Boston Globe: Grading the debate performance of the Democratic candidates

[TexasTowelie]

by James Pindell

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/20/metro/scorecard-grading-debate-performance-democratic-candidates/

Summary:

Warren: A
Sanders: A
Buttigieg: C+
Biden: D
Bloomberg: D
Klobuchar: F

Note: I disagree with the analysis completely.

[Cha]

1. I knew it would be pindell.

Link to tweet

[W_HAMILTON]

2. I've seen some pretty bad takes on this debate.

Washington Post called Biden one of the debate losers, and that was clearly not the case. Anyone who think his performance was bad, or even as worse as Bloomberg, is clearly not objective. It was his strongest performance yet and clearly stronger than everyone else other than Warren, who could also make a case for being the debate winner.

[ancianita]

11. It's as if media didn't even objectively see the same debate we watched. Talk about filters...

[Prosper]

27. Joe did fantastic. He looked like a movie star portraying a campaign speech.

[DanTex]

3. Yeah, that is weird. I'd go something like this.

Warren: A
Sanders: B+
Biden: B
Klobuchar: B
Buttigieg: C
Bloomberg: F

[calimary]

13. That seems about right. But I'd flip Biden and Sanders.

Biden had a pretty good night.

Bloomberg did not. But this is his first such outing. The next one should tell the story.

[jimfields33]

37. Absolutely. I might give mayor Pete a "d"

But those marks are spot on.

[HerbChestnut]

4. That about sums it up for me too, though I would have switched Klobuchar and Bloomberg.

And maybe have given Biden a higher grade, B- or so.

[UniteFightBack]

5. Wow Biden did the same as Bloomberg huh? Yeah OK. nt

[Garrett78]

6. I'd say that's way off.

Warren: A
Sanders: B
Biden: B
Buttigieg: C-
Klobuchar: D+
Bloomberg: epic fail

[elleng]

7. I disagree too.

[ancianita]

8. I disagree with it completely, too.

[Green Line]

9. James Pindell is a Warren cheerleader

He’s dissed Joe for months, I’m quitting my Globe subscription tomorrow, I’ve had enough of his bias

[Cha]

15. I read on the last pindell review that gave BS an A

that he was a sanders supporter.

[CalFione]

10. Wow... Biden and Sanders should be swapped

[Cha]

14. Almost like pindell is a sanders supporter.. he

gave him an A the last time too.

[msongs]

12. oh look the new england paper votes for the home team. quel surprise nt

[denem]

16. Biden equals Bloomberg equals 'D"

What debate was he watching? Amazing stuff.

[rwheeler31]

17. Biden did so much better than Sanders why are the pundits doing this?

[Cha]

18. Because they're not objective

[DarthDem]

19. They Detest the Perceived Democratic Frontrunner, Or the Most Electable Democrat, As Always

Because they know that in a fair fight, there are more Democrats and more people who agree with Democrats. In order to gin up a horserace and ratings, they have to tear into the Democratic frontrunner - or the person they think will do the best against the Republican. This is often also a candidate they perceive as boring. Hence, they hated Gore, hated Hillary, and hated Kerry. Now it's Biden. They know Sanders has no chance of winning the general, but they want the drama he and his supporters bring, and/or a brokered convention. Biden winning just doesn't help them out.

[dalton99a]

20. There seems to be a strong regional bias. And James Pindell is an idiot.

[Green Line]

40. Yes he is

[Raine]

21. Definite F for Bloomberg

giving him a D is ridiculous!

[musicblind]

22. In what world did Bloomberg do better than Klobuchar?

Are these grades the result of an expectations game or something?

[TexasTowelie]

23. Yes, the candidates are being graded according to the expectations prior to the debate.

The writer has also shown his bias towards Sanders and Warren in prior editorials.

[Indykatie]

24. This Isn't The "Boston Globe" But Some A**hole Opinion Writer

Him giving Sanders an A gives you an idea he might be biased in his ratings.

[Cha]

34. right.. pindell gave sanders an A last debate, too

[yortsed snacilbuper]

25. Joe did great, will become even stronger,

and can win Pennsylvania!

[Cha]

32. Here ya go..

Link to tweet

[RandySF]

26. Washington Post is running with the same bullshit.

[Cha]

28. An opinion writer?

[Cha]

29. wrong place..

[Prosper]

31. Probably wrote the article before the debate and went sightseeing.

[bobGandolf]

30. I disagree completely.

Warren went over the top. She went well beyond an assertive female candidate. She was firing cannonballs at everyone, and at every answer that was not hers. She ended up sounding like a bitch know-it-all.
I am not anti-women. I was admiring her strength and fortitude. I felt positive at her aggressiveness to be heard. The problem arose because she went too far with it. Every single time someone else spoke, not necessarily to her, she would start raising her hand, wiggling it, jumping up and down, mouthing to the questionnaires. Her behavior, at first was a positive forcefulness, but it continued after every other nominee spoke becoming a distraction. The constant drone of her voice and her bouncing around waving to speak almost constantly turned the audience off.

Just my opinion

[mvd]

33. Geez, that is too rough and inaccurate IMO

Maybe I am too nice, but I really didn’t think anyone but Bloomberg did badly.

Warren - A+
Sanders - A to A-
Biden - A-
Buttigieg - B
Klobuchar - B-
Bloomberg - D-

For the first half, Bloomberg was a clear F.

[True Blue American]

35. Note here

Obama was a bad debater in his first debate, became better as the others made him. Joe Lockhart.

Joe did fine, so did Elizabeth, Amy, Mike.

But Elizabeth seems to have made an impression.

I do not want another 4 years of an angry man. That is all I have to say.

[mvd]

38. I feel he's the "angry" we need

It is nothing like Trump IMO. There is productive emotion and then there is hate.

[MFM008]

36. i did NOT like the infighting

between Pete and Amy.
Joe did a B to me
Sanders a C
Bloomberg was prickly
and Ive switched back to EW.

[Tom Rinaldo]

39. WAY off on Biden

I would give him a "B", and that is only because (paradoxically) he needed an "A plus" performance to have the impact that a standard "A" performance would have netted him earlier in this race.