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Project Insomnia

Project Insomnia is many things, but in this context it is simply a "braindump" of whatever I happen to be thinking/reading/watching/doing at the moment. Parental guidance suggested.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

The first Democratic debate of '08

I came home from work early today (tele-working is great) to watch the first Democratic Presidential debates on MSNBC. Brian Williams is hosting, and all thirty-seven declared Democratic candidates are present at this debate at the University of South Carolina. This is, as far as I know, the earliest in the election cycle that an official debate has been held, and I find it interesting that it effectively limits the field to those candidates who have declared and are present; it would be difficult, to say the least, for someone to join the campaign having missed the first big debate.

I come in to this debate without a clear idea of a favorite candidate; my vote in November '08 is predetermined, but right now I need to know who best can beat whomever the Republicans put up. And that's an interesting question in itself: A few months ago, I would have laid money on John McCain being the runaway favorite, but with his recent missteps that's seeming less likely. Guiliani is coming on strong, but has way too many skeletons to get very far.

So I'm watching the debate, and may update as it proceeds.
|| Andrew, 4:13 PM || ||

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