Obama didn't win. He sounded just like Hillary except with more stutters and less substance. Obama supporters are only saying he won because they are impressed that he could actually talk about policies for a change. Hillary knew her stuff inside and out. Obama sounded like he just finished reading about his own policies.
Hillary is the president of the people. Obama is the president of elitists. Obama supporters keep talking about a movement and change. But change for what? Give me a straight answer. If it's for a better America then why should I vote for him when Hillary is the one who can best carry it out.

I am so proud to be a Democrat. Hillary and Obama both very spectacular, I do feel that Hillary has a better grasp of the responsibilities that are involved. There are no lesser of two evils here, just the greater of two very bright ,articulate and caring Americans. I will be proud to support whom ever is the nominee,

What is the big picture. It is about who will win in November. They are both great candidates. The prospect of Hillary winning is November is not possible or probable. Even if there were a Clinton/Obama ticket in November, the Democrates will lose. Who is more ethical? Too many bad memories that will resurface. The Republicans will win and control the White House again. The future is now. Pray that Obama wins for the sake of this country's future.

It was a cordial debate. Both of these fine Senators are inspiring. Clinton continues to be my favorite. She is the best prepared and she is able to work with both Reps and Dems and can win a fight. It is a plus that she is a "Washington Insider." We need someone who can pull off deals and further the agenda that is important to us Democrats. Obama would make a great VP! Go Hillary!

HOW WOULD OBAMA KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT VOTES? HE WAS ABSENT FOR SO MANY!!!!!!!!!! GO HILLARY*****************************************************************

Both looked good, but Obama gets my vote after this debate.

SA said "Hillary said she would have voted differently:

Yes, she voted for it before she voted against it. Where have I heard that before?

She could have deflected that question for good by getting off her arrogant trip and admitting it was a mistake. 4 simple words and the isuue dissapears. If you cant admit you made a mistake, then I cant trust you.

Obama/Seoulis 08

OBAMA!!! OBAMA!!!

NOT GONNA LIE… THEY BOTH LOOKED GOOD IN THE DEBATE.

I think as Democrats, we have an awesome selection in front of us. Either one would be an awesome Cannidate.

I am personally a Obama supporter. To the the ASIAN IN CHICAGO comment, do you have any "Imperical Evidence" to support your claims. Don't spead rumors, just support your canndidate… There are a lot of Americans hidding out in the woodwork who are wanting change. Obama is that change! Having two families run the country for 20+ years isn't….

Obama's gonna take it by a very small margin… Cya!!

John, "Americans dont care about Iraq. I think the economy and health care are bigger issues, and this is why clinton won." You must not know anyone in IRAQ!! or live in America. Sorry, but people do care about IRAQ!!! Now, about the economy and health care. Neither one of them have much experience in either area except proposing bills or legislation. To me, that is not enough experience to warrant being president. If either one were a state governor, then I would say they have experience in those areas. So, since neither has been a state governor, how did clinton win?

Also, all this talk about Obama's speeches of change and good judgement does not mean squat if you can't unite the parties to work together. His speeches are stating exactly what every American wants to hear, but then he has NOTHING to back up his words.

And all this talk of who "looks" more Presidential. What is that about? Are we seriously down to voting someone into a Presidency based on an outward appearance?

It was a pretty lengthy debate….Obama did better in this debate than some of them. Hillary was pretty sharp…boy does she know how to end her points even if they are unclear…its amazing.

Barack says uhhh alot….Hillary says you know you know…..alot.

Barack won the Iraq debate….Hillary won Healthcare…

They split on many issues as a draw….immigration…economy.

Good debate…Hillary was funnier….Barack more believable….

While I won't say Barack won….Hillary may get the slight nod actually ..she killed it in the beginning but lost in the middle…Barack still got through his main points to many proving that Judgement trumps years in office. He continues to paint himself as the visionary in foreign policy at the same time stong on the homefront to much success.

This debate will helpOBAMA more than Hillary this Tuesday.

Hillary beat Obama up like a little kid in a school yard! She is brilliant!!! He is NOTHING!!!! He can't even talk right!

I am registered Independent voter in order to distance myself from partisan politics. However, I have always voted Democratic.

I agree with you, Bill, that perhaps Obama did not differentiate himself on substance. In fact there is not much difference on policy and issues to highlight.

But judgement and character of our President are vitally important issues for voters to consider and here there are distinct differences. Regarading the former, Obama effectivly uses his opposition to invading Iraq to highlight his good judgement. Regarding the latter, which is just as if not more important to me, Wolfe did try to explore character with these candidates. But this is a slippery slope for Obama and Clinton to debate. I would like to say what Obama can't say. Both Hillary's and Bill's conduct and tactics on the campaign has reminded us of their less than admirable character. While they will probably behave better going forward, it is only because it serves their purpose. If less than honerarble tactics would serve them well, they would use them .

We have a clear choice between Obama and Clinton. I hope people rcognize a man of outstanding character and put him in the White House

It's amazing how much the Clinton machine sounds like the republicans. Blaming the media? Give me a break. Personal insults about Obama? Take your fear and hatred elsewhere.

It's time for change.

Hillary won the debate just like she will win the nomination. Unless, unless the establishment on the Dems side decides otherwise!

Hillary at least did something to prove she was right and wrong. What does Obama has? He was right by luck to vote no for war. If the false evidence that was presented before going to war was to clear that even a baby would have said yes to the war. On this background who will be right and ready and capable of judging on the day One?

I think HRC did well in the debate, her answers were typical….you can really tell she is calculated and a Washington insider. I couldn't stopped laughing when she said that each one of them had to start out and compete on their own records and merits. Lets be honest, if her last name was not CLINTON, she wouldn't be as popular as she is now. Most of the people who vote for her remember the administration of her husband and want those times to come back… Bill Clinton is not running!!! I want someone to get there from their own merits… Look at the Bush we have now and he is only president because of his last name and his daddy.

Saying that it takes a Clinton to clean up after a Bush probably pissed off millions of Americans. Thanks Hillary, you're such a unifier. Who needs another arrogant president?

This debate helped accomplish the most important issue for the election in November, the re-unification of the Democratic Party and its membership. The Democrats were close to self-destruction with their bickering and attacks upon one another. Hopefully the candidates now realize that the true adversary in this campaign is the Republican nominee.

Reading the comments on the Republican debate articles, it looks like many registered Democrats are trying to identify which Republican candidate they can tolerate, because they have already decided not to vote for Clinton or Obama. Therefore, it appears vital to stem the flow of Democrats away from the party.

As an independent, I think it is interesting that two conservative pundits (Bill Bennett and Pat Buchanan) praised Hillary and said she won the debate. Obviously Republicans would rather face Hillary next November. Barrack made his case and offered a clear difference with regard to Iraq. If Democrats want to win the general election next fall they should nominate Barrack Obama.

Obama keeps using Hillary's vote way back just like 911 was overused by Guil…
Back then MOST of us were backing Bush as we believed him esp just ater 911.
Hillary said she would have voted differently.
HE IS A BROKEN RECORD and this should not be our determining factor when voting Tues.
This man is amazing and a dreamer she is a realist and brilliant, skilled and with more experience both here and abroad..and with a better longer track record. This is IMPORTANT!
I just wish the Media would be fair and stop only praising Obama and mostly bashing Hillary and Bill.

I disagree. To the extent that Senator Obama "holds his own", it is a huge positive for him. First, to say that Senator Obama is just as prepared to be President as Senator Clinton takes the experience factor out of the race. Then it comes down to 1) who do you like and 2) who's going to bring about change.

Fair or not (and personally, I think it is somewhat unfair), people don't necessarily like Senator Clinton — so there is not much more to say there.

So then let's talk about change. You heard it last night in one of the on-line questions. Since 1988, we've been choosing between Bushes and Clintons for President. Honestly, we have a lot of talent in this country and we don't need to be creating dynasties. You can say that is unfair to Senator Clinton, but the truth is that in South Carolina, both Senator Clinton and the former President certainly sounded as if they thought the nomination/presidency was something that was "owed" to them. Sorry, I respect Senator Clinton a lot but I don't buy the argue that "it is her turn."

Finally, the huge majority of Democrats know one thing for sure. We don't want to see a Republican elected in 2008. A lot of Democrats are truly asking themselves is Senator Clinton can beat Senator McCain and they are getting nervous. That trepidation is not there with Senator Obama. In the South Carolina primary, Senator Obama got more votes than Senator McCain and Governor Huckabee COMBINED. That's amazing when you consider that South Carolina is a huge GOP stronghold.

So, if Senator Obama is "just as ready to be President" as Senator Clinton — he wins because Democrats are sensing that he will win in November.

The country needs another Clinton to clean up after another Bush? No thanks, enough of these dynasties.
Time to change cleaners.

Obama/Biden

Wolf Blitzer's very last question is the one that hurt Obama the most as many Democrat primary voters will start to see him again, as it was the case before Iowa, as Hillary Clinton's prospective VP.

I must say that I am ready to vote for OBAMA! Clinton wandered off so much that i had to mute her several times.,,,snoring along the way. She wouldn't answer the questions, but instead her ego was the main topic. She was pathetic! Barack may stutter here and there but he was straightforward and that's what we need in the White House.

This is the first time in my lifetime that i thought i would never see an African-American in the top two for President of the United States. It is very good to see a lot of the young people involved in this race because this is your future, and your hopes and dreams.

No matter who wins it will take many years to clean up the mess we are in now.

Go Obama 08′. It is time for change and the time is NOW!!!!!

How gratifying to listen to Clinton and Obama have an intelligent, substantive discussion about the issues. Compared to the one dimensional, cliche-ridden Republican debate the night before, the Democratic debate was a brilliant evening.

Whether it's Clinton or Obama who gets the nomination - inevitably - and the momentum is with the Demos - it will be a real win-win for America.

Hillary put on another brilliant performance last night although I kept waiting for the tears

I'm voting Obama 08 despite what the pundits say!!

Last night's debate was measured and thoughtful. It provided a seating arrangement designed for intimacy and less ground to exercise and strike a dramatic pose.

If it accomplished one thing, it demonstrated a coherent platform that neither candidate could use for much gesture, posing or foot play.

Either Obama or Clinton have fully realized an articulate counter to the opposition party's lack of bringing vision and hope back into our government.

I am tired of the Iraq vote. At the time, Hillary made the correct vote. Why doesn't Wolf ask tough questions of Obama? Why doesn't Donna complain about how Hillary is treated she screamed about secret code words that were offensive to Obama. Hey what about women????????

Hillary won tonight and Wolf should be ashamed of himself

Wolf is trouble maker.

Hillary wins debates

Obama leads with vision and clarity

Obama 08

Hillary put on another great act last night although I was waiting for the tears…

Obama you've got my vote despite what the pundits say!

Canada wants Clinton!!!!!

Bill, You are the most reasonable commentator out of the Republican supporting CNN. Despite, the support to non-winnable Obama in first place (for sure CNN will burst the now blown up Obama off should he get the nomination in the main contest - with all racial slurry!!). I doubt if America is ready to put a Black man in the WHITE HOUSE. They may be ready to put in a woman (who also received franchise after men in US). Lets see. Best would be Hillary-Obama ticket first and test the latter who has not received any clearance so far to come to the top post.

I disagree that a draw favors Clinton. I disagree that he needed to draw sharp contrasts.,

Personally, I think Obama had the edge, but even if you call it a draw, Obama was a very big winner tonite.

He managed to defuse the central concern about his campaign. Everyone accepts that he has great rhetorical skills, and bring millions of new voters into the party, including independents. He can grow the party.

The concern has been that he doesnt match up to Hillary's mastery of policy - that he may be too much style and too little substance. That concern is gone now. He went head to head with the ultimate policy wonk and held his own perfectly well. He even pulled it off looking very dignified and presidential.

So if he comes off as her equal on policy, and clearly her better on outreach, then he becomes the obvious choice.

I really think it is going to take the Clintons for the DEMS to lose the White House again; Remember Gore and Kerry? How short minded can the Dems really be in this nation. These were the "accidents" of the Clintons!!!!!

The Dems are laughing NOW because the Independents, moderate Republicans and young voters have been brought onboard by Obama. Let us wait until they put up Hillary as the nominee and the hole will run dry!!!!

This is yours to lose again Dem; it always takes the Clintons for the Dems to lose!!!

No question about it…..Obama will be the next President.
Hilary is so power hungry and phony. Go back to N.Y. and feed the you're line.

Canada wants Obama!!!!!

Hillary won this debate on Health care issue, Immigration , Economy.Obama won on Iraq war. Overall it was Hillary's night.

I would disagree with the debate was a wash. Clearly we see Obama with the momentum going into super tuesday. I really dont feel this is a wash the iraq part of the debate is going to rehash Clintons position this next week in the cycle. I really think that the "right" experience is going to blunt the "35 years of experience."

IMO Im trying to take the debate including other variables comming into this debate. I think this helped Obama considering we see trends favoring him.

Plus President Clinton is hitting the news today about a dealing with a shady character in kazakhstan, or some character from that region. Its not a wash Obama becomes the angel above the fray again and clinton might get pulled down again with this new revelation.

Oh ya Obama just raised 32 million dollars

Obama is amazing.

Hillary rocked with that line it took a Clinton to clean up after a Bush, so it will take another to clean up after the second Bush. Will be voting for her on Tuesday in NJ. Not really an Obama fan, but will vote for him against any Republican. MC Cain is a war nut and knows nothing about the economy…

Who cares which won of those liberals I mean Socialist won.

They are both extremely good people and good candidates. I would be proud to have either of them as President.

I never wanted a coronation, nor did I want a rock star. Rough as it has been at some points, I think having this campaign serves either of them - and the Democrats - well for the general election.

If we are to believe that Hillary was sincere when she cast that vote in support of the war, then we have to ask how much her White House experience is really worth. After all, she gave that authority to Bush, someone she should have known in and out.

Obama knew not to trust President Bush. Why didn't Hillary?

America IS ready for a woman president, just not Hillary.

Go Obama

BEFORE THIS DEBATE I WAS AN UNDECIDED. HOWEVER, AFTER WATCHING TONIGHTS DEBATE, IVE DECIDED I WILL VOTE FOR OBAMA. TO BE COMPETING WITH NAME RECOGNITION LIKE HILLARY, IMHO HE DID A GREAT JOB. HES BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH ISSUES AND LOOKED AND SOUNDED VERY PRESIDENTIAL. OBAMA FOR 08

My favorite comment re Hillary comes from CNN's Carl Bernstein, "Hillary has a difficult relationship with the truth." If you can't tell the truth you have no integrity and if you have no intergity you are not qualified to be President.

If Obama gets the nomination the Dems win in November. If Hillary gets the nod the Dems better gear up for President McCain.

The media has been pushing Obama since the beginning of this race and have done everything possible to destroy Hillary and her campaign. I hope the American people see this. The worst culprit is MSNBC and Chris Matthews. We need fewer analysts and more straight news. I hope the American people are smart enough to make the decisions on their own. Hillary did great tonight. Let's give her credit where it is due.

I thought Hillary won the debate on issues. She wouldn't give a timeline on the pullout from Iraq, and that was the right answer. You cannot put a timeline on something until you put your plan in progress. I did however like hearing Obama say that he wants his people to tell him if he is wrong. Just like he said, nobody is perfect. Unless Jesus himself is commenting on this, Obama should not be criticized for that remark by anybody.

Hilary was a bit better. Obama did well but his problem is no or weak substance.

I think Clinton did well but we really need to look at the ultimate goal and that is winning the White House. I don't feel Clinton by herself can win the White House. Too many people Hate her so much that they will vote against her just to spite her. This one really bothers me because I see us having two of the best chances to win the WH but it's a stronger together strategy I think must be followed rather than one over the other. We could still lose if we are not smart strategist. I just don't see the two of them working together, their Ego's are too big right now. Think about an Obama/Clinton ticket…many would say no, how about a Clinton/Obama ticket? would that work? I for one would like to see both, can't they work together. I am so tired of the Bush Administration. We can't let this one slip away like 2000 and 2004.

We need to come together right now, vote for who we want to and support whichever one wins. We need to stop bickering and be grateful that we have two great candidates. We need to realize that it will take each and everyone of us to beat the Republican candidate. We must succeed. If we don't, war for another 100 years……unimaginable. Quit slamming either candidate. Their message to us tonight is we must unite.

I believe Barak remained consistent, honest and very authentic- this is not just about the short term, he has long term outlook, this is his person. I just don't take hilary for face value she seems to be telling us just what we want to hear. He has continued his very transparent approach to sincerly involve us all in our future and I beleive tha that is worth more than the same old lip service.

Both candidates have good policy statements. Mr. Obama presented his proposed solutions to overcome the economic problem we are facing and a workable health care solution that will be supported by all Americans. In the final analysis this debate has shown Mr. Obama is able to listen and work with people who strongly disagree with him. This is one of the qualities we long for in our next president.

Everyone complains that Obama doesn't talk specifics. When he finally does, people don't grasp his intelligence or his refreshing ideas.

Both candidates did well. Could have done without the audience and the nasty dig from Wolf Blitzer about Clinton being naive (I'm usually a Wolf fan). Clinton is clearly the more experienced, well-rounded candidate, even with her error in judgement about the Iraq war. What if Bush had been right? You never hear that angle. Obama is a newbie, not experienced enough to take charge. The GOP would eat him for breakfast. Say what you will, but the Clintons know how to play and win the hardball game with the GOP. Hillary Clinton has the guts and tenacity to take on the GOP; she's been tested and keeps on coming. I could definately live with a Clinton/Obama ticket.

they handed the presidency to mitt

I beg to differ! Clinton won this one!! And Bill, aren't you the flip flopper! All of your biased pro-Obama articles and you come to the conclusion it was a draw?? No wonder you're an Obama supporter because he flips flips so often!!

Hillary still never answered the question of what happens to the mandated people if they can't afford insurance - she completely ducked that one.

Also, she said if you have insurance you are happy with, it doesn't change. What she didn't say was that the cost for me won't go up when all of the new people enter the system.

Anyone who watched this debate and believes Obama won, I have a toll bridge that I would like to sell you cheap. The 12 voters at the start of the debate was divided 6 for Obama and 6 for clinton. After the debate the count was 7 Clinton and 5 Obama. That is a really large spread . If you project that out thru the population, it would represent a landslide win.

This was a level-headed debate. Obama did not get the knockout he needed to push him before next week Super Tuesday. As a democrat, I feed delighted because it does not matter who wins, they would be ready to take on McCain. The sooner this get decided, the better. Go Hillbama.

Well, a lot of us who aren't running could also "be right on day one." After all, those of us who weren't in the senate, at the time, like, Obama, for example, didn't want to go to war but also believed the threat of WMD. Hillary won this debate and anyone who thinks Obama was clear, must have been watching a different debate. He stuttered, uhm'd often and waved a magic wand that only hides his political ambition. At least Hillary who has ambition also has her eyse OPEN about our political, economic and social realities. Hillary in 2008!!

Hillary took this debate. I felt it took Obama 90 minutes to hit his stride because before that he wasn't very concise and often stuttered through his thoughts and answers.

But the the real winners tonight were Democrats everywhere.

"Is it not ironic the President Barack Obama (a uniter) and the "4/4″th President of The United States of America is of African descent; while the ultimate uniter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. left us on "4/4″1968 (April 4, 1968) almost exactly 40-years ago…"

Dear real Asian-American,

I respectfully disagree. MLK was the real package. BHO is a "marketed" package. He comes across as too slick and artificial, his great oratory skills notwithstanding.

How soon do you think they will go back to throwing grenades at each other?
9:00 AM? 10?

Change????? will he re-name the white house to the black house?

Bill, you are pathetic! You're all upset that the candidates are civil to one another and actually discussed the issues! Get over it!!! The rest of us actually learned something.

Both Clintons are CROOKS and DISHONEST.
Senator Obama will not pick Senator Clinton for 'anything'!

Obama / someone with integrity '08

McCain reiterates vow to capture Osama bin Laden
Give me a break - Bush will end 8 years and Osama may be or may not be
captured. 8 years was a long time. Now McCain wants the Presidency to capture Osama. I think people are worried about recession and loss of jobs and the economy.

I have never been more proud to be a democrat. This is an amazing moment in history that we all get to be a part of and we should rejoice. Regardless of who you stand for it is obvious we all stand together. Let us all remember, the people we have to beat are not each other but the Republicans in November.

As Bill Clinton said ¨"Fairy Tale". Both are "Fairy Tale". He knows cause he´s being there. I think from Richard Nixon on, every president has being selling in their campaigns that they are going to fix Health Care, Social Security , etc, etc, etc.

I am a lifelong Democrat and have been following this contest closely. But, I am a lawyer, also. There doesn't seem to be much argument that Hillary overbilled, in a reprehensible fashion, some of her clients while she was at the Rose Law Firm. I don't care what she says or does now, that is truly despicable conduct and is, quite frankly, a true character flaw. We don't need another Machiavellian in the White House. I have found nothing similar in terms of Obama. See it for what it is. If experience means the status quo, I want no part of it. Obama needs to win this to rescue the soul of our country.

If, as you've said, this didn't kill momentum for either, then I would have to say the Obama is looking awfully good. After all he came into this debate rolling a wave of support that has translated into rapidly expanding poll numbers and an enormous month of fund-raising. I suspect Edwards and Gore watched this debate with considerable interest and one or both will endorse him before Feb 5th.

Wonderful debate tonight !!!! What a wonderful ticket the 2 of them would make. To those who think B.O. and H.C. should have had a cat fight instead of a debate—-turn your t.v. to a pro wrestling match. Most of us wanted an honest debate tonight and I think we got it.

Obama & Edwards = unity .

CLINTON/BIDEN 08

At the very end of the debate, Hillary was guilty of a telling misspeak.

She said, to paraphrase, "we (Barak and she) have had the great opportunity of traveling the country and have been so pleased with the response (from people) that we have "engendered."

I believe she meant, "encountered." Engendered means to "cause" or "bring about."

Increasingly, our politics is seemingly based on a subtle or not so subtle attempt to cause or even manipulate people to respond in ways that benefit those who are seeking power, and not what may be in the best interests of the people they say they are representing.

Sorry to say this, but the Clintons seem well versed in the "politics of engenderment."

Why are there so many Hillary trolls on these message boards spamming rahrah messages?

Just more shameless tactics from the "do anything say anything to win" camp.

Seriously, grow up.

Obama won, and is winning. On the other hand, I am shocked that some Democrats wanna tack chances on a Bill Clinton in the white house. Can't you see that the party will suffer tremendously in a matter of a year (that is if she actually beats mcCain).

Do democrats really wanna give up congress, in 2010? and the white house in 2012? How short sighted can you guys be. Doesn't the world deserve a fresh clean start?

Couldn't agree more with Michelle, A.L. Gloria Borger's politics are so transparent with regard to Hillary it's amusing. Tonight's debate was conducted by both candidates in a civil and professional manner. Both were winners along with the Democratic Party and the American people.

Obama is a onr trick pony, I didn't vote for the war, if he wants to do something why dosen't he figure what to do with all the drug dealers gang members and murders invadeing small towns and cities in the North East states. These scum are coming out of the big cities and just takeing over small towns, and yes most are black. If Obama is nominated look for one hell of a backlash vote

you go Hillary! please vite for her!

Hillary did great….. go Hillary!!!!

Gee, what did we learn? Our taxes are going to go through the roof and we are going to pull out of Iraq no matter the cost. As for the planned "joke" of Hillary, well… I believe that we were in a recession when Bush took over in 2000 and he cleaned that one up. And he did it without reprehensible behavior towards young girls or lying to a grand jury. Ohh and I almost forgot one other nugget that came out of tonight's debate…. Immigrants don't come here to drive but to work. Yes siree we've got a couple of real intellectuals here!

Hillary Clinton 08

it was nice for them to be cordial… either way, they give the party the best chance to win in the general election if they are on the same ticket.

Go Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama!

I love America because only in the united State of A can a Woman and a black man be running for the office of the presidency.

I love both candidates, i know my Obama does not have the experience but then what has the experienced people in this country done for us .

Perhaps too much experience is the cause of our failure as a nation .

When a nation exalts itself above God , it falls . When a president/ commander in chief feels he is god over the world , this is what happens.

We should preach the message of love and unity which Obama can deliver .

Go Democrats , whoever is elected , i am fine with the last 2 standing

The Republicans will say that Obama is weak on foreign policy and the terrorists because he failed to support the war in Iraq.

At the very end Hillary Clinton was talking about some website to visit on Monday. Was she shilling for Hallmark? What was that about?

-Hugh Miller

Hillary had to play nice with all the bad press she has been getting. She did the same thing in New Hampshire, the pressure is on her not OBAMA! Obama has stayed on message and never waivered. He is the only truly GENUINE, TRUSTWORTHY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE!

OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA!

If they play dirty bad, if they don't bad too. Hum….

Bill, thank you for the analysis from a REPUBLICAN point of view ,which you are, since you also work for a Republican think tank.
But you are wrong, we Democrats saw a big difference.

Brother. If her record doesn't say enough then you Barack supporters need to get your head checked. All you have to hang onto is a speech about Iraq where he didn't have to vote. Even Barack said himself, she has a great record and her service to this Country. Who cares that Bill Clinton was having indiscressions. It's no one business what he did. Sure funny it wasn't a problem when JFK was with Marilyn Monroe when he was president. So get off it.

Hillary by far has the experience, knowledge, and recognizable face around the world to bring the US back to the great country we can be. Barack is not qualified period. No matter what , hope and inspiration doesn't equate solutions to the huge problems this country faces.

It's going to take a Clinton to clean up the mess left behind.

Tonight, Clinton said she did everything she could before she voted for the authorization of force in Iraq. She said she read all the intelligence and talked to all the people.
THIS IS A BLATANT LIE
She did not read the National Intelligence Estimate Report that was THE official intelligence on claims to go to war. This document said there was no substantive proof and explained why. She did not read it. Her vote was entirely for political reasons. She sacrificed 3,000+ American lives and tens of thousands of Iraqi's for her own political gain. SHE DID NOT READ THE REPORT. What responsible person, let alone president would make that decision????
Wake up!

I think this is a time to hand the torch to the next generation of Democratic leaders. The Clintons had there chance to fix the big problems and didn't. They tried but they also failed.

Now it's the next generations turn. The Democrats should pick someone who will not only govern but grow the party and bring in the youth, because THEY will have to live in the world we create.

Hillary Clinton is going to get beaten for sure!! half democrats don't want her, ALL republicans don't want her, half independents don't want her. SMALL margin of those that like her. Barack Obama would have more broad support as the nominee. Obama actually made more sense on policy than Clinton.

BARACK OBAMA '08!!!

I encourage undecided and decided voters no matter what your choice to attend one of Obama's events and you will truly understand what this man stands for. Sen. Barrack is a tremendous person that cares deeply about the American people. That is why I support SENATOR OBAMA ALL THE WAY BECAUSE HE WONT ONLY BE READY ON DAY ONE BUT HE WILL BE "RIGHT" ON DAY ONE!!!

O-ba-ma, O-ba-ma, O-ba-ma, O-ba-ma, O-ba-ma, is going to win!!

Even..my son is singing his tune!

HILLARY WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HANDS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was able to make obama contradict himself on the issue of mandated health care!!! he said what was hillary going to do if it were mandated but yet he himself mandates health care for kids what is he going to do to the kids if they don't have health care?

First, let me say that I think the way CNN handled the Republican Debate last night and the Democratic Debate tonight was totally different. CNN really played up the two Democratic Candidates and it showed great partisanship, which I do not the media should show Americans. And the stage was set with the Hollywood stars.

I didn't like either candidate tonight. I thought that after all their fighting in the past weeks that they were not sincere tonight. They played the "love nest" game way too much. I can't trust a candidate who does that.

I also think that Senator Clinton was very unpresidential. Her husband, President Bill Clinton, is one of our former presidents. For Mrs. Clinton to put down our current President George W. Bush undermines our country. Her husband brought moral shame to our Country. But I did not turn away from his as our President.

At this point, my vote goes for Mitt Romney or John McCain. I believe they are men of character. I have not seen that with the two Democratic candidates.

Please Americans, think very carefully about who you want for your President. Everyone says the Economy is the biggest issue. Well if we do not have a secure America, the economy won't mean a thing.

I have not heard a stragey that is acceptable from either Hilliary or Obama. Sorry guys, you lost my vote.

Sorry there wasn't any squabbling that you pundits so love to analyze. This debate WAS really helpful. Though I am a Barack Obama supporter, I realized after watching this debate that I can be happy with Hilary Clinton as our nominee.

Seeing the crowd react to the idea of a Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama primary really made me happy. Clinton's opening remark that no matter who wins, the Democratic party will be making history with their nominee. Senator Obama is the right person for the job of POTUS, but now I can accept whichever wins.

I actually don't think Hillary won tonight. I think she was playing it safe and taking her time with the spotlight to slowly talk about the things she's accomplished, which is indeed a lot. However, Barack is still a very inspiring man. Inspiring men do no need to have everything figured out on day one. He understands his elasticity of knowledge will always be there, but with very strong core values of potential, truth, and knowledge.

Barack may be behind, but the restraint for the common good he showed tonight indeed showed me what swallowing a big pill must be like. I would love to see and Obama/Clinton campaign in 08′.

Obama for President!

LETS NOT MISTAKE THE ABILITY TO DEBATE WITH THE ABILITY TO MAKE JUDGEMENT. CLINTON WAS WRONG ABOUT IRAQ AND WOULDNT ADMIT IT. HER EXPERIENCE IN THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION HAS CLOUDED HER JUDGEMENT BEFORE AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

VOTE BARACK

Bill, get some sleep. Your eyes are deceiving you! Both Barack and Hillary looked waaaay better than either John or Mitt, and by a wide margin. I think Hillary won tonight's discussion, hands down, and I also think she's got what it takes to beat the pants off of the Republican ticket, whatever that degrades to being.

Go Hillary, and please leave that opening for Barack to join in—he is good. But you get my vote.

Have never missed a vote since voting for Harry Truman in 1948 and the best choice to rid this country of the worst presidency in our our history will be a Hillary Clinton ticket.

I was disappointed in the candidates for not listening to Americans on the illegal immigration issue.

Unhelpful?!?
Hillary won?!?
What the hell conversation were some of you watching?!?
Hillary sounds like a policy wonk secretary…real inspiring…

If Obama wants to be taken seriously he needs to stop stuttering before he begins every sentence. It's borderline ridiculous! Is he running for president of the United States or the high school geek club? He has great points but when compared to Hillary who always looked relaxed, poised and overwhelmingly confident he PALED in comparison…

However how much time is allotted to these responses? Hillary literally took an average of 3-4 minutes on every single response while Obama just sat there until he meekly interjected or until he was asked a response.

Was Hillary debating or preaching? Jeez!

Overall, the debate was boring. The obvious, strategic attempt at amicable debate was unbelievably fake and THAT was dissapointing.

Obama won, Hillary showed she's a flip flopper and conniving, she's changed her position on liscenses and on the war just to further her political career, Obama has picked the right choice and stuck with it even when it wasn't politically safe, he was right that Iraq was wrong, and he's right about the liscense program.

Obama 2008!

Hillary cannot give a straight answer to anything period. She rambles on so long that people forget she is just BS-ing her way out of another tough question. Typical politicial tactics… Hillary supporters need to wake up and LISTEN.. if they listened they would support a real Presidential figure… Barack Obama! Right since DAY ONE!!!!!

Clinton did not clearly win this debate as some indicate above. If anything, this uneventful debate was a draw. I agree with this article, however, that a draw slightly favors Clinton given her popularity. If it weren't for her popularity and Obama was white, he would be the next democratic nominee. Personally, I would have preferred to hear more discussion on the economy. Though healthcare and Iraq are important issues, it's the economy that I think most are worried about.

OK, I give up. Since you won't prnt a critical Clinton/Obama comment, try this one.

I'm sooooooo thrilled by them both!!!!!

It looked like a win for both of them as well as the Democratic Party. It looks to me like they'll join forces and run together. If so they'll win the election…

Once again Clinton shined in the last debate! was extremely Presidential! and easily stated facts, solutions and direction. Once again Obama fumbles and stumbles though trying to make points or somewhat answer the question, but not really. He doenst appear to be able to keep his train of thought, never seemed to be on the topic at hand. When they are next to one another She stands out, hands down. I think its O-bombs for obama…Sorry Teddy!

It was great to see immigration as one of the MAJOR issues that both candidates took seriously. This country seriously needs an immigration reformation plan that includes the NON demonization of illegal immigrants.

Obama's plans with THIS issue was the better of the two.

Hillary won hands down! She has experience, he does not. He says CHANGE, he may be right, but do we know what kind of change? We know what Clinton did for our country before, and we need change all right, CHANGE BACK TO THE GOOD CLINTON YEARS! He might make a good president next term. He should be her Vice and learn from her for 4 or 8 years, then he would be seasoned and ready.

HILLARY 08

I think both did well in this debate, but on points Hillary was the CLEAR winner. That hardly matters though as Obama illicits an emotional response from people that overrides their rational side. The only section Hillary lost on was Iraq. Health care, immagration, taxes … all went to Hillary. If one took away the emotional rhetoric and just looked at policy point by point Hillary has a better grasp on EVERY issue and can discuss any issue in depth, has an opinion on every issue, and has a plan of attack on every issue. I think Obama likely has opinons on everything but I doubt he has plans of attack in such detail on every issue like Hilalry does. Perhaps the same reason she has these plans and can disccus any issue in detail is the very same thing that Obama supporters dislike Hillary for … her years in politics.

By the way- you Hillary Trolls- Obama will never- EVER have Hillary on his ticket. They are fundamentally and philisophically different. Obama lifts people up, and Hilalry puts people down. I hope you know that a vote for Hillary is a vote for McCain.

What really bugs me is that CNN (and now on the local news) seems so disappointed that Hillary and Barack didn't have a brawl. I found the debate great because there was time for answers that were long enough to be meaningful and even a little nuanced. I live in Virginia and vote on the Tuesday after Super Tuesday. I still don't know who to vote for. Both are great when compared to anything on the GOP side.

Thank you CNN for having a much more intellegent, positive debate forum! Tonights debate reminded me, that if we look beyond "party politics" and "negativity and name calling", I would hope that Americans are asking themselves, "Which face, which voice, which personality do I want to be the President?" I constantly ask these questions and look to the debates, newspaper articles and (sometimes) political ads for the answers. "Who" do we want for a President? It's a simple, and direct question—and Americans seem to come up with many different responses.
We've seen the Clintons before. We've seen what the Bushes can do.
I haven't seen the Obamas.
I wasn't overly impressed with the Clinton Admin., or either Bush administrations.

I want a President who is a 'good statesman and a good spokesman' of our nation. And I want someone different.

OBAMA continues to impress me—and offers me the answers to my questions as to "who" I want as my President.
Congrats Senator Obama!

I'm not entirely impressed with the "I've been right on the war all along." Obama has the luxury of not having been in the position TO vote on the war!

Interviewing Barack Obama on Meet the Press, Tim Russert read a quote he attributed to Obama to suggest that he has "not been a leader against the [Iraq] war": "In July of 2004, Barack Obama: 'I'm not privy to Senate intelligence reports. … What would I have done? I don't know,' in terms of how you would have voted on the war."

"What I know is that from my vantage point the case was not made" for authorizing the war."

EXACTLY. He wasn't privvy to the intelligence, he didn't have meetings with intelligence agents. He was debriefed by anyone. He was - and is - an outsider. He ADMITS that he just doesn't know what he would have done. I'm surprised nobody has brought this up!

After watching the debate tonight I don't believe Hillary, unfortunately, will be able to unify the Dems and Repubs.
She'll probably have to fight tooth & nail with the Republicans in Congress and not be effective as President.

In response to 'Asians for Hillary in Chicago';

I know many of you are afriad, however the next president of the United States will be someone who has proven to be a uniter of people; someone who represents the average age of American voters; somone who can bring new and 1st-time voters to the voting booth; someone who can utterly dominate the Republican nominee; someone who will be right from day one…. I'm sorry , but you (who have have always been divisive) will fortunately NOT decide who will be the next President of these UNITED STATES..

IGNORANCE will NOT play a part this time; The American people will chose the Natural Leader, regardless of HIS or HER ethnicity or gender.

Is it not ironic the President Barack Obama (a uniter) and the "4/4″th President of The United States of America is of African descent; while the ultimate uniter, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. left us on "4/4″1968 (April 4, 1968) almost exactly 40-years ago…

It's meant to be…..

-A REAL Asian American….

Tonight's debate was a win-win for all Democrats. Both candidates came across as bright, articulate, confident, and presidential. I came away thinking that either one will be a huge improvement over any candidate the Republicans may nominate. While I prefer Obama's leadership style and will vote for him in the primary, I came away thinking that I will also be proud to support Hillary if she makes it to the general election.

Thanks, CNN, for a great (and civil) debate!

I have watched all the debates.This debate I thought that Obama looked impressive than Hillary.She really can't get away why she voted for the useless war. For that reason only she should not win. I think she skirted around the question on how long it would be before our troops where out of Iraq.I really think she say any thing to be the first lady president. go obama

Barack stands for more than an election to win. He represents a movement that will lead America to greatness again. We can hold our heads high when traveling abroad and not have to say we are from Canada for safety reasons. Think not only of youreself, think of future generations and vote for Barack Obama, before it is too late.

Obama, YES WE CAN

I keep hearing this concept of how bringing people together creates change and through inspiration we can achieve change, now maybe I am a cynic, but life through the Civil Rights, NAM, NOW, and so on, never was by the people, it was people responding and acting to the clear vision presented and motivated by another or small group. I hear the talk, but where is the walk; there is no inspiring clear vision, only egoes.

I was pleased to see civility return tonight, but my comment is that I didn't hear anything from either one on what kinds of jobs are we going to have here in the US in the near future and what their positions were on protecting our borders. Both are very important issues.. did i miss something?

Sorry so late to the game, but I just got home, as a I chose to watch the debate with some friends and citizens (700+ of us in a club here in the heart of NYC). NY is Obama country and I thought he more then held his own in the debate. He actually answered the questions, which says something. Senator Clinton stated it is a matter of trust, well then we better have someone in the white house who we can trust and that no doubt is OBAMA. It's about democracy not politics! Fired up and ready to vote in NYC

Well, Schneider- if you dont see big momentum coming on the part of Barack OBAMA, you're about to get blindsided. I'm sick of all you pundits and your cynical remarks about Obama's ability to win- you guys are such outsiders- you really have no idea what kind of energy is brewing within that movement. Well, we hopemongers are about to take all you pundits to school and show you what a real democratic nominee looks like!

To add… Obama is always straight forward, concise, and intelligent. Obama is the real straight talk express!!!

earlier in the debate:
Obama…"the president has to be right from day one"

later in the debate:
Obama…"i'm not going to be right all the time"

well…which one is it??? i certainly think that from this debate, previous debates, previous speeches, etc..barack is not right at all for the presidency. he's nice and appeals to the public with his sentimentimental statements. but he clearly was not as informed or prepared as hillary.

hillary rocked him, as usual..

Anderson Cooper was inept last night. He not only excluded Ron Paul, but interrupted him on the rare occasions that he was addressed. What we watched was an endorsement for McCain and Romney from CNN. It was disgraceful. The media continues to ignore Ron Paul…I will continue to ignore CNN!

One argument Hillary had, which generated some positive response, was that it took one Clinton to clean after the first Bush and that it would take another to clean up after the second Bush. What should be realized by voters, is that ultimately it was the national bipolarization that the Clintons left behind which allowed the second Bush to beat Al Gore in the 2000 election.

Barack Obama offers something to this country that Hillary cannot. He will unite this country. His appeal is broad, ranging from the Liberal Ted Kennedy to the Conservative New York Post. United we will be stronger. We can't afford the same type of partisan politics that divide us as a nation. Given the strong distrust Hillary has among the Republican Party, she is incapable of bridging this gap. Barack Obama can. He will lead Democrats, Republicans, and Independents to a common goal, finally bringing this country together.

As an Obama supporter, I think Hillary was in fine form tonight. She's typically been a stronger debater. But I think the debate format is not the most important test of presidential leadership (although I think Obama does just fine). Mostly it tests a certain slickness. But think about it: other than campaigning, how often does a president really need the skills of mastering commercial-esque soundbites. More important, I believe, are the rallying, visionary speeches AND the informal chats with interviewers or advisors — both forms of which Obama excels.

What about the economy, energy and social/global issues (darfur, kenya, aids, poverty)?

It was nice they didn't snipe at each other malicously

Waiting moderation forever so I'll try again…
I heard the question to Hillary about her vote. She CANNOT ever admit she is wrong. That is why I cannot vote for her—she is just as arrogant as Bush.
Also someone here said we don't care about the war in Iraq–but about the economy. How can our economy ever improve until we get out of there and put the billions we are spending there to use here? Obama 08

Clinton answered questions clearly and detailed her plans to implement policies. Obama suggested many grand, vague ideas and gave few exact outlines on how he planned to achieve his goals. Furthermore, how can Obama tout his superior judgement and correctness when he added that he wants his cabinet members to say "no" to him and tell him when he is wrong because he "isn't right all the time." Hillary 2008.

Amazingly, the economic issue is what voters say is most critical, even over Iraq, yet no one on the post-debate shows is discussing the differences in their views on how to deal with the sub-prime loan disaster.

Hillary believes in a command and control approach that would impose a government lock on interest rates to try to help homeowners losing their homes, but Barack pointed out that her approach would backfire, hurting even more people.

THIS IS IMPORTANT AND NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT.

Barack would take a more intelligent and subtle approach. He laid out some specifics but made clear he would not make the problem worse to benefit from a short-term PR advantage by imposing an economically inert idea.

Combined with Barack's brilliant handling of the Iraq issue, he clearly won!

They both would be ready on DAY ONE, but only Barack would be RIGHT ON DAY ONE!

O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA!

PLEASE TELL WOLF HE SHOULD APPLY FOR National Enquirer . IT WAS TOO OBVIOUS WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO DO TONIGHT DURING THE DEBATE. SHAME ON HIM!

How can you guys not pay attention to Healthcare? If healthcare is mandated and someone can't afford it…what will be the penalty for not being able to afford it? I like Obama's healthcare approach. I also trust his decision making because he nt only voted against, but he predicted what would happen if we invaided Iraq. Many people are afraid of something new, because the spirit of fear has been envoked for generations. Now we have a guy here tht envokes the spirit of hope, which will bring people together so that the change America needs can occur.

all those saying hillary won today are clearly working for the clinton campaign and spamming this board. no way hillary won. it was a sort of draw…if anything obama was more eloquent and looked presidental. he looked like the guy which could give the courntry new direction.

about the edwards nomination - well edwards is an opportunist (just compare his position when he was running for 2004 and 2008). he wants to be vp. so he won't endorse anybody.

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Derek, Jersey Shore

I AGREE WITH YOU

CNN is the other OBAMA Campaign Team…

Did you notice the abscence of Paul Begala and James Carville???

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People say that Obama should have been stronger, but you're missing a very critical point. America would not stand for a black man picking on a white woman. He had to finesse his responses because that would be more paletable. If Obama had tried to nail Clinton to the wall, that would have backfired big time.

As a Canadian who watched the democratic debate tonight, I must say Barack Obama would have my vote if I were an American, based on comments that were said.
I would also like to commend him on not lowering himself to Hillary's level by not mentioning 'race' as a reason to vote for him, the way Hillary mentioned 'gender' as a reason to vote for her.

Lesley Patterson

The fact that Clinton and Obama played so well this evening is because the Republicans bickered so much last night. Whichever party went first was bound to learn from the mistakes of the others.

One point that hasn't been made much over the last few days: I can't see the DNC completely banning all the Florida or Michigan delegates in August, so a good showing next Tuesday may make it mathematically impossible for Obama to win the nomination.

That was a love fest, not a debate, on CNN this evening. It looked weak and was drab, as our clothing will be if Hillary is elected as socialist dictator. We will all be wearing pantsuits with mandarin collars. Just what I want, the government taking care of my every little problem and me paying more taxes. God help us all!

Hillary cannot win against Mc Cain in November!

You're probably right, Bill. But I didn't hear anyone pose a question to Rodham-Clinton about why she is so disliked by close to 50% of the population. I'm a liberal democrat and one of the close to 50%.

Obama was just ok but Hillary got my attention.

When you're allowed to answer questions, the tenor of any debate will be different. In South Carolina, Obama was barely allowed to answer questions as Hillary was allowed to run interference and interupt Obama on key issues. In a much more civilized debate, as was the case tonight, Both canididates were allowed to answer questions and rebut statements made by each other. I think Schneider wanted to a war. It's enough that ABC's Brian Ross found video tape of Hillary as a board member with Walmart. Obama could have brought that up when Wolf Blitzer was trying to goad the candidates into controversy. They didn't bite, which is a good thing. Think of this; Edward Kennedy told the Clinton Camp to tone down the negative rhetoric, and when they didn't, he threw his support to Obama. Senator Kennedy's influence, as far as I'm concerned, has probably had an impact on this debate, because it was much more humane that recent ones. And Obama's answer on Immigration, though it might have offended some Blacks, really spoke to uniting the Latino and Black groups while pointing out the real culprit of each groups economic disadvatages–the exploitation of one group over another, driving down wages and damaging the economy. Get real, folks! The polls are tightening, and while Hillary looks like the frontrunner in the eyes of some, Obama has been known to close the gap fast. Three words: Iowa, South Carolina!

I am not sure that Hillary Clinton is the best candidate for president. She has to many ties to powerfull lobbiest's in government and I beleive she will continue down the same road we are on.
Also she is a member of the senate arms committe and looked at all the reports that favored going to war and did not or was not willing to see what came out later that these documents were out dated and had no merit and the reason for attacking Iraq was a politicaly motivated farse.
Also her involvement in White Water tells me she can not be trusted to tell the truth or do the right things this country needs.
This country is hemouraging money and not one person in Government seems to know what to do to stop it.

Wolf undermined Hillary more than Barak. The Iraq vote and her "control over Bill'.

I'm sure most Democrats would love to see both of the people on that stage tonight as a presidential ticket, but the reality of the situation is that both Clinton and Obama have too high a "star power" to play second fiddle to anyone.

Honestly, I think the best, and most logical vice presidential candidate for the Democrats is Bill Richardson, for several reasons: 1) He is a governor, and has executive experience. 2) He's a Latino, and can help the Dems win in the southwest, which can be swing states. 3) He has been strong on the immigration issue, and will help whomever the presidential candidate is in November.

To those that think John Edwards should be the VP nominee, do you really think he'll want to go through that charade again? Obama doesn't want to play second fiddle to Clinton, no matter how good their friendship might be, and neither will Clinton.

My dream ticket: Obama / Richardson. Who could have imagined that? An African-American, and a Latino-American running for President.

I've never done so much responding before but it all boils down to the beauty of our Constitution and the freedom to exercise our freedom of speech and hey guys I luv ya even if you don't agree with my position. Talk to you on the next go round.

by the way, who is the person who came up with the pres-vice president ticket? Was that for comedic effect. These two candidates have been working their little booties off and I dont think number 2 will cut it. Didnt somone famous say if u want to get someone out of the way make them vice president??Who wants to be a stand-in???? Thanks Cnn for wasting those last minutes on that and not a crucial question!

Obama is still counting on his "I was against the war from the beginning". It's getting old and it doesn't matter. The time is now and what they can do now to make a better future for America and its people. Hillary was specific, focused, calm, explained her positions in detail and was very "presidential". Obama didn't have his details down as well as she did and spent way to much time stammering. I believe tonight belonged to Hillary.

All are better than Bush but one is better than them all. OBAMA!!!!!!!