Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Some thoughts on tonight's Democratic Debate.

There were no home runs.


Each candidate had good and not so good moments.

Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg had good closing statements.

Tom Steyer and Pete Buttigieg gave the most polished performances of all six candidates.

Steyer clearly benefited the most from only having six candidates on stage.

Biden, Klobuchar, and Sanders seemed to stumble several times.

Elizabeth Warren seemed to recapture the Happy Warrior Persona except when interacting with Bernie Sanders. The exchange between them after the debate will garner more press attention than the actual debate.

The good news for Bernie Sanders is he was consistent in his ideas. The bad news for Bernie Sanders is he was consistent in his ideas.

Amy Klobuchar put forth very good arguments for practical progressivism and her candidacy. Unfortunately, unlike her previous recent performances, she probably only hit a double or triple when she needed a home run. Her post-debate comments on CNN and MSNBC helped.

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