What Went Down In The Third Democratic Debate

This is an interesting divide emerging here — as Lee said, anti-politics from Buttigieg, Lincoln from Klobuchar (tapping into a classic value of party unity). Castro defends division — that was new!

The word “Medicare” has come up many times in the past few minutes. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll conducted in July found that over 80 percent of both Democrats and Republicans have a favorable opinion of Medicare. The poll also found that 85 percent of Democrats and 65 percent of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Medicaid.

In-person crowd reaction like boos and applause can shape coverage and voter reaction. Trump stimulated the most crowd reaction in the 2016 Republican debates, including laughs, boos and applause, all helping to make him seem like the center of attention.