for many people is not a matter of performance, technique or looks. The answer is formed by the answer to this question: who told me what I wanted to hear?

Many people have already identified the candidate who most closely has the answer they prefer to many of today's important questions. And if that candidate did not disappoint with the responses the listener expected to hear, he or she won.

Bernie Sanders is the candidate I have identified who most closely protects the issues I want protected and/or changed. He did not deviate from what he has been saying all along. In that regard, he did differentiate himself from Hillary and Martin O'Malley, so not surprisingly, I say he won!

I thought Martin O'Malley served himself well. The two minor criticisms I have of him (constructively reported) is that he should not have referenced the fact he presents a different generational view from those with a Cold War perspective, because it was a not too subtle reference to the fact he is almost 20 years younger than Clinton and Sanders. Ageism is a discriminatory practice, and not cool coming from anyone. He also made a remark about capitalist socialists which I thought was an effort to inject the word "socialism" into the limelight, which he assumes would be a turnoff to many voters. Also not cool. But I still think he is a great candidate. He was an outstanding Governor of Maryland for eight years in so many ways.

I have no comment to make about Hilliary Clinton.

Sam

That seems about right.

Why bother to post unscientific online polls?

CBS: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-who-won-the-second-democratic-debate-november-2015-cbs-news/
51 percent Clinton, 28 percent Sanders, 7 percent O'Malley, 14 percent tie

Huffington Post/YouGov: https://today.yougov.com/news/2015/11/19/democrats-say-hillary-won-second-debate/
54 percent Clinton, 17 percent Sanders, 6 percent O'Malley

or so we will be told tomorrow.

From your first link ...

Regardless who comes out of the Dem party, the American People win. We may have our squabbles within the party, but damn, when you look at the big picture, pretty sure either side (Hillary and Bernie) would not like to see one of the whackadoodle's from the GOP Clown Car pick Ginsburg's replacement. (shame shame shame on the 2000 Nader voters who gave us Roberts and Alito!!)

(Manny, I hope you are listening from afar!!)

and hopefully Bernie.
Both Clinton and O Mallay kept referring to themselves, Bernie referred to the issues not himself, but any of the 3 would be better than a Repuke.

Just ask ol' Clint Eastwood, lol

I feel sorry for anyone losing his mind involuntarily.

IMHO