BTRTN: Pinata Biden... VP Fights But Fails to Parry Onslaught. The Race is Opening Up.

[reggieandlee]

Last edited Thu Aug 1, 2019, 10:20 AM - Edit history (1)

Born to Run the Numbers provides its analysis of the Democratic Debates:

http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2019/08/pinata-biden-vp-fights-but-fails-to.html

Excerpts: "After two debates, we know this much: Joe Biden is not holding up well under the merciless incoming raining down on the reigning front runner. He was more assertive last night than in the prior debate, but there were too many instances in which he was halting, uncertain, or simply unable to find the words to counter effective charges. Biden was, at best, uneven, and that makes twice in a row. Were this trend to continue, it would be unsustainable...
"The good news for Biden? No single, strong, voice has emerged that shows the muscle to screw a rudder on the stern and steer a firm course through choppy seas. Kamala Harris faltered after her strong first debate. Cory Booker finally emerged as a powerful force, which could trigger his ascent into the top tier...
"Elizabeth Warren was roundly celebrated for a strong showing in the Wednesday night debate, but that entire evening placed the issue of radical vs. incremental change in stark relief. As strong as Warren was, she simply emerged as the champion of a radical strategy that may be inherently flawed in a party that simply and only wants a candidate who can beat Donald Trump...
"Pete Buttigieg turned in his usual solid performance, and is so well funded that his future in the race is solid. Julian Castro had a another strong performance. Amy Klobuchar seemed tougher and more involved in the second debate, but it is questionable whether she really punched through the din. Beto O’Rourke continues to fade, unable to break through decisively on any single issue...
"In short, it’s now more open than it was three months ago...
"Here’s how we score it: (provides rankings of individual candidate performances)...

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Piata?

[reggieandlee]

2. thank you!

typo.
corrected.
thanks!

It was supposed to say:

"Piñata Biden... VP Fights But Fails to Parry Onslaught. The Race is Opening Up."

The program may have deleted the "n" because it could not process the punctuation mark.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. OIC. Yeah, DU doesn't handle the accented letters very well!