On Friday night, MSNBC hosted a "Democratic Forum". It was not a debate, and the candidates did not appear on stage together. Instead, moderator Rachel Maddow did about a 30 minute interview with each of the three Democratic candidates -- Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders, and Hillary Clinton.Maddox did an excellent job. She asked good questions, tough questions, and even some fun questions -- and she gave the candidates the time to fully explain their answers and let them make the case for their candidacy. I think this sealed Maddow's reputation as the best of the talking heads on cable TV news.
So, how did the three candidates do? They all did well. And I like all three of the Democratic candidates. I still support Hillary Clinton for president, but after the forum was over, I am convinced that any of these three Democrats would makes a 1000 times better president than any of the Republicans seeking their nomination.
Thank you MSNBC! I have been critical of political coverage in the mainstream media this year, but this show was very good -- and shows the rest of the media how political coverage should be done.
(NOTE -- the picture above of Rachel Maddow is from hollywoodlife.com.)
