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More Debate Post-Mortem

It's two days after the CNN/YouTube debate and the analysis is still coming in. Adam Cohen at the New York Times has generally high praise for the event, noting that the questions had "had an authentic feel that is too often lacking in the scripted words of paid professionals," and that -- shock! -- "bringing the people into democracy is a healthy thing." He also agrees with us that the "questions could become even more real in future debates, if the organizers drop the filtering and let YouTube users pick the questions." Amen.

Cohen's colleague at the Times, Katharine Seelye, notes that although Monday's debate drew a smaller audience than June's Democratic in New Hampshire, it drew "what CNN said was the biggest audience since measurements began in 1992 for a cable news debate of those between 18 and 34, the demographic most coveted by advertisers." Call me crazy, but it's a pretty good guess that the YouTube part was what drew young folks in.