I didn't get home in time to watch the debate but I was able to listen to it in the car. (Despite the dropouts. Is the staff at WTKK hopelessly incompetent, or is it just me? But I digress.) Although going in, I was focused on the Patrick-Healey dynamic, it turns out that the spoilers stole the show.

Christy Mihos' relentless attack seemed to throw Kerry Healey off her game. And Grace Ross sounded startlingly articulate and reasonable.

As for the front runners, there were no surprises, apart from Healey's generally weak performance.

Dan Kennedy, who pulled the audio to his iPod, will listen more closely tomorrow, but offers that Patrick won by default. I agree. Adam collects some other early impressions, and Jay gives his take on the first half.