Vanity Fair just tweeted that Christopher Hitchens has died. 1949-2011.

I find it hard to judge who did well and who didn’t in this debate because it comes against a backdrop of public opinion that is in deep flux. There was a lot of evidence in the polls over the last couple days that support for Newt Gingrich has peaked and is starting to drop. And Mitt Romney’s unwillingness to attack Newt head-on suggests that his team suspects Newt is already in free-fall. If that’s the case maybe Mitt did well by just playing it safe. We’ll find out more on that front soon enough. Read More

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