What Went Down At The Nevada Democratic Debate

Warren is the first candidate on stage to try to pivot the conversation back to issues/voters — she’s using the “I know a guy from around here” technique. That isn’t a bad idea: Rise above the fray after you’ve dabbled in it for a bit.

Buttigieg says to Sanders, “You’re the one who is at war with the Culinary Union right here in Las Vegas.” That’s the largest union in Nevada and an obvious play for votes this Saturday.

I don’t completely get Sanders going so much on offense against Buttigieg here. He’s in a pretty strong position in Nevada, and that would ordinarily make you inclined to be more risk-averse — except maybe against Bloomberg, who is such a natural target for Sanders.