Biden Versus Sanders

So how did what may be the last debate of the Democratic presidential primary season go?

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders were able to have spirited debate with no spin, no filters, and, most important of all, no live audience.  Biden showed real strength in dealing with the coronavirus issue and mostly was able to keep his stammer under control.  He held his own against Bernie Sanders' strident attacks on his record, and he did a pretty good job of defending himself.  But he didn't go on the offense often enough, despite some fine points on issues such as climate change and women's issues, and in the times he did go on the offensive, he seemed to be too mannered.  Sanders made valid points on numerous issues, particularly on single-payer health care.  He was also very tenacious and did a great deal to solidify his base.  But he seemed too aggressive and less presidential than Biden, who took advantage of the coronavirus issue and used it as a prime example of why we need to fix things now and worry about great transformative change later, and Sanders was unable to convince me that we can handle radical change when incremental change is more urgently needed thanks to four years of Donald J. Trump.

In short, neither candidate scored a knockout punch.  But both of them came out standing tall.  The voters will have a say on this soon enough.