Demorat Debate

PART I:
Uh-oh. BZ's thoughts and whispers seem to be making print:

WASHINGTON -- Despite Democrats' excitement over the presidential nomination battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, both candidates would lose to presumptive Republican nominee John McCain if the general election were held today, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.

I'd heard from little birdies that some Demorats are quietly asking: "do we have the New McGovern on our hands?"

How massively disspiriting if another Republican inhabited the White House.

PART II:
The debate began on MSNBC at 6pm Pacific, and it was a full sixteen minutes before the whining commenced: Hillary was asked the second question -- first -- again, and she wondered aloud why she always got asked a question first, instead of Obama, making a reference to the SNL skit where the media asks Barack Obama if he'd like another pillow for his chair.

Suffice to say, that didn't play well in the audience and, once more, showed viewers that Hillary was more than willing to play the Victim Card.

[Aside: twice on Tuesday, February 26th, while stumping for his wife's candidacy, former President William J. Clinton said to audiences: "When I'm elected president. . ."]

Overall, 90 minutes later, Barack Obama simply then and now comes off as a more affable, genuinely "likeable" individual than Hillary Clinton. More controlled. Less vindictive. More a gentleman than she is a lady. Neither of them spoke in great detail per se (as expected) but Hillary came across again as sarcastic, bordering on arrogance.

One can see, in the face of Clinton as Obama answered questions, that she is upset at having to be demeaned by having to take the time to be measured, repeatedly, under hot lights and by questioners and scrutinizers against a young upstart black man who very well could remove this next presidency from her grasp.

The presidency of which she is simply due, plain and simple.

In the end, Obama is simply a more likeable character and, if he wins in the end as I believe, it will be solely because of this aspect; not because of his programs or content of his plans or thoughts -- but, quite frankly, whom does that surprise?

No major scores were made on either side; however, the overall winner? Barack Hussein Obama.

BZ

P.S.

MSNBC's poll can be taken here to indicate the debate's winners. As of midnight, the poll indicated:

Who won the debate? * 83089 responses
Hillary Clinton won.22%
Barack Obama won.65%
Neither won.13%
Did the debate help you decide who to vote for? * 80877 responses
Yes, my mind's made up.51%
No, I still can't decide.4.5%
It made me lean toward Hillary Clinton.11%
It made me lean toward Barack Obama.30%
It made me want to look elsewhere.2.9%
Will Ralph Nader's entrance into the presidential race hurt the Democrats? * 81069 responses
Yes, once again Nader could siphon off just enough votes to hurt the Democrats.21%
No, Nader doesn't have the sway he once had.79%
Will Obama and Clinton combine forces to create a "Dream Team"? * 81811 responses
Yes, Obama-Clinton.10%
Yes, Clinton-Obama.9.3%
No, there's no way either of them would bow to accept the other as running mate.81%