After a barrage of questions from moderators it appears that Debra Medina has won the Belo debate. From reading the comments made on the WFAA website, it appears voters agree that Debra Medina was the clear winner.

Hutchison and Perry skip the BELO post-debate press conference, again.
Emily Ramshaw @ the Texas Tribune: As expected, Medina was the only candidate to show up for the post-game presser. She said it was because “the senator and the governor don’t want to have that conversation with you.”

“That’s not good leadership,” she said.

Unofficial Text Polling Results

Medina – 68%
Perry – 22%
Hutchison – 10%

Sam Marten @ the Dallas Observer: Much like the first debate, Medina emerged as the winner, if nothing else for not being Perry or Hutchison, whom she described as a “team of economic tricksters.” She also gets credit for firing off an explosive press release, which is below, calling “bullshit” on Perry just minutes before the debate.

Developing…

Related:
News Brief: Debra Medina leading Text Poll being held by BELO (Text “medina” to 53675)
On the web:
MedinaForTexas.com
Official Debra Medina Facebook page.

VIDEO
WFAA Video: Replay: The Belo Debate Part I
WFAA Video Replay: The Belo Debate Part II
WFAA Video Replay: The Belo Debate Part III
WFAA Video Replay: The Belo Debate Part IV

PHOTOS
WFAA Time Lapse: Creating the Belo Debate set
WFAA Photos: Behind the Scenes – The Belo Debate
WFAA Photos: The Belo Debate
Texas Tribune: Photo of Debra Medina at post-debate press conference.

Articles
DMN: Debra Medina calls — can I say this? — bullshit
Results: KHOU viewers participate in online chat, mobile texts in GOP debate
Tea Partier Takes Texas Governor’s Race By Storm

Tracking the Internet war on Facebook:

Jan. 29, 2010 FRIDAY @ 7:30 am
Perry – 21,245
Hutchison – 13,879
Medina – 11,077

January 29, 2010 @ 8:00 pm
Perry – 21,280 +35
Hutchison – 13,923 +44
Medina – 11,246 +169

@ 8:15 pm
Perry – 21,282 +2
Hutchison – 13,926 +3
Medina – 11,303 +57

@ 9:15 pm
Perry – 21,294 +12
Hutchison – 13,931 +5
Medina – 11,373 +71

@ 10:12 pm
Perry – 21,306 +12
Hutchison – 13,935 +4
Medina – 11,448 +75

Jan. 30, 2010 @ 12:19 am
Perry – 21,319 +13
Hutchison – 13,948 +13
Medina – 11,527 +79

Jan. 30, 2010 @ 12:22 pm
Perry – 21,336 +17
Hutchison – 13,972 +24
Medina – 11,714 +187

Jan. 30, 2010 @ 11:45 pm
Perry – 21,358 +22
Hutchison – 14,017 +45
Medina – 12,000 +286

Feb. 1, 2010 @ 12:05 am
Perry – 21,413 +55
Hutchison – 14,114 +97
Medina – 12,445 +445

On the web:
MedinaForTexas.com
Official Debra Medina Facebook page.

For fun:
Don’t Mess with Medina.