Updated 12:43 AM | Feb. 5, 2016MSNBC Democratic Debate: Live CoverageBy FiveThirtyEightFiled under 2016 Election Leah Libresco 11:13 pm No. I think the moderators absented themselves for long stretches and let the candidates compete on sentiment without holding their feet to the fire on their policy differences or acting to fact-check the claims being made (“Experts say,” etc.). × The best of FiveThirtyEight, delivered to you. Thanks for subscribing!You should receive a confirmation in your inbox shortly. Error: {{data}}. Email Address Morning Distribution (Daily) Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight. Top Stories Newsletter (Weekly) FiveThirtyEight’s top stories last week. Politics Newsletter (Weekly) FiveThirtyEight’s top politics stories last week. Popular Stories How Bad Could A Government Default Get? Over 100 Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Passed In The Last Five Years — Half Of Them This Year The Rise, Fall And Potential Resurrection Of Ron DeSantis