What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate

“Farmers.” LET THE IOWA PANDERING BEGIN.

I’ve actually been pretty surprised that Warren hasn’t been more central in tonight’s debate. She had a pretty spirited back-and-forth with Booker at the beginning about her wealth tax, but the other candidates didn’t really seem interested in going after her Medicare for All plan. I guess it’s a good thing for her if she’s not being hit from the left and the center on health care, but this was also her chance to present her case for the plan and she’s not really getting it. We’ll see how it plays out in the second half of the debate, though.

Not to blow my own horn or anything, but I think my two candidates are winning the debate! Klobuchar has firmly planted her flag as a moderate (dismissing plans to “pay for rich kids to go to college” and “take health insurance away” from millions of Americans) and gotten off a few memorable lines about women in politics. Booker has also established himself as a Buttigieg alternative; I feel like his rebuttal of the wealth tax will perk up the ears of some wealthier Democrats looking for someone to give their money to.