Rabbitte's blasting McDowell out of the water early in the campaign has to be the quote of the period: "Again last night Michael McDowell wrestled with his conscience and Michael McDowell won."

He was the clear winner of last night's debate. The 'menopausal Paris Hilton' was a bit staged, I felt, but at least he wasnt over-excited (Sargent), stuck in bland generalisations (Adams), or a picture of a puce-faced, schoolboy-petulance (McDowell).

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