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Monica Hesse: Three women take the stage in Democratic debate - and it was a game-changer

It's hard to express the giddy delight of seeing three female candidates on a debate stage, but I'll try.

My god, the clothing alone — and I don’t mean this in a shallow way. I mean that we as a nation once collectively wasted stupid, stupid hours of our lives discussing whether Hillary’s podium pantsuits set the right tone, and now, on Wednesday in Miami (round one of the first Democratic debate), here were three women all dressed differently from one another — Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota in a skirt and heels, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in trousers and low boots, Rep.