Commentary on the Democrat debate

From Taegan Goddard at Political Wire:
The Democrats are the Healthier Party   All on the same page; spending America into bankruptcy

Window Closes for Joe Biden . . . "If he was looking for a Clinton mess-up as a rationale to get into the race, he didn’t get it. What’s more, by hugging Obama as closely as she did, Hillary also closed off an important lane for Biden. " . . . 

Sanders Generated Most Search Interest . . . "During the debate, Sanders continually attracted more Google interest than Trump.' ”

American Thinker:
Was Biden the biggest loser last night? . . . "So back to Joe B. If he is going to declare, he’d better do it soon. But seeing Hillary on her game, he is thinking about what his record could look like in the hands of her oppo researchers."

Bernie Sanders, Hillary's 'damned emails,' and the cheering press room

The Democratic Candidates Showed Themselves to be Lackluster and Out-of-Date  . . . "Social, economic, and foreign policy issues were discussed as though no laws addressing these concerns had been passed during the past 100 years.". . .

People's Pundit Daily:
Schultz and Clinton warned the other candidates not to harm Hillary   . . . "Though it wasn’t widely reported, Team Hillary and the Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz put the word out to the other candidates regarding attacking the frontrunner. In short, any serious challenge to Hillary on Benghazi, the email scandal or her prior statements that proved false would not bode well for their political career. Fournier, who has repeatedly reported on Clinton’s campaigning shortfalls and crisis mismanagement, noted the candidates took the threats seriously and fell in line.

“ 'It took more than an hour be­fore CNN’s An­der­son Cooper asked Clin­ton about the cov­ert email sys­tem she es­tab­lished as sec­ret­ary of State in de­fi­ance of fed­er­al reg­u­la­tions, sub­vert­ing the Free­dom of In­form­a­tion Act, thwart­ing con­gres­sion­al over­sight, and jeop­ard­iz­ing U.S. secrets,” Fournier added. “And, even then, her chief rival offered Clin­ton cov­er.”

Weekly Standard:

Hillary Hugs Obama at Every Turn  . . . "In fact, if you look at the transcript of the debate, Obama was mentioned 34 times. The other four candidates mention Obama only a handful of times between them. Nearly every other mention of the president came from Clinton (or Cooper)." . . .

Hillary Gets Off Easy in First Debate. . . "Instead, Clinton’s Democratic opponents offered milquetoast gestures toward “new leadership” or wild-eyed calls for “political revolution.” And that gave Clinton the opportunity to turn tough questions to her into sharp criticisms of the Republicans running for president." . . .

Winners and Losers

Sanders Stumbles in Vegas Debate