What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate

Asking female candidates about sexism is common, but as Rebecca Traister has written, it puts women in the uncomfortable position of potentially coming across as whining about being victimized. I agree with Amelia and Nate that Klobuchar did a good job handling it, though.

Booker finally brings up the fact that no one brings up the fact that he is a Rhodes Scholar too!

I take issue with the framing of the question about Trump using Twitter for “unfiltered communication.” Twitter is a way of setting the agenda of mainstream media much more than it is a way to directly bring the president into contact with voters.