What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate

Klobuchar is effective in discussing sexism. She says, “Women are held to a higher standard. Otherwise we could play a game called ‘name your favorite woman president,’ which we can’t do because it has all been men.” She’s right. Political science scholarship finds that one reason women tend to win at the same rate as men is because the women who run are more qualified.

The Buttigieg backlash begins on stage! Klobuchar leads the charge with the idea that a women in his level of elected office would have a harder time running, etc etc.

Buttigieg and Biden have both tackled electability, but in very different ways. Buttigieg adopts the “show” approach, focusing on his military service and connection to a smaller city, while Biden comes out and “tells” it.