Some of the pre-debate discussion focused on a potential moderate vs. progressive battle in this debate. And we actually saw a lot of that, with Warren and Sanders working in tandem at times to defend their more aggressive policy stances for addressing America's challenges while Delaney became the moderate criticizer-in-chief and got much more attention that one might have anticipated, especially given his standing in the polls.
So far in this campaign, Warren and Sanders have avoided taking on each other -- and tonight was a continuation of that. The debate also featured lively disagreements on health care, immigration and the economy, and was in my opinion a more substantive debate than the first event in June.