In the single September debate in Houston, nothing happened to change the overall complexion of the race, or the hegemony of the Big Three
The center of attention, once again. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images To understand the likely impact of the Democratic candidate debate in Houston, it’s important to understand the broader dynamics of the contest at this moment. The race has been dominated for more than a month now by three candidates—Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
To be sure, quite a few candidates had good moments. Pete Buttigieg was his usual fluid and articulate self, and Cory Booker was once again passionate and empathetic. Amy Klobuchar got much more time to speak, and was more energetic than before. Andrew Yang got to spring his “democracy dollars” pitch for letting everyone contribute to political campaigns, and perhaps more importantly, had the chance to address a broader range of issues than usual.
Strategically, going into this debate, Harris posed the closest thing to a real threat to the Big Three; if she overperforms in Iowa , she has the potential to replicate Barack Obama’s 2008 strategy by catching fire with African-American voters and seriously threatening Biden in the South. That long-shot breakthrough now seems less likely. With the possible exception of Buttigieg, none of the other candidates outside the Big Three is even close to having a plausible path to the nomination.
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