Debate thread #2

[MustLoveBeagles]

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[question everything]

1. A lot easier with fewer candidate

[snowybirdie]

2. Why are the moderators

letting a stupid argument take over this debate? Unproductive!

[marlakay]

5. I had to walk out and make tea

I like both of them and it made neither look good, ugh!

[ChubbyStar]

6. I said it earlier these hosts blow

Just a fucking joke.

[tishaLA]

3. OK Sen Klobuchar is doing *really* well tonight

Her best performance BY FAR. Very impressive

[MustLoveBeagles]

4. She always impresses me

[tishaLA]

13. I'll be honest: I hadn't taken her candidacy especially seriously

I've always liked her as a senator and she's great on political shows, but she didn't ever seem to have that special something you see in presidential candidates. She's changing my mind tonight.

[question everything]

7. That's because she chooses not to angrily lash at the others

[marlakay]

10. I have seen her defend if attacked

Just not a attack Amy night, lucky her.

She is looking good tonight.

[tblue37]

34. Until now. She's really slamming Buttigieg now. nt

[question everything]

42. Right. Leftover from last debate

[nolabear]

14. She is doing well. I like her more all the time.

[Cha]

8. Mahalo, Beagles!

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. Hi friend

[we can do it]

9. There goes Joe's eye again.

[nolabear]

12. OFFS.

[we can do it]

17. Are you watching something else?

[nolabear]

19. Yes. A debate about our future.

[Cha]

22. Thank you for that, Nola.

[Cha]

16. So? What are you trying to say?

[we can do it]

23. That Joe's eye is bloody again?

[Cha]

24. SO?

[BeyondGeography]

15. Big loser tonight is clear

Wine caves.

[ChubbyStar]

20. Thread WINNER!

Fucking wine caves!

[highplainsdem]

21. Nope. People who obsess about wine caves, after doing big-dollar fundraisers themselves.

[Cha]

29. What's he talking about.. "wine caves"..

being the loser"?

thanks!

[highplainsdem]

30. A Buttigieg fundraiser was held in a wine cave. But it wasn't any swankier than some of

the fundraisers Warren's done in the past. Ed Rendell brought up the menu at one of her fundraisers. It was an eye-opener.

[Cha]

31. smh.. the hypocrisy..

Never heard of a "wine cave".. thank you!

[elleng]

25. trump

[dsp3000]

80. big loser is warren for her purity test honestly.

This argument of not accepting big money donors is ridiculous when you're up against the republicans.

[Pisces]

87. No, Warren was shell shocked by Buttigieg calling her a

Millionaire. She was angry and got knocked off her game. He gave it right back to her and she was not prepared

[tishaLA]

18. Yang talking about misogyny in politics was really good

It's just too bad the question was about DACA

[highplainsdem]

27. I really didn't like the way he ran men down. Pandering to female voters. I'm a woman, but I don't

like that.

[BeyondGeography]

26. Steyer is one good-hearted rich guy

[elleng]

28. yes

[blm]

32. Really like him

[nolabear]

45. He's doing a service by saying things that need saying.

He knows he’s not going to win. But he’s going after 45 for all of them.

[blm]

49. Yes, like a lineman.

[ChubbyStar]

81. He is an impressive man

I'm really digging him.

[BeyondGeography]

33. Pete is officially having a bad night

[Pisces]

88. That's funny, I thought he had a great night.

[tishaLA]

35. I think Sen Klobuchar is winning me over tonight

Her row with the mayor about the importance of experience was pretty masterful

[MustLoveBeagles]

51. She's in my top three

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If she keeps doing this well she might replace my second choice.

[sprinkleeninow]

82. She impressed me strongly this night. eom

[Otto Lidenbrock]

36. Bernie's attempts at humour are so lame

[Cha]

47. What did he say?

thanks.. not watching.

[Otto Lidenbrock]

53. This got no reaction from the audience. Total silence.

Moderator - “You’re the oldest candidate on stage...”

Bernie yells - “AND I’M WHITE AS WELL!”

[MustLoveBeagles]

56. Yikes!

I missed that part.

[Cha]

60. Oh wow! Thank you for that, OL..

Link to tweet

[ecstatic]

72. Thanks for confirming what I thought I heard him say.

SMH.

[Drunken Irishman]

37. Biden totally avoided the reparations question...

And I am not sure that wasn't on purpose, as this issue is pretty contentious.

[MustLoveBeagles]

40. It's probably for the best

No wonder what he said people would screaming GAFFE! at the top of their lungs.

[hlthe2b]

41. yes, i sort of think it was intentional too. But yeah, it is a tough issue

[Baked Potato]

38. Dang it! There went one of my Half Baked predictions

I guess Amy won’t be picking Pete for VP. LOLS

[tblue37]

43. Reagan chose George H. W. Bush. JFK chose LBJ. nt

[Baked Potato]

48. True that, good point

There is a dynamic there.

[blm]

55. I think she took allz she could stanz and she couldn't stanz no more

[Cha]

39. Notice Joe Biden doesn't take the 'old white guy' line personally even when the moderator makes a..

Link to tweet

[kacekwl]

44. Not a fan of the questions. Too much like

When did you stop beating your wife ? feel to them.

[scheming daemons]

46. I like how Amy is doing... but I think Biden is winning the debate the most....

...because all the other candidates are going at each other and he can just sit back and take it in.

[nolabear]

50. Anybody got a minutes count? Because Joe ain't getting any.

[emmaverybo]

54. Bernie did not say what he'd do about violence against transgender women of color other than

provide moral leadership and M4All.

[tishaLA]

62. It was an awful answer

[Cha]

86. Wow.. same kind of answer he

gave at She The People when asked a question about.. "the rise of white supremacist violence as President."..

Link to tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128786745

[emmaverybo]

89. Yes, Cha! I thought maybe he had a hearing problem that time.

[Cha]

90. Not me..

It's his MO.

[boomer_wv]

74. 538

usually keep a running total, but I haven't seen them toss it out there tonight.

[jalan48]

52. Amy is doing really well tonight

[tishaLA]

57. I'm sorry but the junior senator from VT's answer about

trans folks is inadequate. It's not enough to say that we need to have moral leadership; there are concrete steps we can take re: violence against trans people beyond "moral leadership"

[BeyondGeography]

58. Joe was right about Afghanistan in 2009 but he is not answering the question

about Obama Admin pressure to overstate results.

[Drunken Irishman]

59. Joe gave a very strong answer on Afghanistan.

Breaks with the Obama administration.

[Cha]

61. Oh yeah.. can you tell me what

he said, DI? Thanks, I'm not watching.

Link to tweet

[Drunken Irishman]

64. He opposed the Afghanistan surge and supported removing troops.

He opposed the Pentagon's plan, and led to some contention between Biden, and the Generals.

[Cha]

67. Thank you.. that's recorded history then.. Well Good

on Joe Biden

[Otto Lidenbrock]

63. Biden's point about Afghanistan is collaborated in James Mattis's book

Mattis wrote that “Vice President Biden and his assistants listened politely. But as we spoke, I sensed I was making no headway in convincing the administration officials not to support Maliki. It was like talking to people who lived in wooden houses but saw no need for a fire department. ... I found him an admirable and amiable man. But he was past the point where he was willing to entertain a ‘good idea.’ He didn’t want to hear more; he wanted our forces out of Iraq. Whatever path led there fastest, he favored.

[BeyondGeography]

65. Lol put your hand down for a second Bernie

[highplainsdem]

66. "Put your hand down for a second, okay, Bernie?" GREAT line from Joe!

[MustLoveBeagles]

69. They were really going at it

[emmaverybo]

68. Great! You go Joe! On fire.

[MustLoveBeagles]

70. ..

[Cha]

77. Great! What's Biden on Fire About?

Link to tweet

Mahalo, emmaverybo!

[MustLoveBeagles]

79. They were getting into it about Medicare 4 All

[Cha]

83. GO JOE.. BIDEN's PLAN!

Mahalo, Beagles!

[emmaverybo]

71. Great Amy on the bold idea meme nonsense and blowing up the bridge.

[brooklynite]

73. You can't see this on TV...

But Yang isn’t trying to get more time. He responds if asked a question but doesn’t try to get the moderator’s attention.

[tblue37]

92. I think he might be running more for publicity (for his freedom dividend idea) than for president.nt

[dsp3000]

75. give yang some more freaking time.

he's been great this debate.

[emmaverybo]

76. Oh, Judy, Judy.

[OliverQ]

78. So apparently Yang said at the end of the last debate

he'd consider pardoning Trump. And during this debate he's attacking Dems for focusing on Impeachment and upholding the Constitution instead of helping Americans. Meanwhile, Dems have passed 300 bills to help Americans that Republicans refuse to vote on, and Dems approved the NAFTA 2.0 today, the day after Trump was impeached.

Yang just sounds like another self-entitled businessman who doesn't comprehend Government or the Constitution. I'm sick to death of Presidents getting to do absolutely anything they want with no accountability, because if they commit crimes they'll either never be prosecuted or the next President will just pardon them.

Yang saying he might pardon Trump is absolutely disqualifying for me. He can go away like Tulsi Gabbard, I will not vote for him. No more businessmen running the government.

[Cha]

93. Omg.. I didn't know Yang said he'd "consider

pardoning trump".

If there was anyone who didn't deserve to be pardoned it's #45IMPEACHED!

[Beringia]

84. I'm liking Steyer a lot, just personality-wise

[littlemissmartypants]

85. Thanks VP Biden for the shout out to NC! ❤ nt

[northoftheborder]

91. I thought Amy did outstandingly well - both in her own ideas -

and taking on disagreements with others on stage. Strong, but with a smile.

[myohmy2]

95. look for this...

...and pay close attention...

...seriously, I honestly believe if Bernie can't beat trump, nobody can beat trump...

...the good news is, Bernie can do it...