To the Editor:

Re “Sanders Under Fire at Raucous Debate” (front page, Feb. 26):

As a lifelong Democrat, I have never been more disappointed and embarrassed for my party than I was on Tuesday night watching the fiasco that was the most recent Democratic presidential debate.

I believe that any one of the seven candidates would make a far better president than Donald Trump, but all I saw were seven little Trump copies acting like undisciplined and entitled children — just like Mr. Trump.

To borrow a phrase from the civil rights movement, these candidates need to “keep their eyes on the prize.” They all, along with all Democrats and patriotic Americans, need to commit to the prize, which is ridding our country of the most destructive and disastrous president we have ever known, Donald Trump. Failure in this is not an option.

Who won the Democratic debate? None of us.

Tom Garey

Santa Barbara, Calif.

To the Editor:

Re “The Democratic Party Devours Itself” (column, nytimes.com, Feb. 26):

To Frank Bruni’s fear of divisiveness and rancor among the Democratic presidential candidates, I say, “Have at it!”