Ken Berwitz
“Bernie needed an overwhelming victory in tonight\’s Democrat debate. At best, he got anarrow one. That won\’t be enough to win the Dem nomination. Martin O\’Malley\’sbiggest mistake tonight was not bringing his guitar to the podium.” – Frank Luntz, a prominent Republican pollster
“If Hillary hugged Obama any tighter tonight Michelle would\’ve had tostep in.” –Jason Johnson, political science professor atHiram College and politics editor at The Root
“Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders offered the louder and bolder vision tonightin South Carolina, channeling some of the anger that\’s blossoming in bothparties in 2016.” – Rick Klein, political director of ABC News
“Hillary Clinton wounded Senator Sanders onguns, with little reply.” – David Axelrod, former senior adviser toPresident Obama
“Oh. I forgot about Martin O\’Malley. So did everyone else.” – Michelle Malkin, senior editor, ConservativeReview
“Sanders effectively positioned himself as the anti-statusquo candidate, a very good position to have in this electoral environment.” – Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post\’s “The Fix” blog
“Who\’s the frontrunner? If you only watched the debate and didn\’t read polls,you might assume Sanders.” – Chuck Todd, moderator of “Meet the Press” onNBC
“I think he\’s done well when he\’s had a chance to talk, no?” – Katie Couric, global anchor of Yahoo News, onMartin O’Malley\’s performance
“Just filed my debate column. Preview: I hope Hillary had agood lunch yesterday, because somebody ate hers today.” – John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary magazine
“From the beginning, Clinton was perceived as too negativetoward Sanders. The attacks not only didn\’t resonate, they made him appear evenstronger as he was able to reinforce his message in response.” – ChrisKofinis of Park Street Strategies, whichconducted a focus group of likely Democratic voters in South Carolina
