commercial television. and the second is that donald trump is absolutely right. the first democratic debate on cnn had opening and closing statements and was a better debate for it. bernie sanders and hillary clinton's opening statements were among their strongest moments of the night. so strong that hillary clinton has turned her opening statement in the debate into a campaign commercial. >> i'm hillary clinton, i have been proud and privileged to serve as first lady, as a senator from new york and as secretary of state. i'm the granddaughter of a factory worker and the grandmother of a wonderful 1-year-old child. and every day i think about what we need to do to make sure that opportunity is available, not just for her, but for all of our children. >> debates are a flawed test, to put it mildly, for choosing a president. once elected, presidents don't