Did Clinton win the debate, or did Obama?

Hillary Clinton clobbered Barack Obama in the Democratic debate, said Jim Geraghty in a National Review blog, like a linebacker blindsiding a quarterback. Sorry, but nothing happened to "magically transform" the race, said Walter Shapiro in Salo

What happened

Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed Wednesday in a tense debate in which Clinton continued sharp attacks she has used on the campaign trail. Obama spent much of the night on the defensive, parrying both Clinton’s claims that his record and views make him the easier mark for Republicans, and vigorous questioning by ABC News moderators about everything from his former pastor, to his reluctance to wear an American flag pin on his lapel, and his association in Chicago with former 1960s radicals. (The New York Times, free registration) Clinton also had to revisit her misrepresentation of her visit to Bosnia as first lady in a grim encounter that focused on the electability and the political weaknesses of both candidates. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, free registration)

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