On Tuesday, progressive Senators Bernie Sanders and Liz Warren faced off against more centrist Democrats like Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Beto O'Rourke and about six other people who will not be President. The ostensible goal of the evening was to start thinning out the candidates and give the best ideas a moment to shine, but what actually ended up happening was CNN moderators trying their darndest to push buttons, inject a little drama into the proceedings and drive up those ratings.
A myriad of topics was covered, from foreign policy to college tuition to climate change, though healthcare was the major theme of the evening. It's very unlikely your opinions went through a sizable shift. Sanders and Warren showed why they are far and away the most popular candidates at the table, while more moderate standard-bearers made their cases and hoped for the best. Only self-help guru Marianne Williamson might have shifted things in her favor a bit, dolling out a couple of compelling soundbites about her plan for racial reparations that got big applause from the audience.
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