CNN Graded Sanders a D, Hillary A- for Debate; Debate coach: Bad night for Bernie
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CNN Graded Sanders a D, Hillary A- for Debate
By jaljojo
Friday Apr 15, 2016 · 12:18 PM CST
CNN brought on board a debate coach to grade the candidates on their performance during last night’s debate and the results are surprising (to some).
According to the article,
Clinton consistently reminded the audience that she had plans to fix the country's problems, while -- as she pointed out -- Sanders did little more than "diagnose." Several times during the debate, Clinton mentioned that "it's easy to diagnose the problem ... and again, I absolutely agree with the diagnosis, the diagnosis that we've got to do much more to finish the work..," but she added "it's harder to do something about the problem." Again, this was new and effective.
And in regards to Sanders,
The second example of Sanders not comprehending what was happening in the debate came when he literally contradicted himself on the issue of climate change.
He criticized Clinton's pragmatic approach to energy policy and in particular fracking, by stating, "Incrementalism and those little steps is not enough. Not right now and not on climate change."
Unfortunately, Sanders answered the opposite way on a pointed question about the difficulty of transitioning to green, or sustainable, energy. Sanders replied that we will "not phase out tomorrow..." implying that we should, you know, take our time. Within seconds Sanders was both against, and then for baby-steps.
Unbelievably bad debating by Sanders.
Read more:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/opinions/debate-coach-democratic-debate-graham/index.html
Debate coach: Bad night for Bernie
By Todd Graham
Updated 8:52 AM ET, Fri April 15, 2016
Story highlights
(CNN)For Thursday night's Democratic debate, I'm focusing my debate coach evaluation squarely on improvements.
Hillary Clinton: A-
..............We needed a major burn unit for Sanders when he chuckled during Clinton's answer on the topic of gun control. Uh oh. Clinton immediately turned on the senator and forcefully said, "It's not a laughing matter...90 people on average a day are killed or commit suicide or die in accidents from guns, 33,000 people a year." I don't think he'll be laughing during any more answers in the future. Again, not even her best line.
Clinton consistently reminded the audience that she had plans to fix the country's problems, while -- as she pointed out -- Sanders did little more than "diagnose." Several times during the debate, Clinton mentioned that "it's easy to diagnose the problem ... and again, I absolutely agree with the diagnosis, the diagnosis that we've got to do much more to finish the work..," but she added "it's harder to do something about the problem." Again, this was new and effective.
But it was one hour and forty-nine minutes into the debate before Clinton delivered her best moment -- it was on the Supreme Court. Right after Sanders answered that he'd want to make sure the new justice would help overturn Citizens United, Clinton received a resounding ovation when she said that they'd had nine debates now, and nobody had questioned them about Roe v. Wade 
.
Clinton reminded the audience that Sanders characterized Donald Trump's statement on women needing to be punished if they obtained an abortion a "distraction." She emphatically said that Trump's statement "goes to the heart of who
we are as women, our rights, our autonomy, our ability to make our own decisions."
Very strong moment in a very focused debate performance for Clinton.
Bernie Sanders: D
First, he had nothing new. By this point in the debate cycle, Sanders should have been ready with specifics on how he'd pay for his proposals without raising the debt, hurting businesses or crushing the middle class. But he was not prepared with this.
He couldn't specify how he'd break up the banks, which he said he'd let them do themselves somehow...........................
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Good. Hopefully more people are waking up.
That's not brain scarecrow... It's a piece of paper.
That's not a heart Tinman, it's a clock.
That's not courage lion.. It's just a medal.
I think as more and more people look at the question of "how" will he make those grand ideas happen instead of just "what" he proposes, they might start seeing the man in the corner hiding behind the curtain.
I can promise world peace, cure for cancer, and a Tesla in every garage.. Doesn't make me any more qualified of being POTUS, or capable of making my wishful thinking coming true.
That's nine for nine now. Right?
