Democrat Debate

Well, in what feels way too early so far, the Democrats had their first debate tonight. A good chance to see how the candidates stack up against each other, and find out where they stand. Obviously, Iraq seems to be the top topic, and it is interesting to see everyone try to defend their initial positions on the war, their decisions to fund the war, and anything else involved in that.

I haven't watched it all yet, and I may comment more once I've seen it and seen some analysis, but it definitely still seems to be a 3-person race. I don't see any of the minor players having any real chance, since none of them even seem to have any position that is strikingly different from the others. If anything, they're not setting themselves up in any position that gives them a shot. I mean, they all seem to be even more Liberal than the main 3, which doesn't really give them any spot on the spectrum to really grab a foothold.

*UPDATE:
Watching some post-debate recap, it seems to be universal that Clinton was the best one. The main talking points are that she was poised, she answered solidly, and showed that she could be presidential. Obama was a bit slow in his answers, and wasn't overly great in it. However, it'll be interesting to watching him in the next few debates, to see if he can pick it up. Edwards wasn't great in it, and he needs to get his views out, but I do still think that he has the best policies.