Democrats for NASCAR

It's great fun for me to spend time over at Talking Points Memo again. Today Steve Benen compared the spectacle of the Democratic candidates' debates to a NASCAR race, and I have to say I agree.

I watch all of these debates, in the hopes of catching something newsworthy, and routinely end up disappointed. Not only is the same ground is covered over and over again, but with eight candidates, even thoughtful answers are cut short by time constraints. I end up watching the events a bit like some NASCAR fans watch car races -- waiting for a stunning victory or a spectacular crash. In reality, both are pretty rare.

The important thing is at least one of the candidates seems to feel the same way.