Arlington, Va.
President Barack Obama was the clear and obvious favorite among the crowd here at the Arlington Young Democrats debate watch party at Bailey’s Pub. But moderator and CNN personality Candy Crowley was a close second, with her performance eliciting nearly as many loud cheers from this partisan audience as the sitting president of the United States.

To be sure, the crowd of about 50 were enthused by Obama’s more aggressive behavior as squared off against Mitt Romney. There were hoots and hollers of approval from the audience when Obama began a response to Romney with, “Candy, what Governor Romney said just isn’t true.” When Obama said Romney “doesn’t have a five-point plan. He has a one-point plan,” it was the same story.