3rd Democratic Debate Analysis @ TheDCShuffle.com
		Obama	Clinton	Edwards	Richardson	Biden	Kucinich	Gravel	Dodd
Q1	In 1903, the noted intellectual W.E.B. DeBoise said the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line. Is race still the most intractable issue in America, and especially, I might add, in light of today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision which struck down the use of race as a factor in K through 12?	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2
Q2	This question is about the link between education and poverty. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2006 the unemployment rate of black high school graduates -- black high school graduates -- was 33 percent higher than the unemployment rate for white high school dropouts. To what do you attribute this inequity, which keeps many black families locked in the grip of poverty?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Q3	So you can imagine how disturbed we were to find out from the Centers for Disease Control that African-Americans, though 17 percent of all American teenagers, they are 69 percent of the population of teenagers diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Governor and candidates, what is the plan to stop and to protect these young people from this scourge?	4	2	4	2	2	2	2	2
Q4	This week billionaire Warren Buffett said that the very wealthy aren’t taxed nearly enough. In fact, he noted -- (applause) -- in fact, he noted that he’s taxed at a lower rate than some of his employees, who earn much less. Do you agree that the rich aren’t paying their fair share of taxes?	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Q5	And if so, what would you do about it?	2	0	4	4	4	2	4	0
Q6	According to FBI data, blacks were roughly 29 percent of persons arrested in this country between 1996 and 2005. Whites were 70 percent of people arrested during this period. Yet at the end of this 10-year period, whites were 40 percent of those who were inmates in this country, and blacks were approximately 38 percent. What does this data suggest to you?	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4
Q7	Would you support a federal law guaranteeing the right to return to New Orleans and other Gulf regions devastated by Hurricane Katrina, based on the United Nations Human Rights Standards Governing the Internal Displacement of Citizens?	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Q8	A lot of Americans are concerned with outsourcing of U.S. jobs. Most corporations, I think it’s fair to say, don’t share that concern. In fact, they argue that we’re living in a global economy and Americans have to compete in that environment. Which side are you on?	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4
Q9	And if you agree that outsourcing is a problem, what’s your solution?	4	4	4	4		4		4
Q10	This question is about Darfur. This is the second time that our nation has had a chance to do something about genocide in Africa. The first came in Rwanda in 1994, when we did nothing as more than a half a million people were slaughtered there. What does this country’s unwillingness to move aggressively to end the slaughters that take place in Darfur today -- what does it say about our claim to moral leadership	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	4
	Questions asked directly	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10
	Questions responded to	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10
	Direct Questions answered clearly	5	4	6	6	6	5	4	5
	Additional  questions answered clearly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Questions discussed but not answered	4	4	3	3	1	4	4	3
	Questions avoided entirely	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2
	Responds clearly to direct question ratio	50%	40%	60%	60%	67%	50%	44%	50%
	Responds clearly to all questions ratio	50%	40%	60%	60%	67%	50%	44%	50%
	Empty answer ratio	40%	40%	30%	30%	11%	40%	44%	30%
	Question avoidance ratio	10%	20%	10%	10%	22%	10%	11%	20%
	The Buck Stops Here award:	No One				(Zero question avoidance)
	Straight Talk award	Biden				(highest clear answer ratio)
	Penn & Teller award	Gravel				(most empty answers provided)
	Moderator's Pet award	No One				(received the most direct questions)
	Good Boy Award	N/A				(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)