Does 'win the debate' mean anything ? If so, what? Does using a sports

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4. I think it means something.

Here are a couple of the biggest things.

1) Sanders has brought a lot of new people into the process. All of them will have liked what Clinton and O'Malley had to say last night. Before last night they only knew of Sanders. Many of these people will stick around and support the party after the primary even if their candidate isn't victorious. That is a huge benefit of how excellent the debate was last night.

2) Many people were introduced to Sanders for the first time last night. While I don't think he changed any minds last night, they got to know him and see that he isn't some scary socialist. That is big, it will garner name recognition for him, and will most likely gain him support over the next couple of months. You can't support someone you aren't comfortable with and Sanders introduced himself very well last night.

3) Since all of our candidates held their own last night, the talk of the town seems to be how our candidates were so much better than the republicans. How our debates were better. How we are the adults in the room. I think people would truly be shocked to find out how many people vote a certain way simply because their mother, father, or trusted friend votes a certain way. These people are willing to move. Being talked about as the adults in the room is actually really important.