'The centrist, Midwestern candidates went after Warren with a vengeance'

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Sophia A. Nelson is an American author, political strategist, opinion writer and former House Republican Committee counsel.

It was a big night for Klobuchar: She finally found her voice!

The winners were Klobuchar and Buttigieg. The centrist, Midwestern candidates went after Warren with a vengeance all night. Warren maintained her status quo. Harris was largely invisible except for when she twice raised reproductive rights. Sanders was back, considering he just suffered a heart attack a couple of weeks ago.

Biden caught hell right out of the gates on the Ukraine issue and the appropriateness of the actions of his son Hunter. He still seems to be not entirely present though. Going from Hunter to George Washington in one of his early answers was a really bad moment for him tonight.

O’Rourke, Castro, Yang, Steyer, Gabbard and Booker were all a distraction. They need to be off the stage.

Nothing will change tonight. The field still has to get cut by 50 percent. None of us wants to endure these three-hour debates into next year. Democrats need to pivot away from a focus on impeachment or Trump's attacks on the Bidens. They need to offer America a stark contrast to Trump’s daily rages and tweets, his lies, his undermining of our institutions, and his abandoning of our friends and allies in NATO and beyond. That is where the Democrats can beat Trump and win back the presidency.

[vsrazdem]

1. I believe Warren is leading in Iowa, which last time I checked was considered the midwest. I would

be surprised if Klobuchar ever gets about 5%.

[dalton99a]

2. "Democrats need to pivot away from a focus on impeachment"

Let's do what Sophia A. Nelson says

[SterlingPound]

3. "None of us wants to endure these three-hour debates into next year"

I actually want more debates, long debates, and real debates!

sorry, but 16 minutes is not enough time for me to get enough information on who I can vote to lead

Our debates are a joke but it has nothing to do with how many people are on stage.

[Blistering Sun]

4. Calling a fierce liberal like Amy Klobachar a "centrist" is an example of "re-framing" at its worst.

I wonder where this tactic comes from?

[MarcA]

5. Sounds like what a GOP strategist would spin. n/t

[evertonfc]

6. Off a stark contrast to trump?

You assume people are listening. Presidential elections have always been personality contests. Policy issues are only vaguely significant. It's cultural issues and the ability to counter Trump with a brass knuckle attack every day. You call him a racist, a bigot, a sexual predator. Tax code is moor. It's why we need a fighter and not some mealy mouth come together bullshit. Times have changed