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Politico: 5 takeaways from the Democratic debate
Bernie Bot. Ask Bernie Sanders about anything – ISIS, the Trump Phenomenon, four hundred years of slavery and the oppression of blacks -- and he’ll make it all about those evil Clinton-enabled Wall Street SOBs. Marco Rubio has got nothing on Sanders, who possesses the singular gift of making something he’s repeated ten thousand times sound like it sprung from his deepest feelings at the moment...
In her mind, she’s gone to (South) Carolina. ...If Sanders used the socialist one-size-fits-all language of economic grievance (with the exception of his discussions of police brutality), Clinton used the lexicon of the black community which makes up 55 percent of South Carolina’s Democratic electorate – and the Black Lives Matter movement that has taken root with younger black voters. She did a reverse-Bernie in her opening statement, speeding through her denunciation of Wall Street to tackle the racial roots of economic deprivation. “We both agree that we have to get unaccountable money out of our political system and that we have to do much more to ensure that Wall Street never wrecks Main Street again,” she said – quickly adding: “But I want to go further. I want to tackle those barriers that stand in the way of too many Americans right now. African-Americans who face discrimination in the job market, education, housing, and the criminal justice system.”...
Hillary to media: Do unto Bernie as you have done unto me. One of the few benefits of being beaten as badly as Clinton was earlier this week: You get to drag your opponent onto the firing line along with you – at least that’s what Clinton hopes will happen. Nothing burns Clinton and her staff more than the notion that she’s the subject of a presidential double-standard – enduring endless scrutiny of everything she does while Sanders gets away with floating vague, impractical proposals on health care – and answers questions about contemporary foreign affairs with references to 1950’s Iran, 1960’s South America and 1980’s Central America...
Sanders is just as good a debater as Clinton. In 2008, Clinton was clearly superior to Barack Obama in their debates, parrying him with poise and eliciting the damaging, patronizing “You’re likeable enough, Hillary” comment on the eve of his surprise defeat in the New Hampshire primary that year. Sanders shagginess and fractured-windmill arm motions belies a steely, confident and adaptable verbal combat style.
Clinton is clearly more experienced on foreign policy, but Sanders -- using perfectly-timed Trump-like verbal jabs -- denied her the dominance she asserted on the topic in other debates, especially the first...
Will the Bern get heat rash? There’s something adorably, disheveled-dignified about Sanders, and many Clinton supporters (as opposed to Clinton staffers) find it hard to get angry at the sweet if voluble uncle who yells over the soup, then kisses them goodnight over the decaf. Sanders, friends say, is a very competitive guy, and he’s just now starting to believe he can really win. That’s making him progressively nastier. It’s a trap. Clinton, who has a knack for bringing out the ugly in her opponents, is starting to really get under his skin and Sanders’ seemingly guileless likeability is a big part of his appeal, especially to idealistic young people...
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/five-takeaways-from-the-democratic-debate-219187#ixzz3zyGGJNyk
In her mind, she’s gone to (South) Carolina. ...If Sanders used the socialist one-size-fits-all language of economic grievance (with the exception of his discussions of police brutality), Clinton used the lexicon of the black community which makes up 55 percent of South Carolina’s Democratic electorate – and the Black Lives Matter movement that has taken root with younger black voters. She did a reverse-Bernie in her opening statement, speeding through her denunciation of Wall Street to tackle the racial roots of economic deprivation. “We both agree that we have to get unaccountable money out of our political system and that we have to do much more to ensure that Wall Street never wrecks Main Street again,” she said – quickly adding: “But I want to go further. I want to tackle those barriers that stand in the way of too many Americans right now. African-Americans who face discrimination in the job market, education, housing, and the criminal justice system.”...
Hillary to media: Do unto Bernie as you have done unto me. One of the few benefits of being beaten as badly as Clinton was earlier this week: You get to drag your opponent onto the firing line along with you – at least that’s what Clinton hopes will happen. Nothing burns Clinton and her staff more than the notion that she’s the subject of a presidential double-standard – enduring endless scrutiny of everything she does while Sanders gets away with floating vague, impractical proposals on health care – and answers questions about contemporary foreign affairs with references to 1950’s Iran, 1960’s South America and 1980’s Central America...
Sanders is just as good a debater as Clinton. In 2008, Clinton was clearly superior to Barack Obama in their debates, parrying him with poise and eliciting the damaging, patronizing “You’re likeable enough, Hillary” comment on the eve of his surprise defeat in the New Hampshire primary that year. Sanders shagginess and fractured-windmill arm motions belies a steely, confident and adaptable verbal combat style.
Clinton is clearly more experienced on foreign policy, but Sanders -- using perfectly-timed Trump-like verbal jabs -- denied her the dominance she asserted on the topic in other debates, especially the first...
Will the Bern get heat rash? There’s something adorably, disheveled-dignified about Sanders, and many Clinton supporters (as opposed to Clinton staffers) find it hard to get angry at the sweet if voluble uncle who yells over the soup, then kisses them goodnight over the decaf. Sanders, friends say, is a very competitive guy, and he’s just now starting to believe he can really win. That’s making him progressively nastier. It’s a trap. Clinton, who has a knack for bringing out the ugly in her opponents, is starting to really get under his skin and Sanders’ seemingly guileless likeability is a big part of his appeal, especially to idealistic young people...
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/five-takeaways-from-the-democratic-debate-219187#ixzz3zyGGJNyk
