The Democrats Debate, Night Two

It’s not easy to draw tension, but I tried

Leading up to the debate last night, there was tension. Anticipation. Would Biden be present (not literally, but figuratively)? Would he and Kamala Harris spar like the previous debate they were in together? All acknowledged that there were high stakes for a few candidates last night.

But in the end, it was a debate that might end up being forgotten. Yes, Biden was present and did a good job showing he’s still a good candidate. Kamala and he had an exchange, but it was civil. She successfully maintained her position as the caring prosecutor: tough, but concerned about you. Biden, whose past kept coming up, was attacked by others – notably De Blasio, who couldn’t stop referencing Biden throughout the night, trying to bait him. Booker and Biden spared, and Booker had perhaps the best one-liner of the night when they were talking about Booker’s town of Newark NJ: He said to Joe: «You’re dipping into the Koolaid and you don’t even know what the flavor is.»

Yang is the one who had a sense of humor (he claims he is the opposite of Trump as an Asian man who likes math), but his lack of tie is his signature. Inslee looks like an aged…