PBS Democratic Debate: Live Coverage

Clinton’s closing statement spoke directly to Wisconsin politics, while Sanders didn’t really seem attuned to the local political environment. This could be read a couple of ways, though: as Clinton being carefully handled, or as Sanders taking the 10,000-foot view of politics.

Clinton finished strongly with her closing statement. She managed to make the case that she agrees with Sanders on his core issue of income inequality and its roots in corrupt campaign finance. At the same time, she said, she is also the candidate for voters who care about many other issues. Clinton also briefly cited the poisoned water of the children of Flint, Michigan — which is a good reminder that if you haven’t yet read our colleague Anna Maria Barry-Jester’s article on what went wrong in Flint and who gathered the data to show it, you really should.

Sanders is trying to be the successor candidate to Obama and the candidate of revolution. Probably not sustainable.