Who Won the Debate? Experts Weigh In – The New York Times, Nytimes.com
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There was little consensus on who won or lost, but political strategists thought several moments stood out.
**********************Six candidates participated in the debate in Des Moines on Tuesday.(Credit …) ****************** (Tamir Kalifa for the New).York Times*******************************************
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Twitter can’t tell us whether , or how, Tuesday’s CNN / Des Moines Register debate might change voters’ minds. But it can give us the perspectives of some of the people with expertise on primary races: veteran campaign strategists, consultants and analysts.
“What we will likely remember most from this night is @ewarren and her well litigated exchange with @BernieSanders on electability. This is very tricky terrain for women candidates and she came out the winner. ”-
“I’m watching the #DemDebate with of my university students , and they overwhelmingly picked @EWarren as the winner at the first break. Why? Because she emphasized female pride and empowerment. ”-(Frank Luntz) **************************************************, Republican pollster and consultant “Warren is the only candidate whose performance could shake things up. Her electability riff was the most memorable thing all night. The fact she was the only candidate to break through with a singular moment ups the odds that tonight helps her. ”- (********************************** (Ian Sams) ************************************************************, former spokesman for Senator Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign(Bernie Sanders)The consensus among the strategists and analysts was that Ms. Warren won the electability exchange with Mr. Sanders. But Mr. Sanders got good reviews for his overall debate performance.
“The exchange w / Warren notwithstanding, Bernie brings real energy to these debates. Probably uses them to energize his folks more than anyone does. ”-
Mo Elleithee********************************************, Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service and former Democratic National Committee spokesman“The fact is Bernie Sanders knows his stuff. He also has a really impressive – and consistent – record of prescience on matters of foreign policy, climate, and trade. ”- (********************************************** (Kumar Rao), director of Justice Transformation at the Center for Popular Democracy (************************************************ Amy Klobuchar
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has performed well in almost every debate, and this one was no exception. Commentators singled out her responses on Iran and health care as particularly strong.“Very solid, direct answer by @amyklobuchar on her predictions of what Trump would do with Iran. She said it, he did it. ”-
The former hedge fund executive Tom Steyer was something of an odd man out: the only candidate onstage with no experience in elected office. And while strategists appreciated his focus on climate change, as well as his choice to reiterate other candidates’ responses, that lack of experience showed in the foreign policy and national security sections of the debate.“I really love @ TomSteyer’s take tonight. Using his precious air time to reiterate a complimentary message and praising other candidates instead of trying to draw an overt policy contrast. ”- (******************************************************** Adrienne Elrod **************************
“@ TomSteyer consistently strong” on climate. I like the passion he shows on this issue. ”-(Paul Begala) , former adviser to President Bill Clinton “Not his fault but this whole national security discussion left @TomSteyer on the outside looking in. Just does not have much relevant experience. ”-David Axelrod
Six candidates participated in the debate in Des Moines on Tuesday.(**********************************************************
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