Live Coverage Of The First Republican Debate

Jeb Bush got attacked by Democrats last month when he said Americans “need to work more hours.” But as I wrote at the time, he’s right that far too many Americans are stuck in part-time jobs. He reiterated that point tonight, but without the inflammatory “work more hours” language.

John Kasich just hit on a very important point when it comes to economic growth. He wanted to help people “in the shadows.” As we might remember, Mitt Romney had a big empathy problem in 2012. Yet, this is actually more of a Republican problem than a Romney problem. In every election since 1984, more voters have said the Democratic candidate cared more about them than the Republican candidate.