Joe Biden turned in what was his strongest debate performance yet. But it was a low bar
THE FOURTH DEMOCRATIC primary debate, held just outside Columbus, Ohio on October 15th, packed 12 candidates onto a single stage. With that many egos and voices, it threatened to be shallow and fragmented. In fact, it was the most substantive debate yet—thanks largely to the unshowy, outstanding moderators, who asked pointed questions, held candidates to time, and knew precisely when to encourage and when to end one-on-one exchanges between the candidates.
Mr Biden really meant something closer to honesty: politicians should tell voters how they intend to pay for and pass their ambitious plans. Mr Biden contended that candidates must “level with people and tell them exactly what we're going to do, how we're going to get it done, and if you can get it done”. Ms Warren and Mr Sanders argued that their bold proposals would motivate voters more than Mr Biden’s centrism. Recent history suggests that Mr Biden is wrong.
Ms Warren remains a long way from victory. She is vulnerable on implementation questions; voters may rally to boldness, but at some point rubber and road must meet. And she is, as Mr Buttigieg pointed out, deeply evasive on health care—the one area in which she has not released a detailed plan, preferring simply to reiterate her support for Mr Sanders’s Medicare for All bill.
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