September 09, 2008 06:44 PM UTC

Schaffer vs. Udall YouTube Debate (Belatedly) Posted

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• by: Colorado Pols

As the Denver Post reported yesterday:

Colorado’s is the third YouTube Senate debate, and the candidates were required to answer five questions submitted by users, including one from a man who – holding a rifle on his lap – asked their views on the original meaning of the Second Amendment.

“We thought with the massive amount of attention the (Colorado) race is getting nationally and how close it’s been, it was really a natural fit for us,” Steve Grove, the site’s political director, said of the Senate contest between Republican Bob Schaffer and Democrat Mark Udall.

“YouTube is a different format, and it will be interesting to see how they react to that,” Grove said.

It’s likely to be a little less spontaneous than the presidential version, however. Those debates were broadcast on live TV, with the candidates responding immediately to videotaped questions that ranged from the thoughtful to the bizarre…

Editor’s note: The YouTube debate scheduled for today between Senate candidates Mark Udall and Bob Schaffer has been delayed until Tuesday because of unspecified problems, YouTube officials announced this morning.

We heard the delay in posting the debate was requested by the Schaffer campaign–did they need a few takes to get it just right?

Anyway, check it out and decide for yourself, post the more interesting responses in the comments. We haven’t watched all the question videos yet but are still hoping to see some real-life sock puppets.