TPM: Democratic Presidential Debate

Talking Points Memo

 

Two key lessons from the first Democratic debate:
1. The Dems aren't a party in crisis.
2. Style points counted more than substance.

The class and issue oriented debate from the Democratic candidates displayed the sharp contrast to the Republican Clown show in spite of media talking heads fishing for division. Especially proud of the top two candidates.

"the event often turned into Democrats versus CNN.
That was made most obvious by the signature moment of the debate: Bernie Sanders shouting at Cooper that the American people are “tired of hearing about [HRC’s] damn emails.” As a stand-in for the media hounds insisting on maximum coverage of the damn emails, Cooper gamely tried to press the issue, to no avail."

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Last Night's Debate: Democrats Vs. CNN

When the first Democratic presidential debate got underway last night, you got the immediate impression that the CNN organizers were determined to dash the expectation that it would be a less fractious event than the network’s…

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