I loved how the whole audience laughed at Kilgore!!

BTW, the video clip worked for me, although it was pixelated a bit.

It worked for me too, but I didn't like the pixelation and didn't think the video added much.

totally pwnage.

That was great lol. Kudos to Tim Russert. He probably won Tim Kane's election for him.

when everyone is laughing at you - it's not a good sign.

i would of loved to seen the look on Kane's face when Russert asked Kilgore that question.

Kane still has a way to go to become governor. My home state likes Mark Warner and is willing to elect Democrats, but Kane is no Mark Warner and Kilgore is ahead in the polls.

Abortion, in the last generation, has not been a losing issue for Republicans, at least in most of the country. You really can't point to any instance where it has really hurt Bush. Most of the pro-choicers out there who will really determine their vote based on the issue aren't touching the likes of Bush and Kilgore with a ten foot pole anyway.

The reverse, however may be true to some degree. Abortion may be hurting the Democratic party in some states and with some groups. It certainly doesn't help them with many "natural" Democratic constituencies. African-American pro-lifers look past the issue consistently. But for Catholics and lower-middle class whites there is evidence that it has changed votes. Anecdotally, I had a friend (a staunch supporter of abortion rights) who was campaigning for Kerry the same time I was. Her biggest anti-Kerry response while doing phone banks was "I do hate Bush but I can't support Kerry's strong pro-choice stance."

We see/hear the "Gotcha", which was classic, but the important part (the way the Gotcha was responded/reacted to) is missing. How did he handle the fact that he was just made a fool of?

C.

Directly after this debate, Kilgore (R) sent out emails stating he had won in spite of Russert's "obvious favoritism" to Kaine (D). Kilgore (R) even referenced political analyst Larry Sabato to prove he had won. Later, in Larry Sabato's review: "This was Kaine’s debate… it wasn’t even close."

This is the fourth time Kilgore (R) has lied to me via email.

I had been undecided between Kaine (D) and Potts (I), and though either candidate would do well, I'll vote Kaine.

It certainly seems Russert still is in the mood of not suffering the bullshitters anymore. Those are the moments when he looks really authoritative. Let's just hope he relishes it the way we do - and doesn't shrink back to his tip-toeing Meet the Press persona.

Here's hoping..

Well played Tim, well played indeed!

I'm pro-choice, but in the interest of fairness, I thought these "Moderators" jobs were to ask questions and such, not to take a side. Maybe they will ask that retard O'Rielly to moderate next time.

When "news people" interject their own bias's into debates it does a disservice to the whole process.

I think he was trying to get a straight answer out of the guy. The bias came out when Kilgore started bullshitting.

Video was great quality for me...

Anyway, was that Kilgore guy trying to sound like Bush or is he just as stupid? "I...am...pro-life. This...is...such an...important............issue."

Shit. He got owned. I almost feel bad for him.