‘We Have Little to No Happiness Here’: Inside the Spin Room at the Seventh Democratic Debate

Even the dramatic moments at the showdown in Des Moines, Iowa, felt predictable

Members of the media work in the spin room during the seventh Democratic primary debate at the Drake University campus in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 14, 2020. Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images

This much was clear: The journalists were tired.

During Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, I sat, alongside several…