YOUR debate loser?

[NightWatcher]

who's not playing well on tv regardless of your position on the candidate.

[MadBadger]

1. Richardson

[Colobo]

2. Richardson, by far.

[matcom]

3. Richardson

he lost me with "Nurses & Doctors need to work together" as a solution to our health care :eyes:

[bigtree]

39. he actually has a good plan

got good reviews when he presented it alongside of the others a while back.

[LSK]

4. Dodd, because hes not standing out and he has to

[KittyWampus]

40. VERY good point. Excellent observation, simple though it may seem

[sandnsea]

69. Obviously Dodd

which makes me question whether Richardson and Obama did the best - since so many people want us to believe they did the worst, which is in no way true.

[Purveyor]

5. The "debate" format... eom

[Rydz777]

63. Yes, the debate format

Everybody was "out-of-time" before they got two sentences out of their mouths. Allowing for the tendency of all politicians to be verbose, this format did not allow for any substantial answers. Calling it a "debate" is absurd.

[montanacowboy]

6. Richardson

no thanks; he could not wait to say how he would strike militarily right away...

[Ava]

7. Richardson, Dodd, Biden

and i don't think hillary is doing good either. barack is also coming off a bit too rehearsed.

[ChiciB1]

8. Richardson... Too Bad.... n/t

[sakkatta]

9. the voters

[WinkyDink]

10. Obama. The "rock star" aura was seriously depleted.

[KittyWampus]

47. This I also agree with. He seemed somewhat removed, rehearsed and strained, IMO

[Czolgosz]

11. Richardson (worst performance), Dodd (biggest disappointment), Kucinich (Gravel stole his thunder)

[MaggieSwanson]

12. Edwards.

Stale.

[Hersheygirl]

13. Richardson.

[Donnachaidh]

14. Obama -- his insurance advocacy was the death knell

I'm NOT going to back a candidate that is going to require me to buy more insurance. The problem with health care IS the insurance companies and HMO's.

[goodhue]

15. Obama

mostly because expectations were so inflated for this front-runner

[lonestarnot]

16. NOT A FUCKING ONE COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW!

[burythehatchet]

17. FUCK YOU JOE FUCK BIDEN

[xultar]

31. Who needs free republik when I can get Dem hating here.

[DURHAM D]

50. Nice. n/t

[mmonk]

What was that for?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

18. Fizzle for Obama -- Richardson seemed confused

[countmyvote4real]

32. Agree. n/t

[Mass]

19. Edwards -

[ronnykmarshall]

20. Oh shit!

I'm missing it. What station is it on?

[bigwillq]

22. It's over now baby

I'm sure they will replay it

[MN ChimpH8R]

21. Obama

because of the expectations, though he didn't do badly. He just didn't hit a home run. More of a double sliding into second.

[2008]

23. Obama

the "uh-uh-uh" stutter was annoying

I was listening 90% of the time, looking at the screen 10%

[BlueStater]

24. Richardson

Dodd was also rather bland.

[Dawgs]

25. Edwards

[tularetom]

26. Edwards with his bush-like reference to god and prayer

Richardson trying too hard to sound like a tough guy.

[MazeRat7]

27. Hillary and Obama -nt

[tishaLA]

28. Probably Edwards

but I might change my mind to Richardson.

[Cameron27]

29. Richardson, just laborious.

Edwards, blah

Obama was a big disappointment for me.

[bigtree]

30. everyone represented our party well

everyone had rough spots. first debate.

[Colobo]

33. Hillary and Richardson

[PreacherCasey]

34. Obama, HRC, too much finagling

[democrat2thecore]

35. Richardson - I was expecting more. --nt

[Labors of Hercules]

36. Richardson and Clinton,

[w4rma]

37. Richardson. (nt)

[ecstatic]

38. Edwards. Poor body language

on the moral leader question. He paused for too long then SHRUGGED when he finally put a half-hearted sentence about his Lord. Also think he's continuining in the war mongering direction. I know a strong leader can't take any options off the table but his rhetoric is too warmongerish. War should always be the last option.

[NightWatcher]

45. he looked tired or like he had the flu

[democrat2thecore]

51. My wife said the EXACT same thing about body language -nt

[riderinthestorm]

61. I only listened on the radio so his body language wasn't a factor

On the radio, he sounded fine. It was a pause but I appreciated that he didn't jump into a lame ass insta-response. It sounded very authentic.

[Desertrose]

41. Barak, Richardson....

[Strelnikov_]

42. The Republican Party n/t

[Labors of Hercules]

62. Could have been moreso with a less biased format...

:shrug:

[krkaufman]

90. Pander Bear!! n/t

[Exultant Democracy]

43. Dennis, Gravel stole too much of his thunder

[Colobo]

44. I think Edwards and Obama did well.

[City Lights]

46. Brian Williams.

:puke:

[Colobo]

57. The guy is an ASSHOLE!!!

[Ioo]

48. Democrats

[rec_report]

49. I think they all did well! n/t

[Justpat]

52. Richardson

I didn't like anything he had to say and I don't like the way he say it.

He always sounds great in one on one interviews on radio, but in this format
he was very weak.

[Wiley50]

53. Interesting that no one in this thread has said Gravel

i know he's a long shot

but,in politics, the pure truth always is

[Justpat]

56. I thought he was great.

He was brutally honest with all his answers.

And all his answers made sense despite his rather passionate manner of speaking.

[halobeam]

59. Gravel impressed me a LOT.

[in_cog_ni_to]

80. I LIKE Mike Gravel! I liked him IMMEDIATELY when I saw him speak at

the DNC convention. He was GREAT! He wants the PEOPLE to run the government. Hmmmm...what a concept!

[Roy]

54. THE ONLY LOSER TONIGHT WAS MSRNC!!!!!

95% questions on rightwing wedges issues.

The only thing this debate was designed to do was to suppress the Democratic message and ideas.

[annabanana]

75. *ding*. . . . . n/t

[LiberalEsto]

55. Hillary nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

58. Obama and Hillary. eom

[halobeam]

60. I agree

[Ediacara]

64. Gravel, he won't be invited back

[threadkillaz]

65. Has MSNBC given him a post-debate interview yet?

(waiting)

[threadkillaz]

74. He's on.

Carving Matthews (and media) a new one.

[threadkillaz]

76. You want to see Media Bias?

MSNBC doesnt link to his page.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18300340/

Cheap shot bastards.

[Ediacara]

78. I just saw a post saying that he has, dang I missed it :-P

Not that I necessarily disagreed with anything he said, but he came off way too aggressively, not only stepping on the toes of the establishment far lefty (Kucinich), but not so subtly calling most of the rest of the field mentally ill. He was entertaining, but I don't think he won any hearts or minds, which is what happens a lot with fringe candidates.

[peaches2003]

66. Tired of most of them already

With this ridiculously long campaign the nomination will go to the one the Dem voters hate the least, not like the most.

[partylessinOhio]

67. Obama did poorly. Edwards will now move ahead of him into the 2nd slot.

[mvd]

68. Bush!

I thought some did better than others on TV, but Bush was the big loser. All of them showed they'd be a much better alternative.

[lse7581011]

70. Richardson n/t!

[CountAllVotes]

71. Obama

he blew it bigtime I thought with his nuke Iran crap that Gravel (and Kucnich attempted ...) to call him on.

And to think I WAS considering voting for him.

No more.

[Colobo]

72. Who are you voting for now?

Because Hillary and Edwards have pretty much the same stance...

[CountAllVotes]

82. either Kucinich or Gravel

I had no idea that Gravel was running. He is a good man and you can tell he means what he says, just like DK.

I was for DK in the last election. Even a Gravel/Kucinich ticket would please me just fine. :D

[Colobo]

84. LOL!

[jefferson_dem]

73. Kucinich.

Gravel outdid him for the shoot-from-the-hip gadfly candidate position.

[mvd]

77. They each had their own styles IMO

So they could both shine. They addressed things from a slightly different angle. Is Gravel really conservative economically, or is that wrong?

[AnOhioan]

85. That because Gravel is a gadfly

and Dennis is not.

[in_cog_ni_to]

79. Richardson. The Gonzo question made him look REALLY, REALLY bad.

:( I thought all the rest were great though. They all held their own. They answered each question with thoughtful responses and didn't attack each other. I was VERY disappointed that they left Dennis out there flappin' in the wind with his Cheney Impeachment. That sucked.

[nadinbrzezinski]

81. Rchardson, his TV persona is lacknig something

[KharmaTrain]

83. The Repugnicans!!!!!!

We saw a party with a lot of enthusiasm and solutions to problems...not sound bites and wedge issues.

There were no losers as far as the Democrats are concerned tonight. Many got their first introduction to the candidates tonight and we saw a party that is a lot stronger and self confident than I've seen in decades.

We're sure not gonna see anywhere near the discussion of issues that really matter at the GOOP slugfest they'll have next week.

[mvd]

87. Very true!

:applause:

Except for Dodd's gay marriage answer, which was kind of playing to the crowd.

[H2O Man]

86. the republican party n/t

[Ino]

88. Richardson

He was AWFUL.

As I said in another thread, Richardson was the big loser, IMO. He talked around the Gonzales support, saying he wanted to hear his testimony first... but then why had he brought up the "he's Hispanic, I'm Hispanic" factor? "Guns are important in the Wild West, and I'm from the Wild West" -- pfffttt! He was sweating. He was squirming like he had to pee. He ignored the red light & moderator cues to stop talking and so cut into everyone's time overall. He ended up ignoring the questions to say whatever he wanted, which I think started the general free-for-all at the end. I did not like him at all.

[krkaufman]

89. Richardson's squinted and pained look was noticeable ...

... and Gravel upstaged Kucinich as the "voice of the people" candidate.