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Without further delay, here is the entire 1 hour and 30 minute debate, unedited. Enjoy:
4/26/07 - Video: MSNBC Democratic debate from South Carolina
Also, here’s a little analysis from Steven Stark:
Debate winners are in the minds of the beholder. That’s why this morning we have Iowa’s David Yepsen saying the second-tier candidates all did well, including Bill Richardson (we thought he bombed); the Politico’s rising star Ben Smith saying it was Hillary’s night (better than Edwards?), and David Broder talking about how impressive the field was (we thought it lacked stature). (Ewen MacAskill of England’s Guardian also gave it to Hillary but he watched it live and live observers can never judge a debate accurately.
Update @ 8:23pm on 4/28 by Nate:
More reaction from 2008 Central and Political Buzz. Good stuff.
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The YouTube debates were a novel and long-awaited approach that unfortunately failed due to poor programming. The purpose of having public debate is to hear what each candidate has to say about important topics facing the nation, NOT what one or two of the candidates has to say. I have two suggestions:
1) Take a little more time and consideration for which questions are selected;
2) Change the programming format. The questions are recorded, so why not the answers. This is NOT to say that each candidate should record separate responses to each question, because that defeats the purpose of having a debate. Instead, the candidates should convene together to respond to a set of questions, be allowed to respond to and debate each other’s responses, and post the recorded results of the session. While I feel a host is necessary to limit the time of responses, this would allow for a little more flexibility on that issue.
Watching a debate live is nice because you can see how they hold themselves under pressure, but lets not kid ourselves. They know what questions are going to be asked, have prepared their responses, and they have all been public speakers for a long time. I would rather watch a previously recorded session where each candidate gets to speak, than a live session in a restricted format.
Thanks.