The Democratic debates this past week provided the clearest evidence yet that many of the leading presidential candidates are breaking with the incremental politics of the Clinton and Obama eras, and are embracing sweeping liberal policy changes on some of the most charged public issues in American life, even at […] Read more »
Prosecutor Harris Makes Her Case
Harry recaps the first Democratic debate of the primary season. The Forecast with Harry Enten Read more »
The First Democratic Debate In Five Charts
Thursday night was the conclusion of the first Democratic primary debate, and, like everybody else, we’re trying to make sense of what we watched. Some candidates had breakout moments while others were pushed to the sidelines. But did these moments really make a difference to viewers? In an attempt to […] Read more »
Six political scientists react to the first Democratic primary debates
A good event for the upper tier of candidates, a bad one for Biden, and a forgettable one for the ones you’ve already forgotten. CONT. Mischiefs of Faction Read more »
‘She owned the stage’ — pollster says Kamala Harris was the winner of both Democratic debate nights
Sen. Kamala Harris outshined all of her 19 rivals in the first Democratic presidential debates, a longtime Republican pollster told CNBC on Friday. “She owned the stage, and Joe Biden should have known it was coming, ” Frank Luntz said in a “Squawk Box” interview the morning after the second […] Read more »
Kamala Harris Won The Debate Narrative. What Comes Next?
Sen. Kamala Harris had a strong performance in Thursday’s Democratic primary debate, pressing former Vice President Joe Biden on his record on race relations, while invoking her own experience with school desegregation. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew reacts to the performances of both Harris and […] Read more »