The vice presidential debate made three things crystal clear: We are not yet a post-racial nation. We are not yet a post-sexist nation. And Mike Pence is nothing more than Donald Trump’s white-haired, achromatic, smooth-talking doppelganger.
The VP Debate: “Pence’s Performance was Just A Kinder, Gentler Version of Trump’s WWE-worthy Brawl Just One Week Ago”
The Trump-Biden Presidential Debate: “Give Me Biden or Give Me Netflix.”
Published in Politico Magazine, September 30, 3030 By, Michelle D. Bernard Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images ‘It was the most undignified, unpresidential presidential debate in the history of the country’ It was the most undignified, unpresidential presidential debate in the history of the country. The moderator appeared impotent in his ability to wrangle and control of Trump […]
The 11th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: “Bernie’s Last Stand.”
AP Photo/Evan Vucci Published in Politico Magazine, March 16, 2020 By, Michelle D. Bernard For Bernie Sanders, the 11th Democratic primary debate was Custer’s Last Stand. And Sanders was Custer. It was the effective end of democratic socialism. As with Custer, in the short term, many will romanticize Sanders’ loss. They will see him as […]
The 10th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: “It was Exhausting”
Win McNamee/Getty Images Published in Politico Magazine, 02/26/2020 01:41 AM EST By, Michelle D. Bernard In the wake of Sanders’ decisive victory in Nevada with a broad coalition that included the largest number of nonwhite voters in the state, I could see why so many “feel the Bern.” I saw why so many Americans of […]
The 9th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: “Bloomberg Failed Miserably”
By, Michelle D. Bernard, Published in POLITICO MAGAZINE 02/20/2020 01:50 AM EST Michelle Bernard is a political analyst, lawyer, author and president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy. After 10 weeks of hype, millions of dollars spent on ads, endorsements from highly respected members of the African American community […]
The Nevada Debate Could Be A ‘Make Or Break’ For Bloomberg
Carlos Osorio/AP February 19, 2020 5:00 AM ET By Bobby Allyn He isn’t on the ballot in Nevada’s caucuses, but billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be on the national debate stage for the first time, joining five other Democratic candidates Wednesday night during the debate in Las Vegas. He qualified […]
The 8th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: “Maybe It’s the Opie Taylor Thing He Has Going On”
By Michelle D. Bernard, Published in POLITICO MAGAZINE 02/08/2020 01:27 AM EST Michelle Bernard is a political analyst, lawyer, author and president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy. One week after Iowa, the winner of the night was ABC’s Linsey Davis. Her performance in the two debates she has […]
The 7th 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: “The Clear Winner Is Biden”
By Michelle D. Bernard, Published in POLITICO MAGAZINE 01/15/2020 02:42 AM EST Michelle Bernard is a political analyst, lawyer, author and president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy. Anne O’Hare McCormick, the renowned foreign news correspondent and a woman ahead of her time, once said: “The real test of […]
The 6th 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: #DebateSoWhite
Remember #OscarsSoWhite? I’m now thinking, #DebateSoWhite! The contrast in the demographic makeup of those who made it to Thursday night’s debate stage as opposed to those who stood there only a few short weeks ago was enough to give viewers a near fatal case of whiplash.
The 5th 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: Kamala Harris Showed Up for Black Women
Harris won the debate when she fired off these seventeen words: “A criminal is living in the White House,”“Justice is on the ballot,” and “Show up for me.”