Telephone polls (taken after waking up the target audience) by Fox (Fair and Balanced R Us!) News show that as a result of the 1st Annual Regan Love Fest, Republican Debate, and Dinner on the Ground last night that just by NOT being there Barack Obama advanced his bid for the presidential nomination and election by leaps and bounds.
With a chorus line of old white men wagging their fingers, flipping over their flops, evaluating their evolution, or lack thereof, and proposing Regan for the new Pope last nights cast has provided a massive amount of comedy data for SNL skits and Late Nite host's monologues.
Any way you look at it just not being there was the best seat in town.