The debate is over and people are slowly filtering out of the room. The TV cameras and reporters and other journalists flocked, for the most part, around Tedisco and then migrated over to Murphy while the second, smaller wave of reporters unable to get into the scrum then descended on Tedisco.

As packed as this room was, it seems there was also a spillover room with about 70 people, if moderator Susan Arbetter's numbers were accurate.

During the closing statements, Murphy again reiterated his support of Obama's economic stimulus plan and his bipartisan approach to problem solving. Tedisco stressed his record of service and his blue collar biography. Standard fare for a closing argument.

For now I'll leave Andrew to get comment from the candidates and those in attendance while I head back to the office. Most likely I'll combine all these little posts from the duration of the debate into one lengthy post.

This live blog was a bit more difficult to keep up with than I thought it would be, but for a first time experiment here at the Saratoga City Desk, I think it went alright. Hopefully it provided some immediate information that will then be synthesized in a full article to appear tomorrow.