As the battle for delegates comes down to the wire with crucial contests in Texas and Ohio approaching, the Democratic presidential candidates faced off Thursday night. While Clinton and Obama strove to define themselves apart from one another as the best pick for president, CNN.com users weighed in on the debate.
Below are a selection of their responses, some of which have been edited for length and clarity.
Suzanne Ritter of Miamisburg, Ohio The opening statements show that Hillary has the resume to back up her candidacy. She has contacts, relationships; she has cultivated a network of politicians whose support she will need to get her agenda through Congress. Obama, by comparison, makes promises, but I wonder what he actually will be able to deliver on. After all, he doesn't have a lot of time in Washington, and while he touts that as his strength, he must also remember that the office of president is not a monarchy. He still needs to get those in Washington to work with him if he wants to make change. The new kid on the block just can't walk in and say, "We're doing it my way now." Hillary says, "This is what I have done. This is how I've changed people's lives for the better." Obama says that in Washington, "People are trying to score points rather than get things done." But how does he plan to get things done? That is the unanswered question for me. 
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