What Went Down At The January Democratic Debate

It’s so hard to know whether the presidential race is different from races for governor or Congress, Maggie, because of the incredibly small sample size. But there is research indicating that voters are more reluctant to support women when they run for executive-level positions like president (or governor).

Warren’s last word on this question was a stronger answer. She points out how well women did in the 2018 elections and how, in past years, people wondered whether a Catholic or African American candidate could win (and they did).

I’m not sure this is what voters are going to take away from this exchange, but Sanders does have a semi-interesting electability argument: Vermont didn’t used to be anywhere near as blue as it is now.