What Went Down On Night One Of The First Democratic Debates

Yeah, Amelia, I was surprised Inslee’s first answer wouldn’t be on climate change too. I feel like he needs to introduce himself on that issue before he can get cute with others.

Tim Ryan is doing his best Sherrod Brown, bringing up the closure of the Lordstown GM plant in northeast Ohio, which made the Chevy Cruze, and which Brown used to name check (probably still does, in a different way) in his stump speech.

I was a little surprised by how well Inslee responded to that question. But I probably shouldn’t have been! His focus has been on climate change, but he’s clearly got comfort with a broader range of issues.