Verdicts on the YouTube Debate Democratic presidential candidates faced off Monday night in a debate that included questions submitted by voters via YouTube. One critic says this experiment in user-generated content worked, bringing genuine voter voices into the debates.

Verdicts on the YouTube Debate

Analysis: Slate.com's John Dickerson

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Democratic presidential candidates faced off Monday night in a debate that included questions submitted by voters via YouTube. John Dickerson, chief political correspondent for the online magazine Slate, tells Alex Chadwick he thinks the experiment in user-generated content was a success.