The Democrats held yet another "Presidential" debate early this morning in Iowa. Who in their right mind would devote their Sunday morning to listening to more nonsense from Kucinich and company?
Well, Jim Geraghty of NRO's The Campaign Spot did:
I'm thoroughly unimpressed by Hillary Clinton in these debates, but then again, I'm not a typical Democratic primary voter. We'll watch the rest of the debates, wondering if she will make some fatal gaffe, but after five debates, there's no real reason to think she will. She stood up for lobbyists during the Daily Kos debate, and it barely made a ripple. She's the frontrunner, and at this point no one looks like they've got what it takes to overtake her.
She made a joke about "I'll answer your question after I wake up," early on, and she more or less sleepwalked through this debate... and she still won.
It's odd that in the debates, other than his original agreement to meeting with dictators without conditions, Barack Obama hasn't made any serious gaffes; the let's-go-into Pakistan comment came in a speech, and the no-nukes-ever comment came in an interview. And I liked his point that he wasn't responding to a hypothetical when it came to the discussion of al-Qaeda in Pakistan.
Still, Obama needed a knockout, and nothing he did this morning resembled that.
Read the rest of his wrap-up at the above link, then scroll down for detailed play-by-play posts.
At the risk of being repetitive, all Hillary has to do is avoid the Big Gaffe. With her national support over the 40% level, and a 20-point lead over her nearest rival, she wins any debate she doesn't obviously lose. It certainly suits her purposes to keep all these going-nowhere candidates in the field, because it reduces her own exposure while increasing her stature (Hillary looks so much more Presidential when pictured with the rest of that group).
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At the end of the 'Walking'... (Below threshold)1. Posted by kim | August 19, 2007 4:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
At the end of the 'Walking' thread on JustOneMinute, Jane puts on a wonderful performance liveblogging this AM's debate. Fun and informative to read.
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1. Posted by kim | August 19, 2007 4:40 PM |
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Posted on August 19, 2007 16:40