Jan. 31st CNN Dem debate in California **live commentary thread**

[Boris]

Next section will talk about "experience and character".  Maybe we'll get some more fireworks.

One can only hope. This isn't going to provide enough eight-second highlights to change the tracking polls, wherever they may currently stand.

[Boris]

Pretty sh**tty answer by Obama, IMO. He must get really, really bored having to consistently repeat his record word-for-word.

[Boris]

hmm, I wonder who the crowd supports?

[Boris]

Hillary was awful on that Iraq question regarding her vote. She really needs to produce a less-convulted, more succinct reason why she voted in favor of the resolution. Her John Kerry-esque answer only emphasizes perception of dishonesty and sleaziness.

Although, of course, if she were being honest, her answer would be something like this:

"I wouldn't have voted for the Iraq War had I known it would become unpopular."

[Boris]

Dumb question. What does the President have to do with any of this? Who cares?