The centrist, Midwestern candidates went after Warren with a vengeance' [View all]
Politico asked several pundits to comment on the debate
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/10/16/dem-primary-debate-october-roundup-229854
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The consensus, however, was that Joe Biden was a little too invisible, and that Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar stood out for the first time.
Sophia A. Nelson is an American author, political strategist, opinion writer and former House Republican Committee counsel.
It was a big night for Klobachur: She finally found her voice!
The winners were Klobachur and Buttigieg. The centrist, Midwestern candidates went after Warren with a vengeance all night. Warren maintained her status quo. Harris was largely invisible except for when she twice raised reproductive rights. Sanders was back, considering he just suffered a heart attack a couple of weeks ago.
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Patti Solis Doyle is a Democratic political strategist, communications consultant and former campaign manager for Hillary Clinton.
Klobuchar saw an opening in the moderate lane and went for it. Invoking her Midwest upbringing, the dignity of work and a moderate approach to health care, she sounded more like Biden than Biden did. She forcefully contrasted herself from Warren