"Clinton wasn't hurt at all by last week's debate."

*** Is The Penn Mightier Than The Sword? Mark Penn pens one of these over-served campaign memos (we're sure Obama or Edwards will respond in kind), using the new Newsweek and Washington Post/ABC polls as evidence that Clinton wasn't hurt at all by last week's debate. "The bottom line is that the data in the wake of the last debate reveals that Hillary remains strong in the face of these attacks while the other candidates are being viewed in an increasingly negative light. We may be seeing the beginnings of a boomerang effect on Obama and Edwards." Indeed, Obama did suffer a small downtick in the Post/ABC polls. But, overall, Obama still sports a better FAV/UNFAV ratio than Clinton and Edwards (50-46% for Clinton, 49-35% for Edwards, and 51-36% for Obama). Most importantly, though, is the damage last week's debate and Edwards/Obama have done to Clinton if she does become the nominee. There are too many Democrats on record asking for the release of her library records. The RNC has a ton of material to tap into, and it will likely mean -- if she's the nominee -- that some giant document dump is going to happen.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/blog/view/?id=15946 and http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_110407.html?hpid=topnews