Following the CNN Democratic Debate at UNLV, the chaos could be found off stage where the candidates’ representatives discussed the implications with the press.

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Sen. Mike Gravel, shut out of the debate by CNN, spent his night in a balroom at Paris Hotel and Casino on Thursday evening.

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Debate transcript, courtesy of CNN:

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Anticipating tough questioning from her opponents as they attempt to chip away at her lopsided lead in the polls, Sen. Hillary Clinton began Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate with a joke about her wardrobe.”This pantsuit, it’s asbestos tonight,” Clinton quipped.

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7:36 p.m.
Debate transcript, courtesy of CNN.
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7:31 p.m.
Casino cashier question answered
I know you are waiting by your computers and blackberries, dear Flashees. Truth is many cashiers at newer properties, because of change in job classification, are not members of the union. But those at older properties, such as Judy Bagley, generally are.
So Obama’s pander […]

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The young woman at the presidential debate who asked the final question from the audience — Hillary, diamonds or pearls? — was Maria Parra-Sandoval. I profiled her in a column in April 2006, during the pitched debate over the nation’s immigration policies.
She was 20, headed for an internship in Senator Harry Reid’s office, and had […]

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A little bit of New Hampshire came to Nevada this afternoon as John Edwards campaigned among the brunch crowd at Harrie’s Bagelmania near UNLV.
The 25-minute appearance was as close to retail politics as Democratic presidential candidates have come in the Silver State this election cycle. (As for the Republicans, who can forget Rudy Giuliani’s swing […]

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As we edge toward the debate, consider these thoughts by Andrew Rosenthal, NY Times editorial page editor, about the value of debates. His comments were to Editor & Publisher’s Joe Strupp.
“We ought to rethink them as debates, they are not debates. They are serial press conferences. If there is a debate, there should be […]

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For the true junkies among us, a near-comprehensive rundown of debate coverage and other items political to tide you over until 5 when the debate starts on CNN.
Mitt in the 60s!
Mitt Romney, who was a Mormon missionary in France and encouraged not to read newspapers while there, came back in 1968 to a much different […]

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