After watching a few Democratic debates, you start to tire of repetitive statements and themes, looking for an new wrinkles or counterarguments from past debates. But given that we had two debates a few days apart, one other thing came to mind, how the Democrats are talking about issues that impact our country and how to attack them. Huffington Post’s Jonathan Cohn noted the stark differences between the most recent Republican and Democratic debates.
The debate was also deeply substantive – an argument between two seasoned politicians who have obviously given a lot of thought to the problems facing America, and what they would do about them.
The contrast to the Republican debate from last week, with its juvenile insults, could not have been more stark. Instead of discussing penis length, Clinton and Sanders argued over the sizes of their respective infrastructure programs.
In short, both Clinton and Sanders looked ready for prime time.
A high point in watching the debate when Clinton and Sanders acknowledged their counterparts:
Clinton: “I just want to make one point. You know, we have our differences. And we get into vigorous debate about issues, but compare the substance of this debate with what you saw on the Republican stage last week.”
Moments later, Sanders added, “You know, we are, if elected president, going to invest a lot of money into mental health. And when you watch these Republican debates, you know why we need to invest in that.”
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