Here is the "best of" useful and information about last night's Democratic presidential primary debate.
Included below are links to the transcript, video clips, the campaigns' press releases (they all won), blog and press takes, and much, much more.
Click "Read more . . . " enjoy, and please help by adding your info, links or remarks in the comments.
THIS WEEK:
Rudy's fear-mongering
Obama's response
Earth Day and Oklahoma City comments
He side steps around Bush's Iraq policy
But then praises him in Houston...
More below the fold...
Rudy responds with tact to the tragedy at Virginia Tech.
And wins points for having been pro-gun control before it was cool.
But does Rudy hate America?
And will Thompson be Rudy's running mate?
Also....
Conservative extremists think Rudy winning the GOP nod is the worst case scenario.
Liberal extremists accuse Rudy of being a draft dodger and a vampire.
Rudy's still ahead in the polls...
but there's a lot of debate over his stance on public funding for abortions.
And he may not do his own grocery shopping.
Does not remembering his position on Terry Schiavo make Rudy senile?
A bona fide flip-flop on his wife's potential attendance at Cabinet meetings...
and some fundraising stats.
Also, he's sticking up for Don Imus.
Rudy's still leading in the polls...
He wants us to give Gonzales a break...
He's getting money from Hillary haters...
His campaign is focusing on his economic policies...
Oh yeah, and Steve Forbes joined his campaign...
And the question that's on everyone's minds... What will Fred Thompson's impact be??
SPECIAL REPORT: GIULIANI & CHAVEZ?
-THE SKINNY: Rudy's firm (not Rudy, though) lobbied for Citgo in Texas, Citgo = Venezuelan state-owned oil company, Chavez = President of Venezuela, transative property of politics... Rudy + Chavez = partners
-Rudy's responses
-How people are responding to Rudy's responses
-How much do we really care? (not answered, but pondered)
SUPER LONG CATCHUP ROUNDUP:
NB- All Citgo/Rudy/Chavez material will be dissected in a special report tomorrow, on my regular posting day.
-Rudy's new MySpace page and YouTube feed
-More of the same from social conservatives
-Rudy hates black babies?
-Rudy's son not campaigning, Rudy asks for privacy
-Kerick: Rudy's scooter
-Firefighters disagree with Rudy over 9/11
-CPAC fallout
-Some new polling data
-And much, much more...
Rudy's "on a roll":
-The BIG QUESTION: Will evangelicals vote for Giuliani if he's nominated? Why? Why not? Everyone has a different answer and a different reason for it.
-Rudy talks about his Democrat days and why he switched
-Adding more staff and setting up for Iowa
-Damaging DVD out -- but how much is spin and how much is reality?
The news on Rudy this week:
-He's ahead of Clinton in the polls
-He doesn't have as many MySpace friends as his opponents
-Debate on whether his "repackaging" of his social views is working
-He praises conservative judges
-"Yeah, I guess" may not be good enough for a Presidential announcement
-CA primary may be his golden ticket
New for Rudy this week:
-Rudy's leaked Vulnerability Study - and his "Weirdness Factor"
-Compares Bush to Honest Abe
-Still ahead in almost all the polls
-Shifting Language on Abortion
-Which Rudy are we seeing? -- The "Good Rudy" or the "Bad Rudy"?
Big Issues for Rudy This Week:
-Almost/Sort of announced for the Presidency
-Is Rudy a real conservative? Too conservative? Not conservative enough?
-Rudy still ahead in the polls
-How much does the public know about Rudy's positions on social issues? What difference will it make?
-High speech fees, money made from 9/11 experience may come back to bite him
Rudy Campaign Roundup:
Rudy Pulls Ahead of McCain (It's Now a Rudy Romp!)
New Position on Judges
NY GOP chair disses Rudy?
Is Rudy even a GOP candidate?
After all the pre-debate spin and blog hype, let's see what they have to say now.
We'll start with the campaign's spins, then blogs. Media coverage will follow in the morning. More added as it becomes available.
As you may recall, last Monday, Virginia Senator Allen called for the remainder of the campaign season to focus on an "invigorating debate worthy of our rich history" (press release, video)
Whether this debate lives up to Allen's aspirations or not, some in the media and blogosphere have deemed this debate a "crucial" point in the Virginia senate campaign. Coverage suggests this is Allen's opportunity to refocus the prevailing narrative away from his recent gaffes. However, some of the coverage also seconds Allen's motion to move on to the issues, while other coverage focuses on the snapshot of the race at this point in time. And finally, there is the no-debate debate.
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