I'm sure my performance tonight in this thread has been completely disqualifying for any campaign but DM me.
Democratic Debate: Night Two
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I was being facetious. It was terrible but you could see how proud he was of it.
Sewell was just a sound bite guy tonight and that was very obvious to everyone.
Nothing like kicking off your political career drunk and on the internet.
This entire video is so ridiculous it could literally be read from a group of actors and be taken as satire, but holy crap on the last lady’s answer. This is the only clip I’ve seen of her and I’m probably now voting for her. I have zero idea what she is talking about but I love it!
Just saw the last part. Think Butt and Hick were the winners.
I'm not sure I'd rank Harris as finishing better than the others, and as I said before I thought Hickenlooper ended on a high note. I completely agree that Biden looked bad. Twice he called time on himself so he wouldn't have to finish his answer. And several others scored points on him directly. Bernie also floundered to me. He was all talking points and zero policy. As such, I also think Warren is a winner tonight as Bernie's losses are likely her gain.
You bring up a great point that I failed to mention. I don't understand at all why he stopped himself in his answers. Talk until the moderator cuts you off or you have a wonderful talking point that will resonate on the TV recaps for the talking heads on MSNBC, CNN, etc.
Agreed. But I expect Yang, Beto, and the other 'young candidates' will steal his "pass the torch" line going forward.
he stopped himself because he was struggling and knew it.
The Dems gave a HUGE gift to Trump by having all candidates raise their hand that they support free health care for illegal immigrants.
There is no way anyone can now say that Dems aren’t for open borders.
There is no way anyone can now say that Dems aren’t for open borders.
Any of the lefties got feedback? Or you still waiting on the MSNBC talking points?
Good observation that Sanders's losses tonight were Warren's gain. Bernie came off as your crazy uncle that grabs your arm and forces you to listen to his crazy opinions at the family reunion" guy tonight. Warren can actually come to the front with a refined message now that she was passive last night (she was only careful to not misstep last night) and bring the Bernie money over to her. Biden came off as riding Obama's coat tails and took a lot of hits on his past voting.
I got that feeling too but man...keep talking regardless even if it's repeating yourself using different words and talking points.
Bernie just said that those attacking him and Biden on their age are practicing 'Ageism'.
People are shallow. Don't be fooled into thinking that every MAGA voter was looking deeper than the slogan. Obama used a message of "Hope and Change" and convinced a large number that he was a moderate and would legislate in the middle, even though his own voting record said otherwise. Yang's slogan implies his moderate and there is a "bigly" audience looking for that kind of candidate.
Winner: Kamala Harris (she took control of this debate)
Runner-Up: Pete Buttigieg (imagine him on a debate stage with Pence, just saying)
Draw: Joe Biden (will be interesting to see how his performance plays)
Bernie Sanders (didn't stand out tonight but didn't hurt himself)
All the others just blended in together.
Runner-Up: Pete Buttigieg (imagine him on a debate stage with Pence, just saying)
Draw: Joe Biden (will be interesting to see how his performance plays)
Bernie Sanders (didn't stand out tonight but didn't hurt himself)
All the others just blended in together.
Be warned that voters have moved past this superficial passing glance in this election cycle.
First, thanks for responding.
Question: Harris's best results were all around her attacks on Biden. I can agree that she came out ahead. But by definition, that has to be a loss for Biden. Particularly given his front-runner status.
and max of 15 million watched last night and maybe 20mm tonight.
Trump 2020
Trump 2020
I haven't seen anything that would start a groundswell of support formidable enough to topple Trump.
It's just not there.
(I'll assume from the glaring lack of response, save for one lonely like, thx. Sooner67, no one disagrees with my synopsis pontificated above).
Go!
It's just not there.
(I'll assume from the glaring lack of response, save for one lonely like, thx. Sooner67, no one disagrees with my synopsis pontificated above).
Go!
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I'll be curious what the ratings look like for the 2 debates. And remember, not everyone who watched them is a lib. I watched, and I'm pretty sure none of the lefties around here would claim me.
Harris had a number of good moments tonight that had nothing to do with Biden. She gave a number of good answers and just has a strong presence about herself.
I think she got the better of her exchange with Biden and accomplished what she wanted . . . the split screen with Biden.
I'm just not prepared to say Biden "lost" tonight. Maybe he did, but I wanna see the impact (if any) his performance coupled with Harris's performance has on the race going forward.
I think clearly this was Kamala Harris' night though and I'm not at all surprised by that. She is the real deal.
Biden has always been terrible in debates. Paul Ryan even beat him in his first public national debate. He’s very slow on his feet and basically ends up chuckling most of the time. I mean, the man actually stopped himself twice for going over time. I’ve literally never seen that even once. He was never going to come out well tonight.
The beautiful thing is...
Trump economy is horrible, oh wait.
Trump got us in another pointless war, oh wait.
He's guilty of collusion and obstruction, oh wait.
Yeah, put up your best socialist candidate.
Good luck losers!
Trump economy is horrible, oh wait.
Trump got us in another pointless war, oh wait.
He's guilty of collusion and obstruction, oh wait.
Yeah, put up your best socialist candidate.
Good luck losers!
Bronze it if the mood strikes you. Saltine.
Just another hate consumed nobody.
Well the morning after and...
Kamala Harris is clearly the winner, not only of last night but both nights. Everyone is talking about her performance. Also, Democrats are talking about how they would love to see her debate Trump, how they believe she would take it too him and beat him. That is exactly what Harris wants Democrats talking about right now.
I think Warren helped herself too although I really wasn't that impressed with her performance. But it was steady without any blunders and it appeared to have worked.
Castro also appears to have helped himself as well as Buttigieg.
Biden's campaign is in damage control this morning and his performance has open up a door of doubts. Not a strong start for Biden. He has to get tougher.
With all that said, will we see any changes in the polls? Does the current perception impact the race or is there a different perception we are missing? I'm really not sure what impact these early debates are going to have.
Kamala Harris is clearly the winner, not only of last night but both nights. Everyone is talking about her performance. Also, Democrats are talking about how they would love to see her debate Trump, how they believe she would take it too him and beat him. That is exactly what Harris wants Democrats talking about right now.
I think Warren helped herself too although I really wasn't that impressed with her performance. But it was steady without any blunders and it appeared to have worked.
Castro also appears to have helped himself as well as Buttigieg.
Biden's campaign is in damage control this morning and his performance has open up a door of doubts. Not a strong start for Biden. He has to get tougher.
With all that said, will we see any changes in the polls? Does the current perception impact the race or is there a different perception we are missing? I'm really not sure what impact these early debates are going to have.
Biden is exactly what we thought he was. An older less coherent version of the guy who never polled well the other two times he ran for president.
Someone should ask her if she listened to snoop dog on her iPod when she was being bussed to her new school.
