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About Last Night: Dems At It Again
Live drawing the October Democratic Debate
Twelve Democratic presidential candidates gathered again last night — this time in Ohio — to debate the issues, define themselves as they felt was needed, and attack the current frontrunner. I have watched all the debates thus far. It’s like watching a speeding train with a different conductor each time, everyone else scrambling over each other, using various techniques to get to the first car and be the one to drive. Last night, the conductor was Warren because, according to polls, she is the current front runner. But she didn’t necessarily drive the conversation as she wanted: many found they needed to attack her.
The more you watch these things, the more fascinating — or worrisome — it becomes. The other driver of the train last night was Donald Trump. Everyone on that stage is adamant that he not be given a second term. But the way they showed that concern varied from “you need to get to know me better and where I grew up so that you will see I am the only one to beat DT,” to “DT is HORRIBLE AND WE HAVE TO GET RID OF HIM AND I AM YOUR MAN/WOMAN TO GET THAT DONE!!”
The urgency of this was more apparent last night than in previous debates.
