The first three Democratic presidential debates — five, if you count the double features in June and July — are, thankfully, in the political rearview mirror. It turns out that despite the hours and hours spent debating, and then the hours and hours talking about the debates, and then the inevitable polls trying to pick winners and losers, the political landscape hasn’t changed much. …
People want to understand the Democratic candidates’ various economic visions and how those ideas will affect them. To make an informed choice in the Democratic primaries and the general election, they need to know how much money and control Sanders and Warren intend to move from the private sector to the federal government and where Biden or the other candidates fit into the mix.
But the moderators’ questions didn’t move the country forward in the ongoing and crucial debate on the merits of capitalism versus socialism; whether more federal intrusion into the economy is a good or bad idea. CONT.
David Winston (Winston Group), Roll Call