Edited sentence: As for Fmr.As for the candidate displaying the most skills and knowledge of the issues, the title went to Sen.As for the winner, a poll taken after the debate by Franklin Pierce College found that 45% viewed Sen.Barack Obama at a distant 8%.Barack Obama improved from the first debate and his oral skills were on full display in the debate.Bill Richardson's performance was poor and he failed to go beyond his resume.Hillary Clinton as the winner followed by Sen.However, many online polls on blogs such as DailyKos and Huffington Post, the winner was either Obama or Edwards.Joe Biden.John Edwards, many were surprised that he was aggressive and opening new attacks on Clinton and Obama; but most attributed to the fact that he is running a consistent third in national polls and seems to be losing some ground to Obama in the Iowa poll, where he is considered to be the strongest.There was also unanimous agreement that Gov.With the debate over, most of the analysts agreed that Sen