Interview with Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science at UMW:

“This is really one of the rare opportunities for the candidates to go head-to-head like this without people having to rely on the sound bites that are chosen for the news reports. It’s an unusual thing to have these kinds of debates. That was the second one, but it is a clear chance to see the distinctions and boy did those two men draw distinctions with themselves and their opponent.”