Politico: Bernie Takes on Fox -and emerges triumphant

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5. He charmed the audience

I watched it. He did an excellent job of pointing out those areas where people agree there needs to be solutions -- healthcare, infrastructure and the rich and corporations paying their fair share of taxes.

He held the hosts' feet to the fire and didn't let them steamroll him. He was bold and unapologetic about absolute support of a woman's right to choose and how the decision to terminate a pregnancy should be between her and her doctor, without exception. He spoke of voting as a sacred right of every American, even those who are incarcerated. By taking a clear position on voting rights, he is able to sweep away the incremental cuts that republicans have made to the right to vote.

I do think Sanders could learn from Mayor Pete about reclaiming territory that the right has (rightly or wrongly) staked out. Buttigieg does this by positioning his policy proposals as serving three things he says will fit on a bumper sticker: Freedom, Security and Democracy. These things introduce the opportunity to tell a story. It's a different approach that recognizes the heft and memorability that stories have for people. It's not that Sanders does not talk about policies that underpin each of these things; he does. But, to me, it seems like Sanders talks about one policy proposal after another, which is hard to follow sometimes.

At the end of the day, Bernie's gonna do what Bernie's gonna do. And it seems to have served him well.