Thursday, February 4, 2016

Rock'em Sock'em--Ali-Frazier,OK, Clinton-Sanders Debate

++I hope you understand the Wall Street section of tonight's debate will not appear in a Republican debate.Both candidates have scored repeatedly but I wonder how Bernie's refusal to say he is a Democrat will ultimately hurt him. The debate on who's a progressive was also revealing. Josh Marshall remands us that the Democratic Leadership Council has a think tank called the Progressive Institute because "liberal" had become too tainted. The shift seems more now to the labor/working class progressive versus the progressive police wonks. 

++They go toe to toe with Hillary calling out on Sanders' smears and saying why not say you think I'm corrupt. Of course, he doesn't.

++Since Sanders' candidacy is wrapped around Wall Street and money in politics ,his thematic unity evokes enthusiasm . But on foreign Policy is does a fade.

++Hillary's goal seems to be to get Sanders to lose his temper. Both bring out the ugly in each other as well as the class. A lot of clinches in the debate so far. 

++If you are for Hillary, you think she has come on strong and has maintained the pressure on Sanders. If you are for Sanders, then Hillary has blinked a couple of times and is deflecting issues by bringing up things like Sanders voting five times against the Brady law.

++How this debate affects New Hampshire no one knows. But I have seen the last few days that Democratic party people are concerned about Bernie because he's not one of them. You can complain about the "establishment" all you want but Bernie isn't even in the same tent. 

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