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417. Ea candidate: Yur #1 issue if you could have only one after taking office....

Thu Jun 27, 2019, 10:29 PM

Jun 2019

Swalwell....guns
Bennett.... missed it
Gillibrand....a long list (can't follow instructions)
Harris...a long list (can't follow instructions)
Bernie.... a list (can't follow instructions)
Biden.... talks about Todd's comments understating Obama's climate change accomplishments (then his #1 issue...beating Trump)
Buttigieg...missed it
Yang....I didn't understand it
Hickenlooper....climate change
Williamson....call to PM of New Zealand...don't know why

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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****Debate Thread. WooHoo!*** [View all] nolabear Jun 2019 OP

Bernie's up. Taxes. nolabear Jun 2019 #1

Came across ideological and unfriendly. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #10

He frames the problem and never tells how to fix it, and since nobody would work with him Eliot Rosewater Jun 2019 #407

Nail on head. Excellent sum up. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #425

Bernie is shouting/too hot BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #2

He sounded loud and so does Gillibrand. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #20

Gillibrand MFM008 Jun 2019 #178

I thought she sounded like she knew what she was talking about regarding healthcare. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #195

I hate MFM008 Jun 2019 #226

He almost always sounds angry to me. Not the kind of temprement i want in a leader. Amaryllis Jun 2019 #211

True but he sounded LOUD....like turn down the volume loud. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #219

Yeah, always sounds like he's shouting. Needs a speech coach. Amaryllis Jun 2019 #241

Yang tries to pull a DeBlasio, but blocked... LOL hlthe2b Jun 2019 #3

Kamala!! Politicub Jun 2019 #4

And Kamala SCORES!!!! hlthe2b Jun 2019 #5

Big time!!! TruckFump Jun 2019 #13

The audio?? 😏 sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #6

Go Kamala. 58Sunliner Jun 2019 #7

Woo hoo! Kamala came out swinging! nt ecstatic Jun 2019 #8

Yep WhoWoodaKnew Jun 2019 #43

yes, so far i really like Kamala's answers. Let's see how she does the rest of the debate. onetexan Jun 2019 #56

Hoo baby. 45 is going to have to stop blowing Putin and answer! nolabear Jun 2019 #9

lol.. that's a quote?! Cha Jun 2019 #12

Nah, but he's literally meeting with him now. nolabear Jun 2019 #15

Wow.. suspicious Psycho. Cha Jun 2019 #33

I wonder bdamomma Jun 2019 #96

Isn't this his toilet hour? nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #126

Hickenlooper is throwing everything he's got in. nolabear Jun 2019 #11

I agree with Hickenlooper on this. We can't just wipe out 1/6th our economy overnight ecstatic Jun 2019 #14

No tie for Yang? cwydro Jun 2019 #16

The anchors chuckled about it. nolabear Jun 2019 #17

At least he has a jacket on... TruckFump Jun 2019 #24

nice job Kirsten....... Takket Jun 2019 #18

LOL God she is one of my senators. :)))) pangaia Jun 2019 #21

LOL! Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #230

Why am I more nervous with this group then last night??? a kennedy Jun 2019 #19

Bigger stakes. Lots of hopes pinned. nolabear Jun 2019 #23

I'm with you on that one. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #25

Lots of front runners. TruckFump Jun 2019 #27

It matters more? One of these people will be the nominee, probably. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #400

Do the Mikes Sound Funny Again Tonight? AnnieBW Jun 2019 #22

Spanish! Take a drink. 58Sunliner Jun 2019 #26

lol. I like how assertive Senator Gillibrand is being, but ecstatic Jun 2019 #28

Nope, I want her to just shut up......ooooops, sorry, my X Senator Franken a kennedy Jun 2019 #32

I complained last night thecwomen were too reserved nolabear Jun 2019 #38

I don't like her interrupting pangaia Jun 2019 #39

Give the other people bdamomma Jun 2019 #135

"I don't like her interrupting" mitch96 Jun 2019 #428

I was born in NYC. I still live in NY. pangaia Jun 2019 #441

"I do not interrupt people" mitch96 Jun 2019 #456

There are people like this all over the world, nothing particular to NY. pangaia Jun 2019 #461

Her experience in the subject matter was explained, elleng Jun 2019 #44

Her interrupting was rude Owl Jun 2019 #49

Shrill. Mme. Defarge Jun 2019 #334

and the Mayor is speaking Spanish?? AWESOME a kennedy Jun 2019 #29

huh. If he'd speak his Norwegian, THEN I'll be impressed dawg day Jun 2019 #193

Norwegian is a much easier language than Spanish. I want to hear him speak Dari. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #221

I don't agree. Nt spooky3 Jun 2019 #304

With which point? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #313

Norwegian is a more difficult language for English speakers spooky3 Jun 2019 #321

According to the State Department, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #356

Let's agree to disagree. Nt spooky3 Jun 2019 #369

Si. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #375

Spanish is one of the easiest languages for English speakers to learn. nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #343

Gillibrand needs to stop cutting into the others' time onetexan Jun 2019 #30

Agree. TruckFump Jun 2019 #31

YUP!!! hlthe2b Jun 2019 #35

Mayor Pete and Warren should have a brain-off BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #34

Would LOVE to see these two as POTUS and VP in any order CousinIT Jun 2019 #118

Ready to leave the undecided column? nt Quackers Jun 2019 #192

Thought the same myself. Amaryllis Jun 2019 #228

or a team up! Qutzupalotl Jun 2019 #140

He us doing very well. nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #345

A means test for having college tuition being subsidized True Dough Jun 2019 #36

Buttigieg good response on college! emmaverybo Jun 2019 #37

I hope the mods can restrain Gillibrand and Yang who are trying to monopolize hlthe2b Jun 2019 #42

Yang is amazingly boring. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #139

Yeah, I gotta agree with that. TruckFump Jun 2019 #45

OMG these are some IMPRESSIVE people. Goodheart Jun 2019 #40

Yes, but what about Marianne Williamson? BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #41

Maybe she can lead the "spiritual" blessing at the end. LOL hlthe2b Jun 2019 #46

Until now, never heard about her. TruckFump Jun 2019 #50

She is waiting... apcalc Jun 2019 #52

Yang - he has good points but they get lost in his UBI proposal Politicub Jun 2019 #47

H's probably right, but he sure lost me.....:)) pangaia Jun 2019 #59

Really bad Yang pre-answer. Practice this stuff. Great question, thanks for that question, etc. Take emmaverybo Jun 2019 #48

Sorry, what's the orange ribbon for?? a kennedy Jun 2019 #51

I think orange is gun violence. Tipperary Jun 2019 #113

Thanks. a kennedy Jun 2019 #119

Has Marinanne Faithful said anything yet? UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #53

LOL! EOM TruckFump Jun 2019 #65

Gimme Shelter treestar Jun 2019 #110

ha barbtries Jun 2019 #152

Swalwell just dealt a body blow to Biden Goodheart Jun 2019 #54

That will backfire big time. MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #78

No he did not... Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #206

OHHHHHHH Swallwell turns nasty ageist. hlthe2b Jun 2019 #55

I think BOTH he and Biden were hurt by that. Goodheart Jun 2019 #61

Wishful thinking. Biden handled it well. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #242

Didn't think that would come from him. Funtatlaguy Jun 2019 #63

yea he had me until he started turning on Biden. But Joe is doing quite well rebutting him. onetexan Jun 2019 #64

Yeah...that doesn't sit well with me. SCRUBDASHRUB Jun 2019 #101

That's a shame MustLoveBeagles Jun 2019 #158

Swalwel gives Joe a break ucrdem Jun 2019 #58

Yikes the first slash to Mr Biden...... a kennedy Jun 2019 #60

Biden not scoring points on student debt.IMO. 58Sunliner Jun 2019 #62

LOL @ Harris, food fight at 0:19 ucrdem Jun 2019 #75

Canned answer to boot! 58Sunliner Jun 2019 #124

I like his plan. I saw the hope scholarship totally ruined because there were Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #251

Has biden lost his voice? Irishxs Jun 2019 #66

Biden is not a screamer like some. I like that..people who like a candidate will not he swayed by Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #271

Yang really gets it, but can he sell it? Amimnoch Jun 2019 #67

Yang sounds like a CPA with a heart. But Warren packs the emotional wallop. Hekate Jun 2019 #204

Biden really has a charming smile. dawg day Jun 2019 #68

Yes and yes! elleng Jun 2019 #71

Yeah, and not passing the torch to socialism. R B Garr Jun 2019 #86

Harris had a good line too- dawg day Jun 2019 #95

Sadly, getting into the weeds on medicare/medicare for all/etc etc confuses and doesn't enlighten. elleng Jun 2019 #174

I think Biden is doing great. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #107

Yes, he's on point peggysue2 Jun 2019 #341

Notice that he always acknowledges when his time is up and stops talking even in the middle of a tblue37 Jun 2019 #433

Bernie dial it down dude BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #69

He is doing just what I expected from him. Turn the debate into a bloodbath. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #179

They are bdamomma Jun 2019 #233

GOOD ON YOU KAMALA!!!!! Great line hlthe2b Jun 2019 #70

That WAS a good line! She's got a lot of support too. nolabear Jun 2019 #80

Oh snap. Line of the night! Funtatlaguy Jun 2019 #81

It was a great line MustLoveBeagles Jun 2019 #188

Gillibrand is out of control! True Dough Jun 2019 #72

She is coming across as unhinged Politicub Jun 2019 #91

Unhinged? Did you think the same of DeBlasio? Raven123 Jun 2019 #138

No. But I would say that about Delaney. Politicub Jun 2019 #201

Yeah this is her Howard Dean Moment tulipsandroses Jun 2019 #318

Jesus shut the fuck up... pangaia Jun 2019 #73

And...a shouting match breaks out...and Harris shoots and scores!!!!!! TruckFump Jun 2019 #74

She's leading so far. Goodheart Jun 2019 #89

She certainly has a presence and stands out.. TruckFump Jun 2019 #109

YES SHE IS...I agree with you 100%. Miles Archer Jun 2019 #131

This is getting stupid, six people talking at once. I don't think I can watch much more. George II Jun 2019 #76

I've been thinking the same thing. It's too fragmented R B Garr Jun 2019 #102

I am not watching George, but if that is what is happening the mods aren't doing their job still_one Jun 2019 #197

Really Not Good ConstanceCee Jun 2019 #243

LOL @ Sanders shouting down Swallwell AND Gillibrand. nt ecstatic Jun 2019 #77

He just cannot stop the hand waving, can he? Tipperary Jun 2019 #145

Bernie is the big loser so far. Goodheart Jun 2019 #79

I think Yank and Gillibrand are the losers right now... Bernie maybe. Kamala is shining hlthe2b Jun 2019 #98

OMGAWD.....we don't need a food fight a kennedy Jun 2019 #82

It took a woman to restore order Bradshaw3 Jun 2019 #83

That was excellent! MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #88

Excellent! Tipperary Jun 2019 #130

Sanders too angry sounding. Kamala very cool intervention and making her point. Prosecutorial emmaverybo Jun 2019 #84

"America does not want to witness a food fight" - kudos to Kamala! highplainsdem Jun 2019 #85

Really! She slammed that one out of the park! Amimnoch Jun 2019 #92

KAMALA'S FOOD FIGHT REMARK LOL onetexan Jun 2019 #87

She should moderate AND be on the stage Politicub Jun 2019 #105

Kamala is killing it Takket Jun 2019 #90

Indeed. Goodheart Jun 2019 #111

She's impressing me more and more, not just tonite, but as a guest on shows. eom sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #136

Biden is doing well. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #93

He's doing okay. But there's a lot of energy there. nolabear Jun 2019 #100

I think he has scored points already. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #150

yep, loved his rebut to Swalwell onetexan Jun 2019 #104

I'm so proud of Kamala tonight. nt ecstatic Jun 2019 #94

Same here Sunsky Jun 2019 #129

Harris raised her hand to abolish private insurance, not good ucrdem Jun 2019 #97

What's not good? treestar Jun 2019 #108

abolishing private health insurance ucrdem Jun 2019 #112

It's not actually "private" insurance dawg day Jun 2019 #267

Not that I care all that much True Dough Jun 2019 #99

GILLIBRAND, "MY TURN !" she yells !! pangaia Jun 2019 #103

She's turning it into a clusterfuck dalton99a Jun 2019 #114

This Comatose Sphagetti Jun 2019 #117

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

+1. dalton99a Jun 2019 #133

+1+1. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #423

Ugh...she is just coming across as shrill and unlikeable isn't she The empressof all Jun 2019 #134

How would you describe DeBlasio last night? Raven123 Jun 2019 #172

I know this wasn't directed at me MustLoveBeagles Jun 2019 #205

He was rude, pompous desperate and assholish.... The empressof all Jun 2019 #284

same here; Gillibrand's constant interruptions is really annoying onetexan Jun 2019 #385

There's no way she walks away from this "looking good." Miles Archer Jun 2019 #160

Sanders looks like he's ready to wrestle his podium to the floor, then tackle the cameras. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #106

yes, same old angry uncle B onetexan Jun 2019 #116

Yep, he sure does look like he is ready to chew something or someone to the floor. TruckFump Jun 2019 #122

scary. ucrdem Jun 2019 #142

He always lookslike that. :))) pangaia Jun 2019 #166

Wow, what a description. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #234

Williamson may have to shoot off a flare to get noticed in this crowd Raven123 Jun 2019 #115

She tried to say something madaboutharry Jun 2019 #120

She's thinking about her next book dalton99a Jun 2019 #121

Pete B is doing great too. He will be an explainer in chief ecstatic Jun 2019 #123

Biden: build on Obamacare, best line of the night ucrdem Jun 2019 #125

Build on OBAMACARE - Yes JOE!!!! onetexan Jun 2019 #127

Biden with an excellent answer about the urgency of R B Garr Jun 2019 #132

Did well with that. Backed popular program with personals. Showed concern about urgency. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #159

+1. His follow-up with that was great-- anyone not focused on R B Garr Jun 2019 #194

+1 onetexan Jun 2019 #414

Bernie is correct on insurance companies. TruckFump Jun 2019 #137

I think you mean HE NEEDS TO STOP YELLING! (You need to get him to hear you.) tblue37 Jun 2019 #448

Bernie needs to fire the guy who pees in his corn flakes each morning BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #141

Marianne is ready for late night radio ucrdem Jun 2019 #153

I finally just had to mute the volume frazzled Jun 2019 #209

Bernie sounding and looking too militant, inflexible. It's not just substance, but also style that emmaverybo Jun 2019 #143

Crotchety Uncle Bernie-- JohnnyLib2 Jun 2019 #144

Bernie isn't doing anything new. I'm surprised he can't do it better. nolabear Jun 2019 #146

Yup, he just rants and can't actually explain how he'd implement MFA. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #167

I'm not. Cha Jun 2019 #225

I can't stand the yelling. madaboutharry Jun 2019 #147

Being firm is one thing... TruckFump Jun 2019 #155

I think bdamomma Jun 2019 #332

Sorry Sanders, but we're not giving up our UNION benefits R B Garr Jun 2019 #148

Not giving up my Medicare plus program. Costs me zero. Lots of other retirees have it and emmaverybo Jun 2019 #180

Buttigeig nailed healthcare, so did Joe. 58Sunliner Jun 2019 #149

I missed it (had to let the dog out). Darn. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #168

Yes, they both did very well. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #173

Bernie' s finger-pointing is as annoying as Trump's accordion hands. Nt MANative Jun 2019 #151

Okay, I've heard enough from Williamson now True Dough Jun 2019 #154

She sounds like someone on SNL from years ago, I can't place it though. dem4decades Jun 2019 #176

Roseanne Roseannadanna perhaps? True Dough Jun 2019 #222

I think that's it. dem4decades Jun 2019 #420

Except Lotusflower70 Jun 2019 #443

Jane Curtin? nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #450

I like her! Dream Girl Jun 2019 #297

I sense conspiracy theorist is lurking True Dough Jun 2019 #310

Maybe. Some conspiracies are real. Dream Girl Jun 2019 #319

I'll keep looking over my shoulder and sleeping with one eye open! True Dough Jun 2019 #324

De nada Dream Girl Jun 2019 #328

Williamson is embarrasing Bradshaw3 Jun 2019 #156

Totally cringing for her. TruckFump Jun 2019 #163

YUP hlthe2b Jun 2019 #164

what the fuck is she doing up there? Takket Jun 2019 #169

And the Montana Governor couldn't get up there? WTF? dem4decades Jun 2019 #185

No business whatsoever. No qualifications or experience. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #198

I imagine she would say it is their fault Bradshaw3 Jun 2019 #237

She is a cheesy "spritual" self help guru. But people do love that stuff. That's how she got tblue37 Jun 2019 #451

Yes, We Have to Ask...... McKim Jun 2019 #453

Williamson is doing better than I expected. nolabear Jun 2019 #157

She's quite brilliant at rhetoric and messaging Politicub Jun 2019 #184

Marianne Williamson has no business being up there. aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #161

She's putting her name out there to market her books onetexan Jun 2019 #170

ITA. Really pisses me off to see her there. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #187

She's qualified. So she has business being up there. Politicub Jun 2019 #171

My dog is 35 and native born in dog years, so I guess she is too. hlthe2b Jun 2019 #213

I think Politicub meant cannabis_flower Jun 2019 #335

That is my point- She is not qualified for President on any rational basis hlthe2b Jun 2019 #347

Marianne Williamson! Hello, Girl! Where did you come from? Common sense talk. I'm impressed. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #162

Marianne did pretty well. kwassa Jun 2019 #165

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

Or the guy at the end of the bar going on about chemtrails. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #207

yes.... hlthe2b Jun 2019 #220

I thought she made sense. kwassa Jun 2019 #252

She sounded nuts, just apart from the fact that she didn't answer the question. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #255

I disagree. kwassa Jun 2019 #288

Agree she made a lot of sense Dream Girl Jun 2019 #307

She is wonderful as a popular spiritual voice. Her life lessons and philosophy have had a personal emmaverybo Jun 2019 #250

I agree. nt ecstatic Jun 2019 #283

Not watching - I get too agitated elfin Jun 2019 #175

Bennett apparently doesn't understand math. Goodheart Jun 2019 #177

Williamson made an extremely important point about health Ron Green Jun 2019 #181

I'm ready for a commercial BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #182

Geez guys, let Kamala talk! Hekate Jun 2019 #183

Seems like the Bernie Show so far. He's had an incredible about of air time. dem4decades Jun 2019 #215

I can't stand it any more. I'm out of here. pangaia Jun 2019 #189

For a fever why not go to an urgent care clinic? treestar Jun 2019 #190

i thought the same thing.. n/t RazBerryBeret Jun 2019 #202

I paralegal for a personal injury atty. TruckFump Jun 2019 #212

I used to do personal injury treestar Jun 2019 #229

Then there is the radiologist bill for reading the x-ray, etc. TruckFump Jun 2019 #268

" I swear the ER bills are now X10 what I recall from way back when." mitch96 Jun 2019 #438

I don't know if that is the answer. TruckFump Jun 2019 #440

"There are some really bad medical providers out there" mitch96 Jun 2019 #455

Same for the dental community. TruckFump Jun 2019 #457

Don't get me started on the dental community.......... mitch96 Jun 2019 #458

With implants, IMO, much of the dental community has found TruckFump Jun 2019 #459

"Total rip off...check out how many dentists live in really pricey areas " mitch96 Jun 2019 #460

In the middle of the night lovesfruit Jun 2019 #231

Thanks treestar Jun 2019 #264

She was talking about something very serious. Even so, hi deductible.... Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #340

This debate is more aggressive than the other night. aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #191

to be expected. Most of the debaters are alpha personalities onetexan Jun 2019 #203

And they also observed that the moderators couldn't control the candidates. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #217

don't get me started, can't stand savannah guthrie onetexan Jun 2019 #227

Man, go Pete! 😍 sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #196

Mayor Pete --- great on the immigrant medical issue. TruckFump Jun 2019 #200

Nice to hear Joe confirm that Pete had so much right. True Dough Jun 2019 #208

It was. It was a good point. nolabear Jun 2019 #214

The moderators.... Oy. 😏 sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #210

The moderators should be able to cut their mikes when they interrupt, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #244

Not Much Longer ConstanceCee Jun 2019 #336

Biden: good points on immigrants contributing to SS and taxes ucrdem Jun 2019 #216

PLEASE GO TO THE SECOND THREAD nolabear Jun 2019 #218

Go here for Thread #2 htuttle Jun 2019 #240

Biden's looking good tonight. Relaxed, fit, and looking younger than his actual age. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #223

yes, Joe seems in control of himself and respectable, contrary to Bernie onetexan Jun 2019 #235

So far it's Harris, Buttegieg, Biden Goodheart Jun 2019 #224

Sanders is the big loser because, as usual, he just yells and doesn't have an explanation The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #238

Biden seems off to me. aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #232

seems he was trying to fit his last answer when time was up onetexan Jun 2019 #245

I think he is trying to be reserved...,not fuck anything up too bad and escape the evening. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #248

Think Biden doing well in answering FloridaBlues Jun 2019 #291

He is holding. Rehearsal shows. Not his format but so far not hurting himself. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #258

Agreed. He has a lead. And he knows it. aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #262

Main task is to not screw up his lead and to maintain. So far, so good. Subdued, but still emmaverybo Jun 2019 #325

My take so far - I don't want to hear from Gilliband crazytown Jun 2019 #236

Gillibrand has been terrible. aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #247

When Joe started laughing at Swalwell ... crazytown Jun 2019 #256

She was too bdamomma Jun 2019 #424

THANK CHRIST...a COMMERCIAL BREAK. Miles Archer Jun 2019 #239

Thank god it wasn't for a drug company, the timing would have been very awkward. dem4decades Jun 2019 #249

Ha ha! True Dough Jun 2019 #259

That's the Republican debate. dem4decades Jun 2019 #263

lol.. I'm not watching.. just reading DU. Cha Jun 2019 #270

Harris is on fire! bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #246

Yeah, this is clearly HER night Miles Archer Jun 2019 #254

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

I agree. bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #265

True that Lotusflower70 Jun 2019 #446

Warren would, too. Warren and Harris are super smart and articulate. So is Buttigieg. tblue37 Jun 2019 #452

Totally agree. EOM TruckFump Jun 2019 #272

👀 underpants Jun 2019 #253

This isn't baseball, ya know! True Dough Jun 2019 #266

Kamala is killing it Cousin Dupree Jun 2019 #260

Williamson strikes again. She has a few things to say, and they're spot on. Good job. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #261

Agreed. 58Sunliner Jun 2019 #286

She did. I had not been familiar with much about her. eom sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #329

Harris is on her game tonight. Good job. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #269

Kamala, no one else has brought up Latin American policy?! Read Biden's op-Ed. He was the first emmaverybo Jun 2019 #273

I'm officially a convert. Kamala Harris for president! Nt AkFemDem Jun 2019 #274

So far tonight... Harris is the clear winner aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #275

Bernie by a mile so far nt. TheSocialDem Jun 2019 #276

Looks like Beto loaned Pete his 5 o'clock shadow BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #277

Buttigieg - damn he's great! Love him. He's ready for prime time, seems to me. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #278

Kamala.. osmium Jun 2019 #279

Buttegieg goes there! Attacks religious hypocrisy! Goodheart Jun 2019 #280

Mayor Pete gave this Christian goose bumps. 😍 sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #290

Buttigieg hit the religious hyposcrsy, all right. Great job. Eloquently said. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #302

Loved that answer...big whoop whoop CanonRay Jun 2019 #317

Joe tried to not raise his hand, lol in response to the decriminalization border crossing question. 58Sunliner Jun 2019 #281

Harris on fire, Biden average, Williamson very interesting apcalc Jun 2019 #282

Harris on fire, Biden average, Williamson very interesting crazytown Jun 2019 #287

Ditto on Gillibrand. EOM TruckFump Jun 2019 #293

Agree. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #294

Wooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooo....Biden on the migrant children!!! TruckFump Jun 2019 #285

Excellent. Sharp, to the point, and gets the past in to the future as to a whole different emmaverybo Jun 2019 #295

Fire in the belly crazytown Jun 2019 #298

yes, both Kamala & Joe are spot on re: the migrant children onetexan Jun 2019 #301

Good job by both Biden and Harris on this subject! EOM TruckFump Jun 2019 #309

The migrant children...we all feel the same. Buttigieg expressed it beautifully.... Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #289

Bernie winning so far. Nt. TheSocialDem Jun 2019 #292

Hardly. But his last point was good. nolabear Jun 2019 #296

No one can touch him on volume BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #299

Sorry but Harris is killing it. dem4decades Jun 2019 #300

Spam crazytown Jun 2019 #303

Hey I think warren won night one TheSocialDem Jun 2019 #323

If you think Bernie is winning crazytown Jun 2019 #330

He's said the most with his time TheSocialDem Jun 2019 #337

No he isn't. Am at a watch party and consensus is this has been all... AkFemDem Jun 2019 #308

I'm in a watching party of one and we are also all in agreement TheSocialDem Jun 2019 #331

You can't be serious. aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #339

Bernie and Biden have the energy of the younger candidates around them if not applegrove Jun 2019 #305

'sleepy joe' crazytown Jun 2019 #312

Biologically, a 70 yr old does not have the energy of a 40 or 50 year old. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #314

I meant their personalities were more vigourous. Granted they have applegrove Jun 2019 #333

Oh. Never mind. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #346

Kamala with the jab at Joe/Obama on immigration deportation True Dough Jun 2019 #306

If someone is here illegally. They are committing aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #315

Yang's inexperience is showing crazytown Jun 2019 #316

Oh, geez. I didn't even realize he's on the stage. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #326

I love Warren CanonRay Jun 2019 #311

I've been waiting for this Kamala to show up crazytown Jun 2019 #322

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

I think she is all of that. 58Sunliner Jun 2019 #426

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

Could not disagree more hlthe2b Jun 2019 #352

i beg to differ. It shows her impassioned stance on the issues impacting Americans onetexan Jun 2019 #354

Drag Gillibrand and Swalwell off the stage SCantiGOP Jun 2019 #327

+1000 crazytown Jun 2019 #338

As long as Chuck Todd goes too. dem4decades Jun 2019 #344

Chuckie bdamomma Jun 2019 #436

Oh, yes. Sad about Swalwell. But he is well placed doing what he does, and we need him doing emmaverybo Jun 2019 #348

Yup, just one of the many problems with this format. R B Garr Jun 2019 #359

Buttigieg talks about the hot issue (police shooting) going on in his city. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #349

I thought he handled the question very well. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #361

I thought so, too. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #364

Pete OWNS his issues True Dough Jun 2019 #350

Pete's take down of GOP 'Christianity' crazytown Jun 2019 #351

Hickenlooper is doing pretty well. I've never heard him speak before. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #353

yes, loved the example he gave of his mother being separated from her parents onetexan Jun 2019 #367

+1. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #378

I notice Pete had his hair fixed...good nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #355

He did? I didn't notice. I'll have to look up prior pics. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #357

Buttigieg wins on answering this question about police, not put soft-ball to him. Excellent and emmaverybo Jun 2019 #358

Uh-oh...Harris directs comments to Biden about the segregationists. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #360

Biden takes a hit dem4decades Jun 2019 #362

No more than 8 after another month osmium Jun 2019 #363

Kamala was bussed to school. kwassa Jun 2019 #365

Kamala is a tiger. going right at Biden, no fear. Takket Jun 2019 #366

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

she's getting way too emotional now :( onetexan Jun 2019 #380

Maybe. But it's an emotional topic for her. She's no more emotional than Castro was. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #384

Biden: I was a public defender , not a prosecutor. R B Garr Jun 2019 #370

Kool. Somewhat manipulative her poking him on this, using herself as an example. He had a emmaverybo Jun 2019 #386

My dream ticket tonight: MoonchildCA Jun 2019 #372

Harris was wrong in her statement that Biden was against busing overall. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #373

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

Tonite this debate is making me feel discombobulated.eom sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #390

Kamala is a strong debater. Imagine her taking on DT! DesertRat Jun 2019 #377

She lost points on her unhinged rant redstateblues Jun 2019 #381

"unhinged rant"?! DesertRat Jun 2019 #415

Bernie's up again. Diversity. Middle income worker making same as he did years ago. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #379

Biden stopping himself from finishing his point doesn't TheSocialDem Jun 2019 #382

Bennet: Gridlock will not end in washington as long as McConnell is there Takket Jun 2019 #387

Chuck Todd is so impressed with the Turtle man aaaaaa5a Jun 2019 #388

can't stand Chuck Todd onetexan Jun 2019 #392

I met Marianne about 30 years ago. kwassa Jun 2019 #389

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

Gawd. Get the hook on Gildebrand. Awful. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #394

Somewhere, Franken is smiling. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #396

Shouting, shaking her finger, angry, money out of politics, corruption, lobbyists. betsuni Jun 2019 #401

Rachel asking Bernie about Roe v. Wade. Oooooh. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #395

uhh...Gillibrand was all over the place, everything jumbled together like a word salad onetexan Jun 2019 #399

Wasn't she, tho. Pretty eyes aren't everything, I guess. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #408

Not Bernie's night. Bad personality. Over aggressive, wound too tight, devoid of warmth. Could emmaverybo Jun 2019 #397

Climate change is up. (Chuck Todd) nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #398

Gawd she's awful!!! Mme. Defarge Jun 2019 #402

I knew who you were referring to before reading your post. lol. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #427

Damn good answer from Kamala re: trump being the greatest threat to democracy onetexan Jun 2019 #403

Buttigieg - good broad answer re solutions for climate change. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #404

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

Biden - great climate change answer. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #409

i'm loving it!! Joe's answer is spot on re: how to get around blocking GOPs onetexan Jun 2019 #413

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

JOE: DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP as 1st thing to get done onetexan Jun 2019 #416

+1 emmaverybo Jun 2019 #419

Ea candidate: Yur #1 issue if you could have only one after taking office.... Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #417

Lol. Great notes. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #422

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

The NRA is not our enemy? StevieM Jun 2019 #431

Ooooh...I missed that...getting a beverage. Shoots. (pun intended) nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #435

what he means is NRA works FOR the gun manufacturers, as someone else posted in another thread onetexan Jun 2019 #437

I wasn't too happy about that bdamomma Jun 2019 #445

Sanders: "That's a mischaracterization of what I said." Maddow: "It's a direct quote." DesertRat Jun 2019 #434

Rachel mischaracterize someone? Bwahahahaha. Would never happen. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #439

Buttigieg's final statement. Wonderful. Can't help it....I love him. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #442

I like listening to him bdamomma Jun 2019 #447

Bernie's summary. sheshe2 Jun 2019 #444

Final thoughts UniqueUserName Jun 2019 #449