The latest democratic debate in South Carolina was moderated by NBC News and the questions to the candidates were more in tune to the issues than the recent republican debate. The moderators did a good job keeping the candidates on the subject matter over all, but like all moderators leave out to many important issues.
The candidates challenged each other in a constructive way with out making a mockery of the political system they have to work in. People who seek the Presidency should have respect for the office and what the office represents. The America that both party's would like to see is very different. The republicans by their own pronouncements would roll back all the progress made under the Obama administration concerning the economy, job creation, reducing the deficit, taxes, foreign policy, the ACA and a host of other successes. They would do that based on ideology and we know that too because they said so.
On the other had the basic theme of the democratic candidates is that they would work to improve and build on all of the successes of the President and try to even make things better with their own ideas. There is no ideology there. It is a simple American agenda to advance the country and its people and not tear down what is working.
Conservatism has not served America or its people well under the republican brand for many years and the republican Presidential candidates are still trying to sell it. It takes serious people with political understanding to run government and not politicians who argue over who is the most conservative.
Debates do not tell the whole story nor is the so called best debator the best candidate. That is why it is so important for the voter to know the issues and listen to what each candidate says. This writer has pointed out here in "PolitiDose" many times over that democratic administrations out perform republican administrations in every area concerning the economy, job creation, balancing the budget, reducing deficit spending, lower unemployment, smaller increases in federal spending, the largest increase in middle class income, keeping America safe and a host of other important issues.
One day a republican will come along and finally shake the shackle of conservatism as practiced by today's republican party and join the civilize world.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
