[killer_carlson]

I didn't catch the debate as I was working but did watch the National and their At Issue panel. (by the way, if you like to follow politics the At Issue panel is an absolute must. Great, high quality journalistic panel with Mansbridge as the moderator).

Their summary was that Trudeau did better than expected and that Mulclair was smily Tom at the beginning and seemed uncomfortable.

My question for those who watched: how did Trudeau and mulclair perform to that portion of the electorate who swings to whatever party they believe has the chance to beat Harper?

I swear after looking at some polls in Edmonton that the Liberals are polling way higher than expected because voters in the respective ridings think Trudeau has a better shot of beating harper than mulclair does. It's splitting the vote for (what I expect) are some nervous Conservative candidates.