Before last night's Democratic presidential debate, we wrote that Jim Webb, the former senator from Virginia, was the candidate with the most potential to really stand out. Of the three relative unknowns, Webb had the highest poll numbers, the highest volume of searches, and the most interesting biography.
We appear to have been wrong.
After the first debate came to an end, Webb's litany of gaffes, startling answers, and stiff demeanor have made him the butt of more than a few jokes online — and the debate's unofficial loser.
The moment that's raising the most eyebrows is his answer to a question by CNN host Anderson Cooper. Cooper asked the candidates which enemy they were proudest of having made, and four answered metaphorically — the NRA or the coal industry, for example. Webb did not. His enemy was a man he literally killed, when he was serving in the Vietnam War.
"He's not around right now to talk to," Webb said.
We appear to have been wrong.
After the first debate came to an end, Webb's litany of gaffes, startling answers, and stiff demeanor have made him the butt of more than a few jokes online — and the debate's unofficial loser.
The moment that's raising the most eyebrows is his answer to a question by CNN host Anderson Cooper. Cooper asked the candidates which enemy they were proudest of having made, and four answered metaphorically — the NRA or the coal industry, for example. Webb did not. His enemy was a man he literally killed, when he was serving in the Vietnam War.
"He's not around right now to talk to," Webb said.
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