Presidential race 2016

[HairOfTheDog]

10/13/15 First Democratic Debate



It was an informative debate, in my opinion. Income equality, foreign policy, the biggest threat to America, black lives, education, immigration, gun control, financial corruption and campaign finance absurdity, the candidates' biggest perception problems/criticisms, the candidates' enemies...were all topics addressed.

I thought that Bernie Sanders did a good job driving home his points that income inequality is a very serious problem that needs to be addressed; with 1% of the American population holding more wealth than 90% of the population combined.

Hillary Clinton was well-prepared and not as stiff as usual; her prepping paid off and she made her points well too, but without the same level of passion and conviction that Bernie commanded. She did differentiate herself from Sanders when it comes to foreign intervention, gun control, staunch support of capitalism, and the fact that she's a woman (I didn't think mentioning she would be the first woman president several times was necessary).

Early feedback shows internet viewers and Facebook posters rating Bernie Sanders as the winner at 75%. Political pundits and television viewers are rating Hillary Clinton as the winner.

The loudest applause of the night came when Bernie Sanders stated "Let me say — let me say something that may not be great politics, but I think the secretary is right, and that is that the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails."



^ Clinton agreed and thanked Sanders. Sanders went on to say that American people want to hear about real issues like income inequality and media should focus more on those topics.

I thought Martin O'Malley made some decent points and was well-spoken. Webb and Chafee really don't stand a chance, in my opinion. Webb made some good points on his efforts in favor of veterans and did okay, but he doesn't seem focused to me. Chafee was laughable, I felt sorry for him.