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The Big Losers of the New Hampshire Debate
The moderators were terrible. The major candidates did well, but Klobuchar stood out. Is it too late?
Anyone missing?
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So I was wrong. Really wrong. I said on Friday morning that it was unlikely that Pete Buttigieg’s rivals on the Democratic debate stage in New Hampshire on Friday night would be eager to attack him. I also predicted that generally we might see relatively few fireworks.
But especially in the first hour (and, to be fair, often in response to moderator questions), it was perhaps the most contentious presidential debate of the cycle. There were plenty of hits on the former South Bend mayor, who claimed victory in the chaotic Iowa caucuses this week.