policy detail as opposed to folks with a lot more command of the material like jeb bush who are struggling to breakthrough. and other governors of large states. on the democratic side, i think a lot of democrats watched the debate last night and found it very refreshing, found it refreshing to see a contrast, actual real contrast over the issues and not the kind of personal attacks that we have grown to expect from what has been happening on the republican side. to ben s point, i think you re right. there was a kind of remarkable consensus. i think there were areas of disagreement about how you go about financial regulation and, you know, the college plans. i mean these are in the weeds. i agree that they agree. i agree with you that there is a sort of agreement on the broad trajectory and priorities. but i have to think if you re watching that, you re scott walker and rick perry. you didn t even make it, like several months into this. those two guys could sit down and walk you throu
and, ben, part of i m really curious how people in sort of conservative media and chatter and class who s are people who write at length and think a lot about policy. i know the folks. i interact. i read their stuff. how they must think watching the democratic debate just in terms of the amount of time that s being spent on that versus who did donald trump insult? you know sh it s interesting in the contrast. there i m not sure that i agree with your premise. i looked at this debate and i saw very little debate about the ramifications of all these different policies where pretty much everybody on stage had the same views. you know, whether you re talking about minimum wage, free college, just about any other subject that seemed like there was very little wrestling with perhaps the negative ramifications, costs, implementation of any of these things. on the republican side, you have certainly seen within the trump conversation a lot more of these back and forth that s more about ins
he got more google search traffic than all the other debate candidates. and then there was the focus groups. raise your hands. do you think bernie sanders won this debate? most of you. okay. how many of you walked in here supporting hillary clinton, raise your hands. half of you. how many of you are still supporting hillary clinton? only a small percentage. so who won the debate? bernie sanders. they point out there is nothing scientific about focus groups or google searches or social media followers. i think it s plausible like ben carson that national exposure from last night s debate could give him a boost in nogsnational polls. joining me is the democrat from minnesota. congressman, i want to play an exchange about guns last night which was one of the more contentious exchanges in the entire debate. the place where it seemed like bernie sanders was on his heels the most and get your reaction
questioner in the crowd. do you think an employer should be able to fire an lgbt employee because that bern is lgbt? i think really the things you do in your house should stay if your house and don t have to be part of the workplace, to tell you the truth. it s not so much about that question as it is about that it sets up a classification or a class of people who can now sue. you see what i mean? paul went ton sat government should not get involved in this issue but offers the following consolation. i think society is rapidly changing. there are plenty of places that will hire you. hillary clinton offered this response, the fwheelg a gop candidate says it s acceptable for being fired for gay, she said no. we ll have a lot more. that s the latest in the reporting. we ll have much more on the debate including the clinton exchange you saw in that ahead.
salads yet. mcfarland warming up the crowd for a brernie sanders ven in l.a. joining us right now, the publisher of the federalist. and, ben, part of i m really curious how people in sort of conservative media and chatter and class who s are people who write at length and think a lot about policy. i know the folks. i interact. i read their stuff. how they must think watching the democratic debate just in terms of the amount of time that s being spent on that versus who did donald trump insult? you know sh it s interesting in the contrast. there i m not sure that i agree with your premise. i looked at this debate and i saw very little debate about the ramifications of all these different policies where pretty much everybody on stage had the same views. you know, whether you re talking about minimum wage, free college, just about any other subject that seemed like there