Why the Democratic Debate Rules Make No Sense

Matt Bai: “With all the silly handicapping and fantasy baseballing that contaminates our politics now, you would think the last thing you’d want, if you were trying to do something as important as choosing the next president, would be to create a situation where the fate of serious politicians who have yet to be heard hinges entirely on whether their national polling average is nine-tenths of a percent or just over 1 percent.”

“But then, you’re not running the Democratic Party. So you wouldn’t understand.”