I missed the first half hour of the debate (the crack TPM team was on duty). And I prepared to find this debate was pretty lame -- not because I don't appreciate the concept, but because I had my doubts that they could effectively combine distributed questions with fixed time and place answers.

That said, I think it's actually been a lot more revealing so far than a lot of conventional debates. A lot of the questions are more outside the box and less canned than most moderator questions and I think the candidates are a bit less willing to stiff the questioner with a non-answer. So I'd give it a thumbs up so far.

Wasn't crazy about the head-banging education question that just ran at 8:18 PM. But beside that, I think it's working out fairly well.

Late Update: Maybe it's just me, but a bit too many cutesy videos.