Harry, I don’t think the first hour of tonight’s festivities is likely to have much effect on the Democratic nomination race. Bernie’s getting fired up right as I write this, though, so maybe the second half will be different.
Farai Chideya
Harry, I’ve covered every presidential election since 1996. Until FiveThirtyEight asked me to go to the political prom, I wasn’t sure I’d cover this one. And I think looking at tonight, the entire process is quite tame compared with 2008, when you could see dagger-eyed looks and barbs being exchanged between Obama and Clinton at times. So: O’Malley’s doing well, but still has not a prayer; Sanders is staying in his lane … i.e., won’t convert anyone new; and Hillary is still in the lead by far.
Micah Cohen
The candidates were arguing about what exact level the minimum wage should be raised to, but where you live can have a huge effect on how much that wage is worth. From the Pew Research Center:
