelligence Estimate about Iran released Monday made it easier for "opponents using the new revelation to attack [Clinton's] vote for the Kyl-Lieberman resolution calling on President Bush to designate the Iranian National Guard a terrorist organization."
Over at Daily Kos, "Devilstower" attempted to provide a transcript of the debate in real time. And YouPolls is conducting an online survey (unscientific, of course) about who won the debate: Barack Obama leads as of this writing with 47 percent.
Update: The New York Times' The Caucus blog writes, "This was a low-key debate and a good one." Blogger Katharine Q. Seelye went on to say that not having people "whooping or applauding or booing" meant that there was "less grandstanding by the candidates, who engaged in civil discussions even as they disagreed, on Iran, immigration and trade. ... Why aren't there more debates like this?" Seelye asked.
5:46 PM ET | 12- 4-2007 | permalink
