I think that tonight's debate made the Democratic Party look very good. The candidates had a rational, spirited discussion - and they were not out to destroy each other. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both were as good as I expected them to be, and I think that Clinton was able to disprove all the flak she's gotten on the non-issues the Republicans have hurled at them.
I was also very impressed with former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. Everything he said, made sense. I think we're going to hear more from him in the future - it's clear he's a good man. Former Senator/Governor Lincoln Chafee seemed to be a nice man with pretty good ideas, but more-or-less forgettable. Former Virginia senator and Vietnam war veteran Jim Webb sounded more Republican than Democrat, but I think he'd be a better Republican candidate than anybody else in the Republican field.
I was surprised that Bernie Sanders was more conservative on gun control than Clinton or O'Malley.

CNN has some interesting video clips from the debate. I especially liked Clinton's non-answer to Chafee.

-Joe-

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And here's Trump's response: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-tweeting-democratic-debate/story?id=34446300