"I think that our responsibility as presidential candidates is to be in 'tell the truth' mode all the time," Edwards said.

Which candidate do you believe was the least honest & least forthcoming during the Debate?
---> http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=846

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Hillary got caught in the last round at the very end. She got shrill and confused. She knew she was exposed then.
Obama got her good tonight. He was forceful and he got her on facts and issues.

Biden, first, and Dodd, second, are prepared to be President of the United States right now. They are also way better prepared to debate any R candidate. They just know a lot more than the others.

Dodd so easily threw HRC off stride on the wisdom of licensing illegal immigrants to drive. The Ds underestimate the power of the illegal immigrant issue.

I am actually sad that HRC and RG are leading in the polls. Good night, y'all.

The lightning round is stupid. It is hard enough to give a substantive answer in 2 minutes. In 30 seconds it is impossible. They should get rid of it just like they got rid of that "raise your hand" b.s.

and no, the lightening round is not enlightening, it's frightening.

If anyone paid one iota of attention to Bill Richardson's position on Iraq would know he is the most ideal candidate for President. He promises to get our troops out of there within 6-8 months after he assumes the presidency.

go Richardson!

With Clinton holding a huge lead among Democrats in national opinion polls ahead of the November 2008 election, rivals Barack Obama, John Edwards, Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson and Joseph Biden all took turns aiming shots at the New York senator in hopes of bringing her back to the pack.

Who do you think won the Philadelphia NBC - MSNBC News Democratic Presidential Debate? ----> http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=842
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If they want a *real* lightning round, there'd be strikes from above when the candidates go over their 30 second allotment.

bc

Ugh this round is designed perfectly for Hillary to not say ANYTHIING! Which is what she loves to do.

The lightning round would be *especially* bad if it went as intended. Such soundbyte-inducing idiocy should never make it to a proper format.

The current overstepping is only marginally better and, paradoxically, made worse by the completely useless "moderators" not exercising their power.

and Clinton is flip flopping...and ENGAGING WITH DODD score one for the young man from conneticut

i hate the lightening round the only two who answer the question are Biden and Obama

The answer is no.

I would like to see the time limits enforced by having the mikes cut out after 30 seconds. I'd like to point out that Biden is the only person who actually respected the time limit and who managed to address the question about what he would do instead of blathering on about what's wrong.