For Shrum fans, his opinion on the first debate:

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Winner: Hillary Clinton

Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2007 8:39 PM by Hardball
Bob Shrum, Democratic debates

Hillary Clinton was superb in saying what she would do if the US was the subject of a terrorist attack- Attack back.

Note to Barack Obama: When asked about America’s three most important allies, don’t forget about Israel.

Joe Biden had the best moment of the night when asked if he was verbose and whether he could avoid gaffs he gave a one-word answer: Yes. It was sharp, funny, and the time limits were Biden’s friend.

Winner: Hillary Clinton

Winner among the second tier: Joe Biden- seemed genuinely presidential.

Didn’t seem to be there very much: Barack Obama

No hits, no runs, no errors: John Edwards

Will post his thoughts on tonight's debate when they become available.