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LAS14

(13,769 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:20 AM Sep 2019

Did many DUers watch the climate town halls?

I may be mistaken, but it seems like very few posts were made about the town halls the next day (I just did a search for "town hall," didn't count.) I posted a request for ranking participants and it got only 2 responses (see link below). I was way energized by hours of really intelligent talk. Also energized by the feelings of optimism I got watching several people that I felt were real leaders. What about it? Did you watch? What was your reaction?

tia
las

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287266168

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Did many DUers watch the climate town halls? (Original Post) LAS14 Sep 2019 OP
No. Not because I'm not interested but work and lack of CNN access... hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1
I watched it...not all, but the top four I watched...taped the others but not sure if I have the Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #2
More to the point, how many watched a candidate other than their own? brooklynite Sep 2019 #3
I saw Biden, Warren, and Sanders Bayard Sep 2019 #4
Yep. Watched it all. calimary Sep 2019 #5
 

hlthe2b

(102,132 posts)
1. No. Not because I'm not interested but work and lack of CNN access...
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:22 AM
Sep 2019

I was hoping someone would post the more representative video clips, though I know that "representative" might be a loaded word.

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

Demsrule86

(68,469 posts)
2. I watched it...not all, but the top four I watched...taped the others but not sure if I have the
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:24 AM
Sep 2019

time to watch. I though Biden did well but the media savaged him as usual...as for the others...I don't see much of what they talked about happening anytime soon. We need babysteps and to get the country behind climate change solutions. That hasn't happened even with our side.

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

brooklynite

(94,358 posts)
3. More to the point, how many watched a candidate other than their own?
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:31 AM
Sep 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Bayard

(22,011 posts)
4. I saw Biden, Warren, and Sanders
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:32 AM
Sep 2019

I thought they all did well, and had good proposals. Biden was ready with facts and figures. Warren was passionate. The crowd seemed very pro-Sanders.

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

calimary

(81,123 posts)
5. Yep. Watched it all.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:38 AM
Sep 2019

And took lots of notes - right into a second notebook.

With a break to run to the store during Klobuchar (needed more kitty litter before the pet store closed. But we were recording it all, so we just picked up where we left off.

I was most impressed with Beto and Cory Booker, if ya really wanna know. Especially Beto. Extremely presidential and tons of good ideas. Yang was interesting, too - even though EVERYTHING in me cringes at the thought of another businessman president. And I do mean EVERYTHING!!!

I thought Biden has problems, Warren was too sputtering and frantic - definitely should have switched to decaf for the day. Disappointing. The rest of ‘em left me flat.

And I desperately missed Jay Inslee. He should have been there, if not as “the climate crisis guy” then as a co-host.

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