First, decide who you think won Tuesday's debate. Done? OK, now vote in this poll:

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1. IMO, No one won the debate.

There was no TKO like Lloyd Bentsen vs Quayle or Biden destroying Paul "Helpless" Ryan.

Different candidates in this debate had different goals.

HRC had to show she was progressive and would stay to the left. She had to show that RW attacks are nothing more than RW attacks. She needed to keep Biden from sensing weakness and joining in. She succeeded and did a good job.

Sanders had to show non-supporters that he wasn't an angry, un-electable, commie from a tiny liberal State. He came off well and reassured much of the party base. He spoke well and his ideas resound with all Democrats.

O'Malley had to introduce himself to people who weren't aware of him, separate himself from Webb/Chafee, and show he had the progressive chops to be on the stage with Sanders and HRC. He also succeeded especially with the number of times he said, "I already enacted these policies in Maryland and his powerful closing statement."

All three did well. Who won? American did. No matter which Democrat is the winner in the end, America is better off with our party than they would be with the crappy, clownish candidates of the GOP.



AAR, winning the debate means nothing since the 1st debate is not the finish line. The next debate is in less than a month.
Not sure why all the wailing and gnashing of teeth on DU over who won and the methodology of saying who won is really warranted.