Tom Hall and his guests discuss highlights of the first Democratic debate of the 2016 presidential campaign season. Dr. Sheri Parks, the Associate Dean for Research, Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Programming in the College of Arts and Humanities, and Associate Professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland; Michael Fletcher, reporter at the Washington Post; and Richard Cross, a former press secretary and speech writer for former Maryland Governor Bob Erhlich weigh in with their thoughts. Cross blogs at Cross Purposes, and writes editorials for the Baltimore Sun and other publications.