Dems debate: The rundown

So if you missed the Democrats' debate on Thursday, here's all you need to know:

1.  Barack Obama said tomato. Hillary Clinton said tomahto.  The two fought like cats and dogs over "differences" in their nearly identical health care plans. Tomato, tomahto, tomato, tomahto...

2.  Clinton attacked Obama for "lifting" lines from a speech made by his friend and campaign co-chair, Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts.  She said that Obama represents "change you can xerox" instead of change you can believe in.  The audience didn't buy it and booed her loudly. Clinton should've just lifted a line from her own campaign supporter, 50 Cent: "I'ma die tryna spin this sh*t."

3. Clinton closed with a gracious and unifying speech about how she is "honored" to be on the stage with Barack Obama (the candidates then shook hands) and how this election is about the American people, not the candidates.  Part of her speech was a regurgitation of words delivered by John Edwards at a previous debate, but it came off classy nonetheless.  The audience gave her a standing ovation.

4. Prior to the debate, pundits were saying that Clinton needed to do some serious damage to Obama during the debate in order to stop his momentum.  Despite her strong performance, that didn't happen.