February 21st, 2008
08:53 PM ET
15 years ago
Schneider: This is a competition, not a debate
AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) - You would have to be a Philadelphia lawyer to tell the difference between these two candidates.
Neither has really gone after each other, even though the moderators have given them ample opportunity.
Now it's virtually a matter of who says the same thing better. And if this continues, Obama will likely win - he's always been viewed as the more effective communicator.
Clinton needs to start challenging Obama if she wants to gain the upper hand.
- CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider
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Campbell Brown is showing a distinct favoritism toward Barack Obama and letting him run on and on, when she cuts Clinton off in the middle of very important points.
uh oh, "a change you can xerox", here we go, the gloves have come off.
They are going after each other now!
The pink elephant - they both should be on the ticket.
she's nailing him now!
A calculated plan...now she's swinging....
Not only the endorsement of all the Texas newspapers, but also CNN, MSNBC, and FOX and all the other media
Why doesn't someone bring up the fact that Hillary has been "BRUTILIZED" by the pundents! Thank God Barak has Hillary to get his idea's from.
Here's the difference...Obama talks about the problems while Hillary talks about solutions.
Frankly, It's pathetic that CNN keeps trying to make these two fight as opposed to digging deeper into issues that matter
Go Hillary Go! You have substance! This is what we need! I do hope that any educated person in the US can see it!
They both should be on the ticket.
I think this fact can be attributed to the style of the debate. I feel if the candidates were more limited from summarizing their stump speech during their responses, the two candidates would go at each other mroe.
there's your challenge. now she's challenging obama. hillary is the one to become president.
its getting ugly!
Does anyone support the next President anymore? I think she's doing well tonight.
HILLARY 2008!
Obama and Clinton are almost exactly the same on every aspect of their campaigns with minor differences. I was just wondering how everyone feels about them as campaign partners. I think which ever candidate wins the democratic endorsement, should take the other candidate as their Vice-President, because they would know the other candidate would fulfill the plan that each other have set up because they feel the same about the topics. Just wondering how the candidates and everyone else feel about that.
Obama seems to be stumbling a little tonight.
I don't understand the Obama love fest thing. Hillary knows how to deal. She's been around the block and knows a thing or two about the game, has crossed party lines to get things done and seems to have been able to swallow a lot of crap to get what she needs. Obama scares me because he seems untouchable. The media is so busy kissing up and perpetuating the hoopla I don't get the sense that anyone is really listening. For if they did....... how long has Barack been proud of his country ?? Longer than Michelle?? And the end game???
Obama is a baby compared to Hillary. I can't believe Americans are falling for his rhetoric of "change". Change will come no matter what once Bush leaves! Stop the funk and get real Obama.
Campbell obviously likes Obama better and let's him ramble on and on.
In this vast country, is this the best we have?
Obama has done a good job not giving Hillary too many issues to exploit, but he needs to know when to speak and when to shut up. He goes on for too long.
There is no difference... they will both raise taxes(how else will they pay for all of these goverment handouts,free heathcare,free college,free medication) What do you think will happen to jobs when they "raise taxes on the so called "rich".... they will cut jobs to make up the difference in lost taxes!!!! What they call "RICH" might be a small business owner.... it might be you.... or do you think YOU are the poorest person in this country???
Both candidates keep putting down Bush for the war in Iraq. I want to know what they would have done if they were president on 9/11 when our country was attacked?