Obama, Edwards attack; Clinton bombs debate

In a debate against six Democratic opponents at Drexel University here Tuesday, Clinton gave the worst performance of her entire campaign.

It was not just that her answer about whether illegal immigrants should be issued drivers' licenses was at best incomprehensible and at worst misleading. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Democratic Nomination
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Oct 31, 2007 - 7:30 AM PDT
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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David Pappas
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by David Pappas - Oct. 1, 2008

The article pulls quotes from the debate. It's well sourced at that level because it only intends to critique her performance in the debate. Hillary Clinton's ability to provide direct answers to direct questions is comparable to other politicians - but as a front runner she provides and easy target to her opponents. They leveraged the circumstance and illustrated her well developed political double talk. That should not warrant much surprise for any politician.

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by Gary Gross - Oct. 1, 2008

I wish more journalists put things in this type of context more often. This was one of those moments where a candidate was so flustered that she revealed what she really thinks. I'm thankful Hillary did that but I'm certain that she isn't happy with Russert's questioning.

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