What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate

I’m having memories right now of the 2012 general election debate when Romney got laughed at by some for saying Russia was the greatest foreign policy threat. That seems prescient now!

In 2020, some voters will be eligible to vote who weren’t born when we entered Afghanistan in 2001.

People keep pointing out that climate change hasn’t been a big issue in these debates, and they’re right — but the candidates seem to have trouble talking about it in concrete terms. They talk about how it’s an emergency and action needs to be taken, but it doesn’t feel especially substantial. Maybe that’s partially because of the questions that are being asked? It’s obviously a hugely important topic, but one where it seems difficult to have a substantive back-and-forth in a debate.