I wish people would stop explaining every meh debate performance by a woman as a function of gender. Yes, there are challenges, but Elizabeth Warren is a good debater! Not all women are great debaters being held back by their sex--some of us, like some men, are just bad debaters.

Mike Pence is actually a good debater--full of nonsense, but a good debater. And you didn& #39;t see him over there rolling his eyes and doing exaggerated high-school-theatrical "this is my disdainful face" mugging. Harris& #39; X chromosomes did not force her to do that.

Nor did Harris& #39; gender force her to leave points on the table. She left them on the table because she couldn& #39;t think of a good response quick enough.

Stop grading us on a curve. We can make the grade.