***** DEBATE THREAD #1 *****

[TexasTowelie]

We are only a few minutes away from the start.

[bdamomma]

1. I'll be the 1st

to rec.

[Ilsa]

2. Let me know when I can turn the sound back up.

He is really loud.

[Pachamama]

3. Tom Perez....

I am not a fan...

Oh how I wish there was someone else heading the DNC....

[bdamomma]

10. me too.

nt

[wisteria]

26. +1000

[PatSeg]

71. He's no Howard Dean

[Laura PourMeADrink]

182. JHC why did no one speak up back then ? Thought Buttigieg

would have been great. Savvy, plugged in.

[elleng]

4. Thanks, T T.

[Lucid Dreamer]

5. I'm hoping this will get us closer to selecting a President ...

even more than selecting a nominee.

[GP6971]

6. K & R n/t

[barbtries]

7. here's a link to NBC News I think it's the live stream

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/watch-live-las-vegas-democratic-presidential-debate-n1137966

I've already muted it so I don't have to listen to the talking heads. Does anyone know if C-Span will have it?

[squirecam]

8. Let's get this party started

Nt

[Renew Deal]

9. The waving and pointing is weird

[RKP5637]

14. Yep, sure was, reminded me of what tRump does! n/t

[ancianita]

11. Thank you, Tex! This is gonna go so fast.

Let's go!

[bdamomma]

12. Joe looks good

everyone take a deep breath here.

Let's see who starts first. Who are the moderators?? that matters too.

[dalton99a]

13. Kick

[yortsed snacilbuper]

15. kr

[sheshe2]

16. TT!

[bdamomma]

17. don't tell me

chuckie todd is there crap

[mia]

18. Biden and Warren appear to be taller on stage than I thought they were.

Hmm...

[cannabis_flower]

61. Yes

Bernie is 6'0" and Elizabeth is 5'8"

[A HERETIC I AM]

19. Watching the first minute I can say this isn't a debate.

It’s a game show, for fucks sake.

[Mossfern]

21. I hope the moderators

can control the crowd.

[Mossfern]

20. OK

We get to deal with stop and frisk right out of the gate.

[Renew Deal]

22. Warren is very eager

lol

[squirecam]

23. Boom

Right at him

Substitute one arrogant billionaire for another

[uponit7771]

24. BOOM !!!

[UniteFightBack]

25. Bernie thinks him winning...that fact alone would turn people out...the yelling has begun. nt

[backtoblue]

27. Warren going for jugular

[squirecam]

41. And Amy attacks from the side

She won’t step aside !

[backtoblue]

52. Yep. Great response!

[blm]

154. Warren-Klobuchar2020. Kick Trump-Pence ass.

[riversedge]

138. Warren just shredded Mike Bloomberg. #DemDebate #DemocraticDebate

Warren just shredded Mike Bloomberg. #DemDebate #DemocraticDebate

Link to tweet

?s=20

[tishaLA]

28. Sen Warren is going for the early kill shot

and the audience gasps.

[elleng]

29. OH GEE, Eliz kicking Bloomberg.

[bdamomma]

108. leave it to a

woman.

[Mossfern]

30. Bombs away!

Didn't take long.

[Wabbajack_]

31. Liz just opened a can on Mayor Mikey

Wow!

[milestogo]

36. Fat Broads and Horse Face

He's up there with Trump.

[highplainsdem]

32. Wow. Warren on the attack.

[drray23]

33. they are attacking bloomberg head on

I think its going to backfire, especially on warren after the statement she just made

[rwheeler31]

50. Warren just blew her chances.

[Bradshaw3]

72. If that was Biden you would be hooping and hollering

But she's a woman. She just told it like it was. Too bad.

[krissey]

140. Isn't that sad. Always, always.

[milestogo]

90. No, she just blew Bloomberg's chances.

It's not a crime to speak the truth.

[blm]

178. She will slice and dice Trump in a debate.

[LaurenOlimina]

34. DAMN LIZ!!!!

Someone took her pep pills!

[Upthevibe]

51. Good on Senator Warren!

A whole lot of really nasty crap is coming out on Bloomberg....

[LaurenOlimina]

55. Hell yeah!

[mike_c]

35. Bloomberg leads with a republican talking point.

[ancianita]

37. WHOA! LIZ!

[gldstwmn]

47. I gasped.

[ancianita]

57. I'm whooping it up!

THAT'S HOW SHE CAN TALK TO TRUMP!

[blm]

137. EXACTLY! She morphs into an assassin when confronting power and corruption.

[MoonlitKnight]

177. Warm up for Trump

Warren is the one to slay Trump.

[Chemisse]

38. Liz is slapping Bloomberg!

[uponit7771]

46. Slapped the crap out of him and got my attention big time.

[Cal Carpenter]

39. Woohoo Warren is going there out the gate

Right on sister!

[gldstwmn]

40. Knockout punch Warren.

Holy cow. Klobuchar coming for him now. Wowza.

[Renew Deal]

42. Why does Klobuchar shake?

Has that been explained? You cannot win the presidency that way.

[blm]

109. I think she may have stage fright issues.

Every now and then it can get the better of you.

[jmg257]

43. Gloves are off right off the bat! All going after MB

[Pachamama]

44. Bye Elizabeth

Her attack on Bloomberg just lost me....

[LaurenOlimina]

65. Well, it got me.

[Pachamama]

75. Good for you n/t

[bdamomma]

158. got me too

good for her. Never underestimate the power of woman.

[we can do it]

131. She's right.☝🏼

[Ohiogal]

45. Great reply LIZ!!!

[ancianita]

48. Smacking Bloomberg right and left!

[Mossfern]

62. They can get it out

and then get down to a real debate.

[drray23]

49. Senator Klobuchar is criticizing Bloomberg too but more artfully

that the other two. She is not going for juvenile insults.

[elleng]

70. Yes, I won't call their responses juvenile,

but it was good and substantive.

[uponit7771]

53. ✨✨✨✨Bloomberg Has No Standout Swing State Appeal✨✨✨✨

[madaboutharry]

54. Bloomberg seems to have pissed off a bunch of people!

They all seem to be a little nervous.

[uponit7771]

84. I think they're all a little pissed ... no doubt.

[UniteFightBack]

106. It's low hanging fruit. nt

[cilla4progress]

56. Elizabeth

HAS MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LaurenOlimina]

69. She's awesome.

[we can do it]

145. ❤️❤️❤️❤️Mine too❤️❤️❤️🐾

[Pachamama]

58. I am disgusted

Attack Trump - not Bloomberg

[uponit7771]

59. Warren slaps the crap out of Bloomberg, she NO DOUBT has my attention

[Renew Deal]

60. Biden is starting off lively

[Grown2Hate]

63. Holy SHIT, Senator Warren! GodDAMN! Shots fired!

[squirecam]

64. Biden now piling on

Nt

[drray23]

68. he is but he is keeping it on policies instead of stupid juvenile insults.

Biden looks like the most presidential so far.

[ancianita]

120. He looks great!

[still_one]

81. He should, Bloomberg has messed things up for him big time

[rwheeler31]

82. Go after Bernie not Bloomberg this is nuts.

[UniteFightBack]

91. Biden did a great job at pulling it back to yes he is best equipped to beat dump. nt

[Glimmer of Hope]

66. Must watch debate! Wowee...

[a kennedy]

67. I do not like them doing this fighting against each other.......

I know they have to say what they’re saying to win.....but I do not like it one bit.

[elleng]

86. Ditto

[Sophiegirl]

89. I agree.

This is essentially a cock fight. Turn ‘em loose and let them at each other. Hubby went to bed rather than watch this.

[McKim]

180. This Election is about Beating Trump

This election is not about a circular firing squad for the Democratic Party, it’s about beating Trump. I want to hear what our candidates are going to do for US, the 99%!!!!!! This is awful, I don’t care about who does the coolest swipes at whom! This is a missed opportunity. If I was a former Trump supporter tuning in, I would be thinking: “What’s in it for ME!!!”

[highplainsdem]

73. Biden's great!

[still_one]

93. I am recording it, for later

[Chemisse]

74. Strong start for Biden.

[UniteFightBack]

76. We must win in the swing states...that is ALL!!! Biden + Bloomberg's money. Winnah. nt

[Mossfern]

77. Go Pete!

[Renew Deal]

78. Buttigieg: Lets put forward somebody that's actually a Democrat.

[highplainsdem]

79. Buttigieg is great, too.

[squirecam]

80. And now pete

Let’s put forward an actual Democrat.

Says Bernie and Bloomberg are the Two polarizing figures on the stage.

[squirecam]

94. And that pissed off Sanders

Nt

[still_one]

102. Lol

[CalFione]

83. Ouch... Pete with the LONG knives

[Renew Deal]

111. Buttigieg has the sharpest tongue.

[ecstatic]

85. It's about time the candidates showed concern about police brutality and unfair practices!

Didn't hear shit about this in the past 20 debates!

[ecstatic]

92. Someone needs to calm Bernie down before he has

another incident.

[leftieNanner]

110. I do not like his rage

It's constant and ugly.

[squirecam]

116. He was pissed

Nt

[emmaverybo]

150. His face is so red.

[PatSeg]

172. That's how he looks during most

of the debates. Its very unsettling in a man who recently had a heart attack. I'm tired of the angry yelling.

[uponit7771]

101. +1, Warren started and it was a work of art.

[LaurenOlimina]

87. Damn Pete!

Another great reply.

[BootinUp]

88. Pete hits it OUTA THERE!!!

Maybe we should have someone there thats actually a Democrat!

[CalFione]

100. Pete is going to force Bernie into another coronary

Bernie's face is getting beet red.

[drray23]

95. Trump must be laughing his ass off watching this.

Its a fucking circus, devoid of any policy discussion.

[sheshe2]

96. Mayor Pete!

One candidate on this stage wants to burn it all down the other wants to buy it all up.

Bravo

[demtenjeep]

148. that was a great response

and true

[UniteFightBack]

97. This is a tag team beat down. Back to yelling. nt

[Mossfern]

98. Nope

Moderators aren't moderating.
Bad debate.

[elleng]

117. They said, going in, they want them to 'engage' with eachother.

[jmbar2]

188. Horrible moderation

I don't want to watch bear-baiting! We need a format where they can contrast their policies.

Chuck Todd is particularly bad. "X said blah blah blah… What do you think about what he said?" That's crap. it doesn't advance democracy or our ability to judge policies and positions.

[BootinUp]

99. Pete. Put the club down lol.

[drray23]

103. bernie is starting to turn red. he is not happy.nt.

[unitedwethrive]

115. Not a good look for him, he looks a bit out of control.

[we can do it]

168. As he always does.

[barbtries]

159. he talks too much and

am I dreaming or are they giving him the stage too much?
I actually mute him because his voice and mannerisms cause me stress. I really hope I don't have to vote for him come November, though of course I will if he is the nominee.

[napi21]

104. WOW! Get out the gloves folks! It's gonna be a wild night. n/t

[womanofthehills]

105. Do not like Pete being so agressive against Sanders

Not cool putting Dems so against each other

[maximusveritas]

124. "Dems against each other". You mean Dem against Independent (Socialist)

Sanders has been attacking him with that nonsense about having billionaire donors, so it's about time Pete fought back

[LaurenOlimina]

107. Pete scores again with the union thing.

It's a fire fountain tonight.

[Chemisse]

112. Ooooh Pete! Good comeback against Bernie.

[applegrove]

113. Buttigieg ran down the polarization of Bloomberg and Bernie and said"let's choose

someone who is actually a democrat!". This debate is going to be loud and rockus.

[madaboutharry]

114. Good on you Pete!

[Bradshaw3]

118. Hot and raised voices from the start

Fired up they all are except for Bloomberg, who looks shaken.

[uponit7771]

119. All the candidates are genuinely disgusted with Bloomberg, that's obvious.

[still_one]

165. He is hurting Biden, Amy, and Pete the most, so they should be disgusted with his undermining

[uponit7771]

166. I think its beyond politics, they don't like the guy

[still_one]

171. I think a lot of things are involved, but let's face it, Biden, Amy, and Pete are fighting for their

campaigns survival literally, and Bloomberg is trying to put split their voting block

[CalFione]

121. Pete got Bernie into red-faced rage. Bad look for Bernie. Pete landed.

[rwheeler31]

135. Thank you Pete for going after the Bernie Bros

[still_one]

143. Bernie's campaign has been divisive against the so called Democratic establishment, and it id time

someone called him out

[drray23]

122. interesting. senator warren is skifully pivoting into actual policies.nt.

[Renew Deal]

136. She certainly tried, but then she said "I won."

I think that was a miss. In theory, the American people won.

[SMC22307]

123. Only 16 recs for a Democratic debate thread on Democratic Underground?

Wow.

Here's one more...

[Renew Deal]

125. Sanders defending his twitter followers

[Chemisse]

125. Bloomberg doesn't have good facial expressions while being attacked.

[uponit7771]

144. +1, I think he knows none of them like him

[Lulu KC]

192. I don't think he cares if anyone likes him

[LaurenOlimina]

127. Warren is so competent.

I would love to vote for her. She has proven she can build something.

[TexasTowelie]

128. Beginning thread #2.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287541739

[unitedwethrive]

129. Warren needs to realize that those cute little stories don't work anymore.

It's been way overdone. As soon as she started, I noticed several people at our watch party start playing with their phones.

[drray23]

142. thats the campaign trail technique. It may not translate on a debate stage.nt.

[unitedwethrive]

146. I think you're right. It really slows down the pace.

[Chemisse]

162. Yeah. *yawn*

[ecstatic]

130. Talk to Nina Turner about what??!!

Seriously, I can't.

[MustLoveBeagles]

132. Thanks for starting this TT

I tuned in late. It sounds like I missed some fireworks.

[TexasTowelie]

194. You're welcome.

I kept starting new threads after 100 posts and all of them had less than 250 replies. I only posted one brief reply and just kept the threads open.

[ancianita]

133. It's okay to show how they can take off the gloves on Trump. Bloomberg, if he can take this,

and show poise, is still a standup Democrat.

[squirecam]

134. Pete continues on sanders

Says Bernie knows it comes from his supporters

[Wabbajack_]

151. I think it's pretty pathetic

Why not focus on the issues instead of internet trolls who aren't part of the campaign.

There are internet trolls of every ideology.

[we can do it]

173. BS's staff aren't trolls, though they act like them.

[Blue_true]

174. Pete is the only one that got it right. Warren is way out in right field, away from the play.

Bernie is the one Liz should have hammered, not Bloomberg.

[Mr. Sparkle]

139. Has Bloomberg even said a word yet ?

lol

[highplainsdem]

147. He actually had a pretty good response to the first attacks on him. Basically he ignored them, made

the case for his candidacy -- and he got applause from the audience.

[drray23]

149. yes he had two to three replies, level headed after the barrage of insults thrown at him.nt.

[Renew Deal]

153. Yes, did you miss the beginning of the debate?

[uponit7771]

169. THIS !!!!

[highplainsdem]

141. Sanders trying to blame Russia for the tweets from his supporters.

[Cha]

156. shocking

[we can do it]

175. Of course he did.

[peoli]

183. No he didn't

[ancianita]

152. Klobuchar is great! A great explainer. Moderators let the MEN go on and on yet try to shut her up

[Renew Deal]

155. After she interrupted Buttigieg

Not that it matters.

[ancianita]

157. Bernie is really great. Consistent and humane. And laughing with Pete!

[drray23]

160. WTF, Sanders backs away from medicare for all

Now he says he will expand coverage rather than replace it with medicare for all.

[riversedge]

161. Bloomberg says Bernie Sanders has no chance of beating Trump. #DemDebate.............

Bloomberg says Bernie Sanders has no chance of beating Trump. #DemDebate

Link to tweet

?s=20

[ancianita]

163. Warren and Klobuchar are both great explainers. I'm glad Pete jokes and explains back.

[ancianita]

164. Buttigieg holds his own in the "broad America" ideas.

[dchill]

167. Bloomie can't get a word in. Good.

[uponit7771]

170. +1

[emmaverybo]

176. Yikes! Bernie's medical records,

[geardaddy]

179. What a cheap shot by Buttigieg

About Walter Mondale.

[Lulu KC]

193. agreed n/t

[Kablooie]

181. I think Biden's experience is the most appropriate for the next president.

I just wish he had more commanding personality. I’m not convinced he would be able to deflect Trump's attacks.

[peoli]

184. 2050 is TOO LATE TO IMPLEMENT A CLIMATE PLAN

We will be dead!

[Red Oak]

185. Bloomberg looks in over his head.

He also looks like this retail politics is beneath a man of his wealth and power.

[PaulRevere08]

186. Yep. He should fire his debate prep team.

[jalan48]

190. Wow. What's the yelling about from the audience.

[DallasNE]

191. I Don't Care For The Debate Structure

Gotcha lines don't impress me. I'm a policy guy so I want a compare and contrast on policy between the candidates and Trump. Budget, pardons, power sharing - those things.