O'Donnell met her Harvard graduated opponent, Chris Coons, in a debate last night. Here is how she did:

According to The Hill, O'Donnell actually "held her own" in the debate. The two opponents debated before a packed house -- most of the folks in attendance, no doubt, were there to see how O'Donnell would fare against a man who had graduated from Harvard and was a two time captain of the debate team at that school.

When this editor read that O'Donnell had accepted the debate, he thought it to be a mistake. Apparently he (that would be me) was wrong.

Understand that O'Donnell and Coons were not the only ones on the stage, last night. There were 6 other candidates vying for the Senate seat left vacant by the new Vice President, Joe Biden. But, clearly, most of the audience was made of those curious to see how Christine O'Donnell would do against a more [seemingly] qualified Chris Coons.

Someone in the audience asked if O'Donnell would legislate her personal views on sexuality, an obvious reference to the MSNBC video of the candidate discussing views from 15 years ago.

The Hill gave this reported response: "Those questions come from statements I made over 15 years ago," said O'Donnell, who is Catholic and known as a staunch social conservative. She called the years-old statements a result of her newfound faith and beliefs, which she has said previously she discovered sometime in college.

O'Donnell said while "my faith has matured," if she gets to Washington, she would be guided by "the Constitution" rather than her personal beliefs.

A good answer to a difficult question. From what we can read, O'Donnell, indeed, held her own . . . . bad news for the Socialist minded, Chris Coons. We expect the race between these two to "tighten up" very quickly. Currently, Coons is running ahead 53% to 42%.

From what we can see, O'Donnell is a quick learner. Anything close to a "tie" in this first debate, is a victory for O'Donnell. Understand that she has only 46 days to get herself into a winning position against Chris Coons. If her polling numbers improve because of this debate -- she is in good position.