2nd Democratic Debate Analysis @ TheDCShuffle.com
		Obama	Clinton	Edwards	Richardson	Biden	Kucinich	Gravel	Dodd
Q1	Has Bush administration's effort to thwart security at home been successful?	4
Q2	Does the Bush administration deserve any credit that there's been no attack in 6 yrs?	4
Q3	Do you believe the US is not at war with terrorists?			2
Q4	Do you agree that the war on terror is nothing more than a bumper sticker?		4
Q5	Why are the other candidates wrong to vote against recent troop funding?					0
Q6	Why are you reluctant to say they were wrong and you were right?					4
Q7	What is your response to the charge of playing politics with the lives of the troops?	4	4						4
Q8	Where, if at all, do you disagree with any of your Democratic colleagues -- Democratic candidates -- on this issue of the troops, the funding of the war, how to get out?			4				4
Q9	You want to name names?			4
Q10	Response to charge by Edwards of failing to lead	4	0
Q11	Are the differences minor between you and these Democratic candidates?			4	3			3
Q12	What moral responsibility does the United States have to deal with the scenario: unilateral, quick U.S. withdrawal from Iraq leads not only to an increased civil war, but to genocide in Iraq?				0
Q13	Can you tell me if the mission we accomplished during our deployment in Iraq was worth our effort and sacrifice, or was it a waste of time and resources?		1		0		0
Q14	Do you regret voting the authorize the president to use force against Saddam Hussein in Iraq without actually reading the national intelligence estimate, the classified document laying out the best U.S. intelligence at that time?		2	3
Q15	Do you regret not reading the national intelligence estimate?		2	4
Q16	Do you think someone who authorized the use of force to go to war in Iraq should be president of the United States?	2						4
Q17	Why is granting legal status to about 12 million people who have entered this country illegally not an amnesty program?				4
Q18	Governor Richardson doesn't think there needs to be a 700 mile fence. Why is he wrong?					4
Q19	If you don't think there needs to be a fence, why did you vote for that legislation?					4
Q20	Raise your hand if you believe English should be the official language of the United States.	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Q21	Are the other candidates being honest about the true costs of universal health care in America?			4
Q22	Response to charge by Edwards that Obama's health care plan is not universal	4
Q23	What do you think of Senator Obama's plan?		0
Q24	Can you provide universal health care without raising taxes?		4		4				2
Q25	Response to charge by Edwards that Obama's plan leave 15 mil uncovered	4
Q26	Was President Clinton's policy of "don't ask/don't tell" a mistake?		4			4
Q27	Raise hand if it's time to get rid of "don’t ask/tell"	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Q28	Is it time to move beyond civil unions and let gays and lesbians get married?			2
Q29	How if at all would you use former president Bill Clinton in your administration?	2	4		4			4
Q30	What would you do to reduce gas prices?			2		4		4	4
Q31	Are the big oil companies engaged in price- gouging of the American consumer?				4	1
Q32	What is your vision on ending major military operations?						4
Q33	How do you plan on rebuilding the military after such many years of conflict?						0
Q34	What do you say to Congressman Kucinich, who says he wants to cut the size of the U.S. military?	Question misrepresented Kucinich assertion which Obama noted and corrected
Q35	Are there relics of the Cold War, big- ticket military items that you would cut?								2
Q36	Why is it that veterans cannot receive medical services at the hospital of their choice?	2			2
Q37	Are you satisfied or unsatisfied with VA health care?							4
Q38	Did Obama do any oversight or know of problems at VA hospitals prior to Walter Reed scandal?	4
Q39	Would you use force or would you use diplomacy in Iran? / How would you approach solving the problem we have Iran today?		4	4
Q40	And if you used diplomacy, what would you do?		0
Q41	if diplomacy, when all is said and done, fails, then what?		0
Q42	Is that what you're saying, no military option on the table?			4
Q43	If you got word from the U.S. intelligence community that Ahmadinejad and his government were on the verge of having a nuclear bomb capable of hitting targets in the region on missiles, what would you do?					4
Q44	How do you reconcile our security interests with Pakistan with our interest in promoting liberal democracy?		2	3
Q45	You've got to give the order yes or no to take Osama out w/i 20 min with a Hellfire missile, but it's going to kill some innocent civilians at the same time: What would be your decision?	4	2				4
Q46	If you were elected president, would role do you think the United States should play in addressing Darfur?				3	4
Q47	Would you use force to save people in Darfur?				4
Q48	What about that idea about possibly boycotting the Beijing Summer Olympic games if China doesn't use its influence to stop the genocide in Sudan?			4	4		4		4
Q49	Should we have 1 year mandatory govt service and if so, how you plan to make it happen?						4		4
Q50	Is it time to bring back the military draft?								4
Q51	What the definition of rich is on the part of the candidates, but using, perhaps, an income level.	4		4
Q52	Do you have a problem with running huge federal deficits again?				4
Q53	How will you alleviate the deficit?				4
Q54	What do you say to Republicans who argue your all tax and spend Democrats?						0
Q55	Would you vow, if elected president, to veto all bills containing earmarks?		0			1		4	4
Q56	Respond to charge by Gravel that Clinton's balanced budget was funded by raiding social security						0
Q57	What would be your top priority for your first 100 days?	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4
	Questions asked directly	15	18	15	14	11	11	9	11
	Questions responded to	15	19	17	16	13	11	10	11
	Direct Questions answered clearly	12	9	12	11	10	6	8	9
	Additional  questions answered clearly	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0
	Questions discussed but not answered	3	5	3	1	1	1	1	2
	Questions avoided entirely	0	5	0	2	1	4	0	0
	Responds clearly to direct question ratio	80%	50%	80%	79%	91%	55%	89%	82%
	Responds clearly to all questions ratio	80%	47%	82%	81%	77%	55%	90%	82%
	Empty answer ratio	20%	26%	18%	6%	8%	9%	10%	18%
	Question avoidance ratio	0%	28%	0%	14%	9%	36%	0%	0%
	The Buck Stops Here award:	Obama	Edwards	Gravel	Dodd	(Zero question avoidance)
	Straight Talk award	Gravel	Edwards	Dodd	Richardson	(highest clear answer ratio)
	Penn & Teller award	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	Dodd	(most empty answers provided)
	Moderator's Pet award	Clinton	Obama	Edwards		(received the most direct questions)
	Good Boy Award	Everybody but Edwards, Richardson, & Gravel				(only answers questions directed at them)
	The DC Shuffle award	Clinton				(Most likely to not clearly answer a question)
	Put up or Shut up award	No One				(Zero empty answers)