Democrats duck and weave in online 'debate'

0 Comments | AFP, September, 2007

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Democratic 2008 presidential hopefuls parried unusual questions about flatulent cows and "spoiled brat" voters, as well as Iraq and health care, in the first exclusively online campaign "debate."

The "mashup" forum hosted by Yahoo! in partnership with the blog Huffington Post and online magazine Slate, allowed voters to compare responses to similiar questions on burning issues, posed by talk-show host Charlie Rose.

The latest in a seemingly endless series of forums and debates in the gruelling 2008 race, the online showdown was intended to bring candidates closer than ever before to voters.

Hopefuls including front-runner Senator Hillary Clinton and her top rival Barack Obama took the chance to flay the Bush administration on its Iraq war...

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