One of the most heated moments of the debate came when Senator John Edwards teamed up with Senator Barack Obama and accused Senator Hillary Clinton of representing the status quo.

Sen. John Edwards: “But both of us are powerful voices for change. And I might add we finished first and second in the Iowa Caucus, I think in part as a result of that. Now what I would say is this: anytime you speak out powerfully for change, the forces of status quo attack. That’s exactly what happens.”

Senator Hillary Clinton responded.

Sen. Hillary Clinton: “I want to make change, but I’ve already made change. I will continue to make change. I’m not just running on a promise of change. I’m running on thirty-five years of change. I’m running on having taken on the drug companies and the health insurance companies, taking on the oil companies. So, you know, I think it is clear that what we need is somebody who can deliver change. And we don’t need to be raising the false hopes of our country about what can be delivered. The best way to know what change I will produce is to look at the changes that I’ve already made. ”