They're of...A few weeks ago, we might not have guessed that this would ever happen. We finally had a debate--or more like a group photo opportunity for our three front-runners for the office of President--on Sunday night in St. Louis, Mo. The Crimson was not there to cover the event, but like all good spin-doctors and media hounds, we watched it on television and took notes.

Our method of scoring the debate may not be scientific, but then, in personality-driven popularity contests, it's only perception that matters. Which candidate didn't mention any members of his family? Which candidate did not say he personally had held a crack baby--but only that his wife had? Which candidate announced that "democracies are our friends"? Well, Herbert Ross Perot, George Herbert Walker Bush and William Jefferson Clinton respectively.

Our winner? Well, we'll leave that up to the voters. But stay tuned for our future coverage of the debates--especially our look at the Vice-Presidential contenders on Wednesday.