6/29/07

Cillizza on the Democratic Debate

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza gave the two biggest moments from the debate:

One of the last candidates asked to answer the question about the problem of HIV in the black community, Sen. Clinton just had a nice moment. She said that if AIDS was the leading cause of death among white women aged 25-54, there would be considerably more time and talk devoted to the issue. A standing ovation -- composed mostly of women -- followed. Clinton has made no secret that she is actively courting women across the country, a sound strategy given that she leads Obama by a two to one margin among women in the Post's most recent national survey. "I am working on this," Clinton pledged.

Obama showed his ease in the debate a few minutes ago. After Sen. Joe Biden (Del.) said that both he and Obama had been tested for AIDS, Obama jumped in to note that he had been tested with his wife, Michelle -- jokingly adding that he didn't want anyone to think anything "funny" was going on. The crowd laughed as PBS showed Michelle on screen. The moment showed how Obama has grown in the first three debates; he appears relaxed and comfortable tonight.

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