Why Sanders may have "won" the debate
Notice how wishy-washy I am here? I don't think debates are usually "won" by either candidate, at last not since Jack Kennedy beat Richard Nixon. I think the debate may have benefited Sanders more than it benefited Clinton. Among Democrats who already have a preference, I doubt the debate influenced any to switch sides. However, there are a fair number of Democrats who say they were not aware of Sanders before the debate, and this was their first exposure to him. Without a debate, I assume the huge majority of these voters would go for Clinton. Among those who saw the debate, there would be a split of... what? The current split is something like 60/30 in favor of Clinton. What would be the split among these newly interested voters? They're less likely to be traditional Democrats, followers of the DNC, so I don't see them going 60/30 for Clinton. 50/50? 40/60 for Sanders? I would like to see a reliable poll.