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I thought that Obama did what he needed to do, avoid a mistake.
I thought that John Edwards had his best debate to date. (Disclaimer: I'm a big Edwards supporter.) He was passionate, he was emotional, and he was convincing. But I thought that in making the case that this was a two way race between the two candidates for change versus Hillary as a defender of the status quo, he make it stick. He did a great job of positioning himself as the alternative to Obama. he can move into second in N.H. remains to be seen, but if he can, it's a huge victory for him and a tremendous blow to HRC. Edwards is undermanned and both of his opponent have enough money to burn a wet mule. But if he can pull this off and come in second in N.H., he'll take the "come back kid" title away from Bill Clinton.
Hillary did nothing to distinguish herself tonight. She needed to attach Obama and make some thing stick. She attacked weakly and her attack ended up blowing up in her face. She needed a big win and got only a competent performance.
