Cooper repeatedly cuts off O'Malley's applause lines.

[cyberswede]

Ass.

[haikugal]

1. Yep.

[DJ13]

2. He also allows Hillary to go over time with every answer she gives.

[MH1]

3. Yep. I still think O'Malley is coming across the best..

Calm in his delivery but at the same time impassioned at key points.

I was leaning O'Malley before though, probably because I like his wonkishness and demeanor better than Sander's (appropriately placed) outrage. And Hillary just grates on me , even though she's mostly good on my priority issues.

I think Sanders is doing well if you like his style. I think Cooper's handling of the questions is forcing Sanders to be even more emphatic than he usually is.

[cyberswede]

4. Good observations.

I hope O'Malley gets a bump tonight.

[MH1]

5. O'Malley just got great applause on his closing statement.

That's good to hear. I hope the majority of debate watchers go back and think about the different issues and really evaluate what was said and who best covers ALL the important issues, and has the best record of achievement in actually governing. If they do that, I think O'Malley gets a good bump and thus more attention going forward.

But then I've found Hillary's lead in the polls up to now to be incomprehensible. So I sure as hell can't predict what will happen.