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Thanks to some very awesome Youtubers , I was able to view last night's debate through a non-corporate lens. I won't do the "Winner/Losers" thing, but I will give my impression on their overall effectiveness: Joe Biden : He's pretty much riding off name recognition at this point. Combined with the fact that (1) his polls are based on landline calls and (2) most of his supporters don't watch news stories related to him, he's fairly insulated from just having a massive drop. In other words: as long as older voters (and the media) keep propping him up, Biden's not going anywhere. Which is said, because you have to sift through his word salad to find any real points, and most of the time those points are either common-sense or too wonky for the average voter to care about. In short, he's not beating President Trump on a debate stage, and he's not going to convince many former-Obama-voters-turned-Trump-voters to switch back.  Kamala Harris : It...

Up until this past  Sunday, Cory Booker was one of the few elected politicians the average liberal could rally around. That was before he went on TV and made it harder for Democrats to argue that Bain Capital specializes in wrecking companies and firing people for profit. Now ? Nice knowing ya, pal! Look, I believe it's the liberal base's job to hold the politicians and pundits responsible when they slip or sell out. But there's a difference between that and getting puffy because you didn't know where they stand on all of the issues. And surprise, surprise, not every elected Democrat or regular left-leaning TV pundit is liberal on every issue! So my advice is check these jokers out before you fall in love with them. Me? I'll be waiting for the liberal blogosphere to turn on Elizabeth Warren for saying something more moderate/conservative in a year or two. UPDATE : This is what I mean about doing a background check, people: he isn't a traitor; he's jus...