Sanders Refuses to Get Bogged Down

James Hohmann: “Sanders weathered the heavily anticipated, two-hour barrage of attacks from his six opponents by sticking relentlessly to the populist message that got him here. At several key moments, he offered a master class in deflection. On one hand, this can be viewed as impressive message discipline from a candidate who has successfully claimed the mantle of an insurgent outsider. On the other, it could be described as sloganeering and the oversimplifying of complex issues by someone who has served in Congress since 1991.”

“Either way, the debate served as a reminder that Sanders, despite his unconventional candidacy, is more pragmatic than popularly understood.”