Live blog of tonight’s Democratic debate
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Pre-debate analysis
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York
Age: 60
Eyes: Two
Hair: Immovable
Nickname: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois
Age: 46
Eyes: Dreamy
Hair: Afro-y
Nickname: Osama
What to look for from Sen. Hillary Clinton tonight:
– Expect her to point out that after 32 years of riding her husband’s coattails, she feels like America owes her a chance to run something by herself for a change. Maybe not in those words, though.
– Expect her to point out how she’s ready to take on the Republicans in the fall, even though she hasn’t yet proven herself capable of taking on Obama yet.
– Expect her to cite her colossal botching of health care reform in the 1990s as a reason to trust her on health care reform.
– Expect her to use words to explain that words don’t matter, and talk about how Obama is all talk.
What to look for from Sen. Barack Obama tonight:
– A well-tailored, single-breasted suit with either a red or blue tie
– Charm coupled with easy-going confidence
– Hope
– Change
– A statistic or hyperspecific detail about a policy initiative that will make at least one CNN analyst point out how he really dove into policy details tonight
