Edwards has ALWAYS done great in the debates as has Biden. Why act astonished by the obvious?
This letter following the article is spot-on:
In a perfect world...
...the Democratic primary would be be a neck-in-neck horserace between John Edwards, Chris Dodd (who won that debate in my opinion), Joe Biden and Bill Richardson. I heard concrete ideas from people with the experience to justify their positions.
Barak Obama is in hopelessly over his head. I found it painfull to watch him. Hillary clinton could not give a straight answer to save her life. She came across as calculating and dishonest from start to finish. Everyone is talking about the final ten minutes. Personally, I found her "elastic" justification for her Iran vote to be frightening and her tap dance around her husband's sealing of his presidential document (covering his communication with her) painted her with dishonesty.
I wish the media would focus it attention on those candidates that actually could make a difference instead of the two who's main qualification seems to be raising money from wealthy interests.