On Sunday, President Trump Tweeted that progressive congresswomen should "go back" and try to fix the "crime infested places" they "originally came from." I ran some analysis on the media coverage of the event from Sunday through this evening. I found that there have been...
Candidates who helped themselves to some degree last night: Kamala Harris: She was the only candidate who clearly helped herself. Post-debate punditry was gushing in praise of her. She had the energy and the most applause lines. Her prosecutorial experience showed through as she pressed her...
Five comments about last night’s Democratic debate: The energy was clearly on the progressive-populist-left side of the political spectrum. There was little interest in bipartisanship or centrist policies. In fact, candidates who tried to deliver more moderate messages (especially Delaney and, to a lesser extent, O’Rourke...