The first Democratic debate: some unity, but significantdisagreements on policy

On Tuesday night, the five announced candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination debated for the first time. Anne Cizmar reviews the debate, writing that while there was unity among candidates compared with the Republican Party’s recent debates, issues such as gun control and foreign policy showed the divisions between the candidates. She argues that while Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders performed solidly, Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb did little to help their campaigns’ prospects.