First Democratic Debate Analysis

It was 8pm October 13th, the night of the first Democratic debate to be moderated by Anderson Cooper. The excitement was boiling over to see what policies the left wing had to offer America. I watched the first two Republican debates and heard nothing of any substance for moving the country forward, basically no plans or policies were ever discussed. I will admit, both of the GOP’s debates were extremely entertaining with the plethora of personal attacks that were exchanged. The independent that I am requires information from the left and the right prior to being able to make well informed vote in next year’s elections. I was so engrossed in the pre-show talk that I forgot to get a snack and a beverage because I didn’t want to miss one minute of the …show more content…
Instantly, I felt beads of sweat line my forehead. It felt like someone placed a space heater on the floor and turned it up to the max setting. “Why am I feeling this way?” I asked. My question was answered within fifteen seconds into her response. It was her mannerism; it was her half grin on her face she had while she answered her well-rehearsed answer to Andersen Cooper’s question. This reminded me of 2007 when the last democratic race took place, it’s time for someone different, someone new, heck anyone would do, just not Secretary Clinton. The next debater to reply to the moderator’s questions was Bernie Sanders. This man did appear to be your average politician, he appeared to be genuine. It felt like he spoke from the heart and these weren’t lines that were regurgitated from two months of practice. I heard ideas for actual change that were radical but intriguing. “A Democratic Socialist, what in the hell is that?” I pondered. The general consensus believes a Socialist goes hand and hand with communism. I know that our government is going to turn Socialist but how is it possible for to actually win in America with a title like