U.S. Democratic presidential candidates hold unprecedented Internet debate « Thread Started on Sept 15, 2007, 9:40pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------U.S. Democratic presidential candidates hold unprecedented Internet debate 2007-09-14 06:04:34 Print read at source> http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007- ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- All eight U.S. Democratic presidential candidates held their first Internet-based debate Thursday. Co-sponsored by Internet search engine Yahoo, the Slate online magazine and the Huffington Post blog, the so-called "mashup" is widely regarded as an unprecedented event because viewers can choose video clips of the candidates to watch. For the first time, they can tailor the debate to their specific interests and line up clips of candidates so they can directly compare them on the same issue. The questions for the Democratic candidates were posed via satellite link-up by TV talk-show host and debate moderator Charlie Rose. The three topics of the debate -- Iraq, healthcare and education -- were chosen in an online poll on Yahoo in which more than 100,000 people voted. The online debate was aimed to engage web users, particularly young people, who would not sit through a 90-minute traditional TV debate.