YouTube Democratic Debate Analysis @ TheDCShuffle.com
		Obama	Clinton	Edwards	Richardson	Biden	Kucinich	Gravel	Dodd
Q1	How are you going to be any more effective or different than any anbody else?	2							2
Q2	How would America be better with Kucinich than Clinton or Obama?	4	2				4
Q3	How would define the word liberal and would you use it to define yourself?		4					4
Q4	Who would you pick to be your running mate if it had to be a Republican to prove you can work with them?			2		4
Q5	Are African-Americans ever going to see reparations for slavery?	2		4			4
Q6	What role did race & class play in the slow response to Katrina and how would you make sure the slow response doesn't happen again?				4				4
Q7	How do Obama or Clinton address charges of not being Black or feminine enough?	4	4	3
Q8	Mrs Edwards said John Edwards would be better advocate for women than Hillary Clinton. Is she right?		2	4
Q9	Would you allow gay marriage?				4		4		4
Q10	Why is using religion acceptable to deny gay and lesbian citizens their rights?			4
Q11	What is the difference between a ban on interracial marriage vs gay marriage?	2
Q12	What would you do to help the children of Darfur return to a safe Darfur?		4		4	4		2
Q13	How do we pull out of Iraq now given that it may cause further problems?	2			3	4			3
Q14	Is it true that Democrats are putting politics over conscience out of fear of being blamed for loss of war?		0		2		4		0
Q15	Mike Gravel had said that US soldiers in Vietnam had died in vain. Do you still stand by that given that many may disagree or find that statemnt offensive?							4
Q16	Are our soldiers dying in vain?	4		4
Q17	Should women register for selective service?	4	4	2				4	4
Q18	Since many Arab & muslim countries consider women second class citizens, why do you think they'd take you seriously as president?		4
Q19	Would you be willing to meet with Iran, N. Korea, Syria, Venezuala, and Cuba to try to improve relations?	4	4	4
Q20	When after you to take office, will the troops be out of Iraq?		2		4	2	2		2
Q21	How many family members do you have serving in the military?		0		0	0	0		4
Q22	Who was you favorite teacher and why?	4		4		4		4
Q23	Scrap or revise "No Child Left Behind" legislature?				4	4			3
Q24	Would you send your children to public or private school?	4	4	4		4	4	4	4
Q25	Have you talked to any of your children about sex and used medically accurate & age appropriate information?	4		4
Q26	What will you do about global warming?						4
Q27	How will your policies help the US going to decrease energy consumption?	3						4	4
Q28	What is your position on nuclear power?	4	4	4
Q29	How will you standardize voting practices and forms?				4
Q30	Would you be willing to be President for minimum wage?	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Q31	What will you do to keep social security solvent since income over $97,000 doesn't pay FICA tax anymore?	2							4
Q32	Would you raise taxes or lower benefits to preserve Social Security?				2
Q33	What would you do about overtaxation?					4
Q34	Will you raise taxes?						4
Q35	How will you address chronic disease and preventative medicine, and the disabled in your healthcare plan?	4	2	2	3				3
Q36	Does your healthcare plan address undocumented workers?				4				4
Q37	How does voting for Clinton mean a change in direction of the country?	2	2					4
Q38	What does "liberty" and "in God we trust" mean to you?					4
Q39	Why shouldn't I be afraid that the Democrats will pay lip service to the very religious and snub secular voters?	2		2
Q40	What's your position on gun control?				4	2
Q41	Look at candidate to left and say  one thing you like and one thing you don't about them.	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	Questions asked directly	19	17	15	13	13	11	10	13
	Questions responded to	20	17	16	15	13	11	10	16
	Direct Questions answered clearly	11	9	10	9	9	8	8	9
	Additional  questions answered clearly	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	3
	Questions discussed but not answered	8	6	5	3	3	2	2	3
	Questions avoided entirely	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	1
	Responds clearly to direct question ratio	58%	53%	67%	69%	69%	73%	80%	69%
	Responds clearly to all questions ratio	60%	53%	69%	73%	69%	73%	80%	75%
	Empty answer ratio	40%	35%	31%	20%	23%	18%	20%	19%
	Question avoidance ratio	0%	12%	0%	8%	8%	9%	0%	8%
		1st	2nd	3rd	3rd (tie)
	The Buck Stops Here award:	Obama	Edwards	Gravel		(Zero question avoidance)
	Straight Talk award	Gravel	Dodd	Richardson	Kucinich	(highest clear answer ratio to ALL questions)
	Penn & Teller award	Obama	Clinton	Edwards		(most empty answers provided)
	Moderator's Pet award	Obama	Clinton	Edwards		(received the most direct questions)
	Good Boy Award	Clinton	Biden	Kucinich	Gravel	(only answers questions directed at them)
	The DC Shuffle award	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	Biden	(Most likely to not clearly answer a question)
	Put up or Shut up award	No One				(Zero empty answers)
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