First Democratic Debate Grades
Group 3: The Winner
Martin O’Malley: No one on that stage had a better mix of likability, reasoned responses, and harnessed passion on the issues. He showed as progressive or even more-so than Sanders, especially on climate change and gun control. As I expected, he touted his history of getting things done as an executive. He had the best closing statement of the night, touting the night’s performances from Democrats as more impressive and respectable than what viewers have seen on the Republican side. That will play well across the party. I’m confident he’ll have the steepest climb in the polls, but considering he started the night with a 0.4 Real Clear Politics average, even a jump of 500 percent still keeps him at a couple of points. Still, he won this thing. Grade: A-
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