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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: ****Debate Thread. WooHoo!*** [View all]hlthe2b
(113,973 posts)3. Yang tries to pull a DeBlasio, but blocked... LOL
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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He frames the problem and never tells how to fix it, and since nobody would work with him
Eliot Rosewater
Jun 2019
#407
I thought she sounded like she knew what she was talking about regarding healthcare. nt
UniteFightBack
Jun 2019
#195
He almost always sounds angry to me. Not the kind of temprement i want in a leader.
Amaryllis
Jun 2019
#211
yes, so far i really like Kamala's answers. Let's see how she does the rest of the debate.
onetexan
Jun 2019
#56
I agree with Hickenlooper on this. We can't just wipe out 1/6th our economy overnight
ecstatic
Jun 2019
#14
Norwegian is a much easier language than Spanish. I want to hear him speak Dari.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#221
Really bad Yang pre-answer. Practice this stuff. Great question, thanks for that question, etc. Take
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#48
yea he had me until he started turning on Biden. But Joe is doing quite well rebutting him.
onetexan
Jun 2019
#64
I like his plan. I saw the hope scholarship totally ruined because there were
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#251
Biden is not a screamer like some. I like that..people who like a candidate will not he swayed by
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#271
Sadly, getting into the weeds on medicare/medicare for all/etc etc confuses and doesn't enlighten.
elleng
Jun 2019
#174
Notice that he always acknowledges when his time is up and stops talking even in the middle of a
tblue37
Jun 2019
#433
He is doing just what I expected from him. Turn the debate into a bloodbath. nt
Blue_true
Jun 2019
#179
This is getting stupid, six people talking at once. I don't think I can watch much more.
George II
Jun 2019
#76
I am not watching George, but if that is what is happening the mods aren't doing their job
still_one
Jun 2019
#197
I think Yank and Gillibrand are the losers right now... Bernie maybe. Kamala is shining
hlthe2b
Jun 2019
#98
Sanders too angry sounding. Kamala very cool intervention and making her point. Prosecutorial
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#84
She's impressing me more and more, not just tonite, but as a guest on shows. eom
sprinkleeninow
Jun 2019
#136
I can only think of Al Franken when I look at her. And I liked Al just to let you know.
dem4decades
Jun 2019
#128
Sanders looks like he's ready to wrestle his podium to the floor, then tackle the cameras.
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#106
Yep, he sure does look like he is ready to chew something or someone to the floor.
TruckFump
Jun 2019
#122
Did well with that. Backed popular program with personals. Showed concern about urgency.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#159
Bernie sounding and looking too militant, inflexible. It's not just substance, but also style that
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#143
Yup, he just rants and can't actually explain how he'd implement MFA.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#167
Not giving up my Medicare plus program. Costs me zero. Lots of other retirees have it and
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#180
She is a cheesy "spritual" self help guru. But people do love that stuff. That's how she got
tblue37
Jun 2019
#451
Marianne Williamson! Hello, Girl! Where did you come from? Common sense talk. I'm impressed. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#162
She started out OK, but then launched into some weird discourse about
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#186
She sounds like the know-it-all (but know nothing) neighbor at the annual barbeque.
hlthe2b
Jun 2019
#199
She sounded nuts, just apart from the fact that she didn't answer the question.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#255
She is wonderful as a popular spiritual voice. Her life lessons and philosophy have had a personal
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#250
Seems like the Bernie Show so far. He's had an incredible about of air time.
dem4decades
Jun 2019
#215
And they also observed that the moderators couldn't control the candidates.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#217
The moderators should be able to cut their mikes when they interrupt,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#244
Biden's looking good tonight. Relaxed, fit, and looking younger than his actual age.
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#223
Sanders is the big loser because, as usual, he just yells and doesn't have an explanation
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#238
I think he is trying to be reserved...,not fuck anything up too bad and escape the evening. nt
UniteFightBack
Jun 2019
#248
He is holding. Rehearsal shows. Not his format but so far not hurting himself. NT
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#258
Main task is to not screw up his lead and to maintain. So far, so good. Subdued, but still
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#325
Thank god it wasn't for a drug company, the timing would have been very awkward.
dem4decades
Jun 2019
#249
To me I think she would tear Trump up in a one on one debate. Her more than any other so far.
dem4decades
Jun 2019
#257
Warren would, too. Warren and Harris are super smart and articulate. So is Buttigieg.
tblue37
Jun 2019
#452
Williamson strikes again. She has a few things to say, and they're spot on. Good job. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#261
Kamala, no one else has brought up Latin American policy?! Read Biden's op-Ed. He was the first
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#273
Buttigieg - damn he's great! Love him. He's ready for prime time, seems to me. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#278
Buttigieg hit the religious hyposcrsy, all right. Great job. Eloquently said. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#302
Joe tried to not raise his hand, lol in response to the decriminalization border crossing question.
58Sunliner
Jun 2019
#281
Excellent. Sharp, to the point, and gets the past in to the future as to a whole different
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#295
The migrant children...we all feel the same. Buttigieg expressed it beautifully....
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#289
Bernie and Biden have the energy of the younger candidates around them if not
applegrove
Jun 2019
#305
Biologically, a 70 yr old does not have the energy of a 40 or 50 year old.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#314
The constant reliance on emotionalism by Kamala is coming across as contrived. IMO.
58Sunliner
Jun 2019
#320
She is a persuasive, skilled, appealing and forceful speaker with great animation. She does not
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#342
Going to serve her, the personal and passionate appeal, in the future. She has got it all going. I
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#432
I think she gained too. But asking questions in a hearing that go nowhere is not a plus IMO.
58Sunliner
Jun 2019
#454
i beg to differ. It shows her impassioned stance on the issues impacting Americans
onetexan
Jun 2019
#354
Oh, yes. Sad about Swalwell. But he is well placed doing what he does, and we need him doing
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#348
Buttigieg talks about the hot issue (police shooting) going on in his city.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#349
yes, loved the example he gave of his mother being separated from her parents
onetexan
Jun 2019
#367
Buttigieg wins on answering this question about police, not put soft-ball to him. Excellent and
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#358
well she was great up until she turned on Biden on this segrationists' issue. She's taking his words
onetexan
Jun 2019
#371
She's tearing him a new asshole. He's responding very forcefully. Both impressive.
dem4decades
Jun 2019
#376
Biden strikes back at Harris' "attack" re busing and segregationists.Uncomfortable topic for both.nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#368
Maybe. But it's an emotional topic for her. She's no more emotional than Castro was.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#384
Kool. Somewhat manipulative her poking him on this, using herself as an example. He had a
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#386
OK he knew this was coming. Biden, are you listening? But Biden is not responsible for the body
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#374
I thought Biden held his own on that attack. Harris had a fact or two wrong. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#383
Bernie's up again. Diversity. Middle income worker making same as he did years ago.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#379
Biden's in fighting mode, now. Feeling his stride. Is that Bennett he's debating with? I think so.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#391
I like Bennett but he sounds like Bill Murray, which I kind of like but not against Trump
dem4decades
Jun 2019
#393
Shouting, shaking her finger, angry, money out of politics, corruption, lobbyists.
betsuni
Jun 2019
#401
uhh...Gillibrand was all over the place, everything jumbled together like a word salad
onetexan
Jun 2019
#399
Not Bernie's night. Bad personality. Over aggressive, wound too tight, devoid of warmth. Could
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#397
Damn good answer from Kamala re: trump being the greatest threat to democracy
onetexan
Jun 2019
#403
Remarkable question Rachel "what do you do as prez if Roe overturned" nobody answered it
Eliot Rosewater
Jun 2019
#405
She only asked Bernie, tho. Touchy question, so the others wouldn't touch it I guess. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#406
Yes. I THOUGHT I remembered that Obama had done more than one thing re climate change.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#421
Bernie, climate change. "The older ways are no longer enough." Great point. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#410
Love the coaches. They told Biden to stick to three things. Great tactic. He's still sharp! Good
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#411
yes, he's doing a darn good job staying on message and not slipping up w/ gaffes
onetexan
Jun 2019
#430
Swalwell keeps saying "Pass the torch to the generation that will be affected by climate change."
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#412
Ea candidate: Yur #1 issue if you could have only one after taking office....
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#417
Oh soooooh bad Bernie. Good Biden on clapping back at Todd and getting the most pressing
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#418
I liked Buttigieg's "gun" answer. He's the only one w/military experience. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#429
what he means is NRA works FOR the gun manufacturers, as someone else posted in another thread
onetexan
Jun 2019
#437
Sanders: "That's a mischaracterization of what I said." Maddow: "It's a direct quote."
DesertRat
Jun 2019
#434