Biden has improved each of the last three debates...

[Drunken Irishman]

That's comforting progress that tells me he's finding his groove at the right moment.

[HelpImSurrounded]

1. I don't think so -

Bernie Sanders: “Let us be clear, Joe, in the United States of America, we have spending twice as much per capita on health care as the Canadians or any other major country on Earth,”

Biden: “This is America,”

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Remember when Bush said working three jobs is uniquely American?

[bigtree]

12. and the Socialist crack

...seemed rehearsed and awkwardly placed.

I think he's mistaken meanness for toughness in some of these exchanges.

[napi21]

14. Believe it or not, American doctors make a whole lot more $$ than those in other coutries too.

I know that's a fact because my Granddaughter & her husband are doctors in Germany. That's only one reason our HC is more expensive, but it's a big one.

[Hekate]

21. Part of that may be the staggering student loan debt US doctors carry, worse than anyone else.

[napi21]

23. OH I agree! The subject was "In America health care is more than any other country."

It's a treadmill that never stops. Education costs a fortune, thus Dr. salaries are high to repay the loans. Hospital costs are so high because Dr. salaries are high, construction costs are high because the crews make a good buck, medical equipment is expensive because technologists are well paid, and on & on.

All I tried to emphasize is that you can't just say HC is the most expensive in the World without explaining a big part of the reason why it is.

[at140]

35. Growing up in India, my mother could buy any meds without Rx

she knew what was needed for all our childhood illnesses, and pharmaceuticals could be purchased without prescription. It not only saved the family a ton of doctor bills, but we got the meds quickly without delay.

Here in good old USA, it costs me $125-175 for a routine office visit to a doc so that I can purchase a generic prescription for $4-$10 at Walmart.

[DownriverDem]

28. Debates help

the eventual candidate. The back and froth is good for them. Biden is our best candidate. He has an excellent coalition and deep support. I see him running with a strong, progressive, Dem woman as VP. They will be formidable. Beating trump truly is all that matters.

[Thekaspervote]

43. You nailed it!

[BeyondGeography]

2. Really?

He’s getting pushed all over the stage by the great Julián Castro.

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Yes.

[BeyondGeography]

9. He needs to ditch the Obama shield and be his own man

Just my two cents. He was paralyzed by that Jorge Ramos question.

[Drunken Irishman]

16. I think he relies on Obama a bit too much...

But likely does it because it's very effective.

[PatSeg]

46. I wish Biden would focus more on himself

and his long career in public service, long before Obama even ran for office. People need to see him as his own person, not Obama's shadow.

[FreeState]

5. Agreed - - not impressed with him so far n/t

[emulatorloo]

6. lol.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

24. Mahalo, emulatorloo!

[emulatorloo]

25. ...

[Cha]

27. ..

[OhZone]

42. Castro is a liar!

Off my list to vote for him for anything (except I will vote blue no matter who for the general).

[JI7]

7. Casto is coming off as an ass. and Castro is the one that got booed

[Cha]

15. Really?

Link to tweet

[napi21]

19. I was repulsed ny Julian Castro's tantrum. I sure wouldn't want my President to act like that!

There are lots of ways to disagree with others in a controlled manner. Castro seemed out of control.

[Hekate]

20. Actually, Julian got booed by the audience when he took a dig at Joe's memory

[bigtree]

8. he seems angry

...and definitely did not get the memo to attack Trump, instead of his fellow Dems.

[JoeOtterbein]

29. +1 nt

[underpants]

10. I agree.

He's upstaging all of them. He took a big move calling Bernie a socialist.

Joe Kamala. Can't miss.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. No. He's not upstaging them but he's doing well driving the narrative.

[JI7]

17. calling him a socialist isn't a big move. it's what Sanders calls himself

[cliffside]

47. +1 The Dem party repeatedly called Sanders a Socialist 5+ years ago so nothing new

thinking a Warren/Buttigieg ticket might be good. Sanders advanced the issues, wish Warren had supported Sanders early on last time, might have been a different outcome. Thinking once again many voters might just stay home if Biden is the nominee and then we get a repeat of the last election
The ACA undoubtedly helped millions of people, but the Obama/Biden admin dismissed the move for a universal HC system in favor of keeping for the profit companies in business with government subsidies, afraid to let others have a voice, such as the PNHP. And still we have hundreds of thousands filing for bankruptcy for medical bills, we knew this over a decade ago. It has been instructive to watch the process from the late 2000's to now, although not particularly comforting, watching the Dems bend to corporate interests without a fight. Since then my daughter went into the medical field with huge debt, my husband went through a long battle with cancer and complications from treatment. Even with good insurance it was 10k plus a year in annual of out pocket expenses and much more in lost wages, few could survive such an onslaught. I'm no economist, but common sense tells me that the larger pool of insured people spread across various ages and needs is the best, not some cherry picking system of keeping private insurance when young. I'm not dissing the docs, when you see the bills and their compensation it is hard to believe that some get paid $40-50 per visit for a transplant doc with all the additional training and debt they take on. Yet the executives of large insurance and pharmaceutical are compensated into 7 figures, well you need to ask the question of what is fair and who is doing the actual work. I hate labels, sure I learn more to the Dem side, but they are not without fault, including the Dems who labeled Sanders a socialist years ago, but many have come around to seeing things a bit more like his. Now it is hard a distinction to fight for the people while this administration tosses out the term and equates it with failed with governments. Started watching the equity markets in late 99, then became aware of the political interaction, IWR vote was the low exact low of the market in 2002. Tax breaks to help corporations buy back stock, increasing the national debt, but also their earning per share and stock prices, one cannot separate the two. Warren does state it more succinctly than Sanders, who is the government going to for?
Biden calling a Socialist? Honestly!
PS used to post as slipslidingaway until the hack in, I think, 2016? So much has transpired since then.

[Raven123]

13. Quicker and smoother answers compared to his previous debates

Though Castro showed no class in pointing it out, Joe’s “I was just the VP response” comes off weak. HAS to improve on that in the future.

[evertonfc]

18. statesman

I'm undecided, prefer Beto but Biden just looks the part. I'm more progressive than Joe but he's vetted, is very well respected abroad and just has the Obama coat tails. The advantage he has is he is simply well liked. Agian, I prefer a younger more progressive nominee but Joe looks the most Presidential on stage- for what it's worth

[highplainsdem]

22. I agree. He was just out of practice earlier.

[AkFemDem]

26. I have the exact opposite feeling. He sounded...

So old and out of tune tonight, I am thinking he’s done.

[EveHammond13]

31. LOL

[Fiendish Thingy]

30. He is a rambling mess tonight, hopscotching from one incomplete thought to the next nt

[AkFemDem]

34. Yes, it was bizarre how out of it he was.

[Bradshaw3]

32. He's improved from terrible in the first one to just ok

I think we can do better.

[Thekaspervote]

44. Just now reading some of the punditry- seems Biden did well

Granted, not a one of them was not tired at the end. If you have never competed in that kind of debate...all I can say is it’s grueling!!

[jcgoldie]

33. Joe was out of his league tonight

I thought he had a hard time constructing coherent answers. I understand everyone sees their candidate in the best light because they are expecting the best but...

[Drunken Irishman]

38. Right and people who support his opponent are a fountain of objectivity.

[jcgoldie]

39. I agree everyone's perspective is subjective

And based on their own expectations and desires... I was cringing for Joe and he is not my guy.

[Drunken Irishman]

40. Weird.

[BeyondGeography]

36. The last hour he was like a pitcher who should have been pulled in the 5th inning

[Peacetrain]

37. good to read.. !!!

[customerserviceguy]

41. I, too

notice improvement when he gets (or takes) the opportunity to put across his strong points. But, he's also gotten more time on each debate, which opens him up to mistakenly choose the wrong word. I'm aware (thanks to DU) that Joe Biden has courageously fought a stuttering problem, but there's always the possibility that fair-minded people might mistake it as a sign of age.

[Thekaspervote]

45. This... I have been roasted toasted and scorched for trying to explain stuttering here

As a medical professional I have Had some experience with people who stutter.

When one takes a disability and makes it a strength it only makes the individual more likable, durable and human

Go Joe go.. we’ve got your back!!