DEBATE THREAD #2

[brooklynite]

HALFTIME - commercial break

[brooklynite]

1. Other than Harris vs Gabbard, I'd say there aren't a lot of fireworks.

[Celerity]

7. might change soon, but I have no general vibe on the whole thing nt

[bdamomma]

8. We have to be a united

front.

[elleng]

14. which is good, imo;

I'm not interested in fireworks, but in substance.

[brooklynite]

2. Buttigieg doesn't seem to have come under attack.

[brooklynite]

3. And we're back to round 2...

[RainCaster]

4. One of these does not belong here

Comrade Tulsi shouldn't be there.

Attacking the DNC like a good Fox mouthpiece.

Attacking other candidates.

But not DFT.

[ancianita]

6. Okay, preaching to the choir. Can we now move on from Tulsi? Please?

That said, fuck her use of "Democrat issue." UGH.

[elleng]

10. Thanks

[bdamomma]

12. Tulsi

take your pretty face and go.

[Jewls2]

16. First you talk cat fight, now talking about pretty face.

You seem to have a theme going on.

[bdamomma]

5. K&R

nt

[Blaukraut]

9. Maybe it's impeachment hearing burnout, but nobody has stood out so far

They are all contributing and making good points but none of them has bombed or excelled yet.

[emmaverybo]

18. They are pretty much reaffirming their qualifications and going over their plans. We are in the

Know on these already. But not every one is.

[FreeState]

21. I think this one will be more subtle

There have been a few moments of realization for me but more based on personalities. For example: Pete can look mad when he gets excited. Or Warren states the problems then follows up with “the” solution every time. It’s interesting but nothing too foundation changing.

[onecaliberal]

11. Russian plant say what?

[Kind of Blue]

37. She really ought to primary 45 in the other party.

[Tumbulu]

13. I like Pete's answer including

Climate change with agriculture.

[Tumbulu]

15. Why is Tulsi up there!?!?

[appalachiablue]

47. in the white power suit again

[H2O Man]

17. I like all of them.

I will be happy to support, campaign, and vote for which ever one of these candidates wins the nomination. I also think any of them would be a fine vice president, though obviously the nominee makes that choice.

[elleng]

22. Ditto!

THANKS

[H2O Man]

32. Thank you Friend elleng!

I don't care if the republican candidate is Trump, Pence, or anyone else. After watching the impeachment hearings today, and listening to the republicans, I think it's obvious that there is an absolute need to support Democrats at every level in 2020. I like reading the positive things people write here about the candidate they support. And I think it's fine to detail why you support that person over the others. But we shouldn't be engaging in personal attacks on any of them. They are all good people and far superior than Trump.

[tblue37]

44. Even Tulsi? nt

[emulatorloo]

78. Agreed! Thank you for posting this

[Mersky]

19. Gabbard lost me a long time ago

I can't trust her...ever.

Or really anyone engaging in faux news speeches, especially someone claiming to be a Dem.

[SaschaHM]

20. I'm out. Have fun.

The moderators aren't allowing for enough natural debate for my liking. They pick the pair that they want to go at it and then move on. It's bull and frankly a flawed system. Every candidate should be required to speak on plans and issues if you're going to ask people to go into the nitty gritty of a plan and how they're going to pay for it. This is pretty much just penalizing people who are prepared outside the debate.

[blm]

57. Good point.

[UniteFightBack]

23. Head shot to Steyer. nt

[RainCaster]

24. Stier has too many priority one topics

Bernie tells a good climate story, but Mayor Pete has real ideas.

[ancianita]

27. Biden makes a good hit on Steyer. Though Steyer continues THE issue of my man, Inslee.

But for Steyer to say that he'll declare a "national emergency" proves that he doesn't know how much democratic rights get suspended.

On the other hand, corporations' "rights" WILL be suspended, and that absolutely can't be a bad thing.

[Lefta Dissenter]

46. Here's hoping

Here’s hoping that your man is a part of the administration of whichever candidate wins this race. He’s a champion for our earth. 🌍

[ancianita]

51. Thank you. He truly is on levels this government hasn't yet recognized.

[tishaLA]

25. LOL "Donald tRump got punked"

Audience: OOOOOOOH!

[Celerity]

26. +100000

[MustLoveBeagles]

30. Loved it

Go Kamala!

[MustLoveBeagles]

28. Kamala had a strong moment there

[Gothmog]

33. trump got plunked

Link to tweet

[ancianita]

29. Glad that Biden gets a general laugh while making a point about North Korea and Trump.

[Blaukraut]

31. Biden always impresses me with his foreign policy bona fides n/t

[elleng]

39. A very important strength of his,

similar with Mayor Pete too.

[Celerity]

34. The heart attack has overall calmed Sanders down a lot, and he still says the same things, just

not so angrily.

[spooky3]

35. Yang good reply.

[judeling]

36. No Real stand outs

some stand downs.

Pete seems to be one of the others no big zing.
Warren is ok
Sanders is doing great.

[Celerity]

52. Booker has been pretty good, Harris too, Klobuchar started strong, but plateaued, Bernie has seemed

less angry and even had a nice joke moment with Biden over NoKo. Yang had a good first Putin call answer. Gabbard is a hack, Steyer got zinged by Biden (coal) Warren has been a bit muted, Pete has been steady but not electric, none of them have been.

[Hav]

38. I don't like these last questions concerning foreign policy

They seem rather strange and don't leave much room for substance.
Yang did good with that Putin question, the one before to Sanders about making a deal with the Taliban made me groan as well.

[Mersky]

40. I agree with Yang about the problem of data and valuing it for all

[ancianita]

41. Booker is looking really smart about international political/trade priorities. But he didn't really

answer Rachel's question.

Still, this is the first foreign policy answer I've heard him give, and he was brilliant.

[judeling]

42. I see why Amy is supposed to be mad at Pete

It looked like he read that Farms and The GND and waivers right off of Klobuchar's Web site in the spring

[emmaverybo]

43. Booker good on our loss of moral authority and credibility inhibiting our ability to call out

others.

[MustLoveBeagles]

45. +1

[stopbush]

48. I am liking Kamala, Cory and Yang.

Sad that they’re not polling better.

Warren, Biden and Sanders all seem locked into their stump speeches, afraid that any deviation from their practiced responses will hurt them.

[BeyondGeography]

49. These questions suck

Not a single question on wealth/income inequality, corporate consolidation, Big Tech, Wall St...

[hurl]

50. That moving background

is distracting

[ancianita]

53. RIGHT??

[emmaverybo]

54. Dizzying now that I notice it. Reminds me of a revolving restaurant.

[Beringia]

55. Warren, must serve army - yuk

We need Green armies or more like Peace Corp. Where are the hippie candidates anyway. I guess the closest is Sanders.

[Mersky]

60. I totally agree about Green service and the Peace Corps.

[Hav]

65. Certainly not a vote winner among the young

but I think besides army service she also meant other types of service for society.

[Mersky]

56. That was pretty darn good from Buttigieg

tRump relying on 17th century technology with moats and walls. Made some good points about the need for investment in technology and AI for deterrence and competitiveness.

Moats and walls

[at140]

137. The biggest wall in he world was built long before the 17th century!

Yes I am talking about the only man made object visible to orbiting in spaceships.

[Mersky]

146. True, but the point still worked

[ancianita]

58. GO YANG on white supremacy! Very smart on dealing with white male issues.

Finally, I'm seeing someone other than a technocrat president.

[redqueen]

183. Right?

Just saying it's bad over and over won't change anything. We have to address the cause.

[NRaleighLiberal]

59. total whiff from Gabbard on the white supremacy question - her solution is singing kumbaya, it seems

Yang hit it out of the park, though.

[ancianita]

61. Biden's great on changing the culture of how we treat women, starting on American campuses.

Okay, "punching at it" qualifies as a funny gaffe.

[NRaleighLiberal]

62. yes, not the best verb to use over and over and over again....

[ancianita]

63. Just the gaffe of the moment, imo. Pretty funny.

[emmaverybo]

67. And that men must be a part of the change, those willing to change. He went to campuses

and did a lot of outreach to young men about their responsibilities. Cause they let it happen even when they themselves don’t participate.

His VAWA is really good.

[ancianita]

72. Yes, and ahead of its time.

[emmaverybo]

185. Thank you. Yes. Good point.

[tishaLA]

64. Sen Harris's answer about black women is great

[SaschaHM]

66. She's on fire. I want to leave, but with the exception of the Villian, everyone's doing well.

[Tumbulu]

68. It was fantastic!

[MustLoveBeagles]

69. Yes

She's impressed me tonight.

[Celerity]

73. totally agree and I also liked Pete's answer about feeling an obligation to work with all in a

diverse coalition to raise up all people at risk and who have faced historical discrimination and barriers.

[Mersky]

70. Harris: Justice is on the ballot

Was very good

[ancianita]

71. I'm absolutely not "feeling" Buttegieg's likening his own experience to black people's when he

has failed to deal with his own city's police problems with black people.

I'm not feeling Buttegieg is the best president we can vote for, period.

The problems in his too-narrow mayoral governing experience tell me about his scaleability to the third largest country on the planet's problems.

I like him, he's a good man with good ideas, but he's not yet equipped enough for national leadership.

The other mayor onstage, Booker, is way better.

[emmaverybo]

84. Not a good idea to try to equate. I absolutely believe gay rights are civil rights. But his

experience does not approach AA experience. He has had white privilege with discrimination, but
just no.

[Bayoustep]

189. Agree

Pete can walk into a store and not get a 2nd look. You can't see orientation.

[emmaverybo]

190. That says it all. And then there's history, which we are born into. Buttigieg and his people's,

white’s, history in America, has no affinity with AA history. In fact, it is a totally contrasting history,
one that can only go to prove the point that there is no equivalency possible.

[Thekaspervote]

85. Agree! He has a bright future but not as 46. Small town mayor to president...no

Mayor, run for congress or gov get some real political accomplishments...then

[Celerity]

95. that is not what he said, he said that even if people had nothing in common in terms of

certain backgrounds and types of discrimination faced, there still was an urgent need to work with a diverse coalition to fight those multiple types of discrimination and injustice and raise up all groups. He was not putting his LGBTQ experiences on some imaginary balance scale and calling it equal, in fact he brought up the fact that historic racial discrimination over hundreds of years has left a broken system that compounds the injustice and that it needs to be a focal point for all people to help overcome and combat and reverse. His city is also almost majority-minority, so it is not some ultra narrow, non-diverse window of governance that he has interfaced with for the past 8 years. He also has been in an executive role within a strong mayor system. He also oversees a budget and staff and workers that dwarf any Senator's or Representative's.

[ancianita]

107. I get the empathy rhetoric. I'm analyzing him based on what he's done. He's smart, but not

judicious enough to run his own race problems in South Bend, despite his budget and small scale executive experience. So, while you want to support him, I can't, not even with his "100 years of experience onstage and where are we" question.

And NOW comes Tulsi. UGH.

[Celerity]

174. South Bend is obviously far from perfect, especially on racial issues, but Buttigieg

did raise metrics across the board (even though, like most all other cities and states, we (I am part black) PoC still lag behind all other demographic groups on average in most areas of well-being.) He also was reelected with over 80% of the vote, which included the vast majority of African-Americans who voted (and that was after the often misrepresented Boykins issues, which hit when Pete had been mayor for only 6 days.) The other big issue was the tragic police fatal shooting in June, which really kneecapped his A-A primary support (he was even up to 6 or 7% of black support, and rising, in South Carolina, his worst state) which cratered after that.

I fully admit it is a very large (and quite possible fatal) systemic issue for his nomination chances. Perhaps he can toil and claw and work his arse off and win some more of my fellow PoC over. It remains to be seen.

[ancianita]

176. My issue with Buttegieg is not about "far from perfect." How he reacted when he was kneecapped

is the important thing to me. It's really about problem solving for me, not ideas.

We're THE party of ideas. How we solve problems LEADS the ideas we can sell. That's why Biden's poll numbers remain steady.

That's my problem with Pete's ideas.

So for me and most people, maybe, is not how he toils and claws and works his ass off, but whether he admits his mistakes and says how he'll do better when the problem comes up again.

If he hasn't, he's not ready.

All that said...

Thanks so much for the best explanation of Buttegieg I've read on DU.

[Celerity]

179. he has very detailed, bold ideas on helping end systemic damages from hundreds of years of racial

discrimination and the legacy of the brutality, death, and unequal outcomes that flow even today from echoes and vestiges emanating still from the odious institution of slavery and its postscripts such as the era of Jim Crow, etc.



https://peteforamerica.com/policies/douglass-plan/

The decisions we make in the next four years will determine America’s path for the next forty. And a great deal of the progress we make–on everything from increasing economic freedom to confronting climate disruption–will depend on whether we tackle racial inequality in our lifetime. For all our country’s forward movement, Black people in America are still disproportionately excluded from systems of social protection, economic uplift, and representative democracy while facing shorter lifespans, lower educational attainment ,and dramatic overcriminalization and incarceration compared to their white counterparts.

a tonne more at that link

including

Introduction
Health Equity and Justice
Schools of the Future
Promotion of the Education and Celebration of Black History
Criminal Justice Reform
Equal Employment and Business Opportunity
The Community Homestead Act
Public Health, Infrastructure, and Environmental Justice
Voting Rights and Money in Politics
DC Statehood and Electoral College
Fair and Equal Political Representation

[ancianita]

180. Thank you so much for this. I assume you posted this in the candidates' threads & will check it out

[SaschaHM]

98. If that's his strategy for increasing the black vote, he needs to rethink it.

I cringed. You do not know how many times I've heard white gay men compare their experience to the black experience and have just watched it fail as a black gay man often looking to bridge the Afam and LGBT community. I need him to hire an LGBT person of color to help him navigate that land mine because woo that is a tried and tested way of pissing people off.

Black voters want to hear about what he has done in South Bend. If he has positive stories, and he hinted at the fact that he did in his answer, he needs to share them.

[ancianita]

114. Me, too. I've heard those naive false equivalencies, too.

[ancianita]

74. Booker's idea of "authentic connection" is fabulous, and his hit on Biden is great!

He's eating Biden for dinner haha.

[emmaverybo]

75. Stinks. Biden made clear he would decriminalize and let folks imprisoned for marijuana

offense out!

[MustLoveBeagles]

154. It's too bad really

I thought he did really well until that moment.

[ecstatic]

76. Welp. Cory just won the debate! LOL!

"I thought you were high when you said it!"

[highplainsdem]

80. Sorry. That attack on Biden came across as snarky, adolescent, and pre-planned. Booker hasn't

helped himself with this, and in fact probably hurt himself.

Not that he has very far to fall in the polls.

[oasis]

87. Cory being too clever by half will lead to his undoing. nt

[Jewls2]

97. Geez, no one can say anything to Biden without his people being outraged, I tell you. It was funny.

[highplainsdem]

115. Funny to Biden haters. Which doesn't include the black electorate Booker thinks he's winning.

[Raine]

100. Agreed

a real turn-off.

[ecstatic]

105. I like Biden but I thought that was the

funniest line of the night! Lighten up guys! lol

[highplainsdem]

122. It was very adolescent.

And looked particularly bad since it was obviously pre-planned.

[emmaverybo]

168. A little respect for your fellows, especially the guy on the stage who has been an exemplary

Democrat helping other Dems for decades and is the former Vice President. Honestly, saying that to anyone would be in poor taste, self-serving, and needlessly disresepectful. He got a cheap laugh, but really at his own expense.

[Jewls2]

177. How about if Joe did his wonderful laugh. The twinkle in his eye, points to Booker and says, ....

You're funny, and gave him a wink.

The comradity of fellow Dems. It could have been even more a moment. Was a joke.

[emmaverybo]

182. So unpresidential unless you count Trump as a president. Sure Joe could have come back, but

I doubt he thought anyone would be that juvenile.

[Jewls2]

184. Silliness. I remember moments HRC had a good laugh and thumbs up. Was warm.

[emmaverybo]

186. Yes. Joe should probably get something ready since people like to take pot shots to elevate

themselves. Probably appealed a lot to the college crowd. I probably would have liked it when I was 18-20. Otherwise, thought Booker very strong in substance and presence.

[Jewls2]

187. Po Joe, lol. I have more faith in Joe, I guess.

[emmaverybo]

188. I don't think that crack hurt Joe. I think it was not a good look for Booker, but he has to do what

he can, which I find sad. I also feel a shot like that brings the level of discourse and debate down. Momentarily anyway.

[ancianita]

83. Right? And Biden's high to say that he's "in" with black people.

Just because black people back him, doesn't mean he can say that white privileged bullshit.

They're only with him because he was "with" Obama, and know that Obama backs him.

It's more that he helped Obama actually navigate governing, than that Biden "knows" black people. Biden was not born on the "black people third base," and so he can't even conceive that he hit the "black people triple."

I had to laugh as I saw the split screen of Booker's wide eyes and Harris's laughing out loud.

Poor Joe.

But I have to say I think black folk will vote for his well-meaning ass anyway.

[Skya Rhen]

101. Joe is definitely "in" with us and he knows it. Deal with it.

[ancianita]

128. Haha. Okay, then! Great!

[Hav]

86. Actually I thought he was great before that bit

but it's a matter of taste I guess. His humour about experiences as a black voter and his argument before that dig were more important.

[tishaLA]

79. Kinda not great to say you've been endorsed by the only black woman

elected to the senate when another black woman who's been elected to the senate is right there on stage.

[Mersky]

82. Eh, that was misspeak

I think he meant the first. Was a pretty good comeback til that mistake.

[Hav]

91. I thought I heard him say "first elected..." the first time

but I'm not sure

[tishaLA]

102. He corrected it after Sen Harris spoke up

[BeyondGeography]

81. Biden: I come out of the black community

[tishaLA]

88. Most impressive that Sens. Booker and Harris

didn't roll their eyes so hard they could see their brains on that line.

[Jewls2]

104. But if they had, it would have been their bad.

[ancianita]

90. Even for Obama, that's just the dumbest damn thing he could say. Seriously.

[bullwinkle428]

111. I was like..."DID I REALLY JUST HEAR THAT CORRECTLY?"

[boomer_wv]

113. Pretty clearly

he meant to say his support comes form the black community. You know, since he corrected himself immediately as he spoke.

[BeyondGeography]

120. It was inept

You can always count on Joe for some late-debate entertainment.

[boomer_wv]

142. Go on

and make fun on a guy who has trouble speaking in public because of a speech impediment, but has become one of the most successful democratic politicians alive despite that challenge.

That's something Trump would do, btw.

[Hav]

169. He clearly said "in terms of my support" at the end of that sentence

[boomer_wv]

173. yes

Without skipping a beat. Raising this as an issue is sad, imo.

[aikoaiko]

89. Thank you, Cory Booker, for confronting Joe Biden's cannabis stance.

"I thought you were high when you said it"

[ancianita]

92. Best laugh line of the night.

[Jewls2]

108. Made me laugh.

[emmaverybo]

117. Crap. And he misstated Joe's stance on imprisonment which was pretty much his whole argument.

Immature response.

[Mersky]

93. Klobuchar was on the nose about codifying Roe.

[ecstatic]

94. I'm disappointed with some of Rachel's questions tonight. nt

[Celerity]

103. I think she is a tad burnt out from the Impeachment coverage. She has done massive heavy lifting in

area for ages.

[ecstatic]

109. Good point. I'll give her a pass.

Maybe an aide slipped some stinkers in.

[ancianita]

127. Me, too.

[ancianita]

96. Booker is killing it tonight! I can't believe how great he's become to me!

[Skya Rhen]

110. 2%

[ecstatic]

139. lol. nt

[ancianita]

171. whatev

[tishaLA]

99. Good on Sen Booker for bringing up Stacy Abrams

He was in GA campaigning on her behalf, as was Sen Harris. The candidate who brought her up earlier this evening, as far as I can ascertain, never bothered to come to the state to help her get elected.

[spooky3]

106. So many good responses and the moderators are great. Nt

[brooklynite]

112. The debate will be running long...

[Hav]

116. Klobuchar really has chosen Pete as her target

to contrast with herself.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

123. But she didn't trash him like Gabbard did.

Gabbard needs to get the hell off that stage and stop pretending to be a Democrat.

[spooky3]

118. Pete just confronted Tulsi. Nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

119. Gabbard is horrible.

She accused Buttigieg of lacking courage when he criticized her for her praise for Assad.

[StevieM]

129. I have never before been so disgusted with a Democratic candidate for president. (eom)

[liberalmediaaddict]

131. Mayor Pete should have just ignored her

Don't take the bait and sink to her level.

[Celerity]

121. Pete FTW!, NAILED GABBARD on meeting with Assad.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

126. And then she accused him of cowardice.

I really, really don't like her.

[Celerity]

150. Beto tried the same thing, because Pete, (the same as most all the other candidates as well) said

that mandatory buybacks and thus confiscation, was not only a losing electoral position, but also put getting actual doable and multifaceted gun control laws into place at risk. That did not end well overall for Beto.

Tulsi will soon join Beto on the sidelines IMHO.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

153. Beto didn't accuse anybody of cowardice. He argued but he didn't insult.

Gabbard is awful and she doesn't belong on that stage.

[MustLoveBeagles]

159. +1

[Celerity]

166. He said Pete lacked courage because he disagreed with Beto on mandatory buybacks,

(as did multiple other candidates) which is the very definition of cowardice. Beto said Buttigieg was driven by focus groups and polls.

to which Pete said (in the debate)

‘I Don’t Need Lessons From You on Courage’: Pete Buttigieg Makes His Case

On the Democratic debate stage Tuesday night, Mr. Buttigieg didn’t brag about his military service, but he did outflank his rivals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-military-service.html

[at140]

172. Gabbard is slow on her feet...her come back could have been

that Nancy Pelosi also met with Assad one on one.

[ancianita]

124. Tulsi vs. Pete makes her THE most naive vet I've heard when it comes to Putin and international

diplomacy.

[Celerity]

135. the examples she gave were US PRESIDENTS meeting with another national leader

FDR met with Stalin when he was our WWII ally, ffs.

She, on the other hand, went on the down low (did not even inform the Democratic Caucus) as ONE out of 435 Representatives and met with a hostile national leader.

[ancianita]

143. I'm not sure of your point, mainly because Putin is not Stalin. I hope we agree on her.

[Celerity]

155. She is a menace, and my point was simple, her examples were at Presidential level, she went

on a clandestine meetup with Assad as a sole House member. Zero comparison in terms of the two types of meetings.

[ancianita]

160. Got it. Thanks. All that, yes.

[Celerity]

167. cheers!

[napi21]

136. Did you srr hae facial expression at the end of that? She knows she shouldn't have done it. nt

[onecaliberal]

125. The Putin puppet can't be allowed a platform to attack the Democratic party

And real democrats. Not puppets paid for by Russia.

[Mersky]

130. Needs to have the judgment to not carry fox talking points

Have the judgment to not come out swinging at Dems at a Democratic debate, Gabbard.

Good on Buttigieg for pushing back on assad.

[emmaverybo]

132. Well, Steyer might do well to organize for a candidate who has a chance to create the widest

coalition.

[ancianita]

141. Works for me.

[ecstatic]

133. Wow! Tulski is a real piece of work!

Seriously, WTF? She cannot be allowed back on the debate stage again. Enough is enough! Step in Perez!

[Mersky]

140. +10000

[tishaLA]

134. Booker's closing statement is FANTASTIC

He and Sen Harris are easily the standouts tonight

[dustyscamp]

138. Steyer shhhh!

[napi21]

163. I'm still for JOE! His closing statement was the best! n/t

[Politicub]

144. Who has qualified for December's debate so far.

In case anyone is wondering:

Biden
Warren
Sanders
Buttigieg
Harris
Klobuchar

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/democratic-debate-lineup.html

[Jewls2]

151. Let Tulsi not make it.

I would be good stopping there. How does it look in the others to qualify, do you know?

[Politicub]

170. I'm with you.

Here are the people on the cusp:

Yang - does not meet state and national polling thresholds
Gabbard - does not meet donor threshold or poll thresholds
Steyer - does not meet donor and state poll thresholds

Criteria:

To score an invite, candidates must meet a donor requirement:

- contributions from 200,000 unique donors.

And one of two polling requirements:

- two polls at 6 percent or more in the four early nominating states: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina; or

- four polls at 4 percent or more in early nominating states or national surveys.

[Jewls2]

178. I do not see how Tulsi could possibly make the two poll criteria's.

[alfredo]

181. Klobuchar had her moments. I like her, but I like other candidates better.

Let's say Biden wins it all and becomes president, which on the stage tonight would make good cabinet members? Harris - DOJ. Mayor Pete, Ambassador to the UN. Warren - SoS. Sanders - Labor Dept Booker - HHS
More

[madaboutharry]

145. Tulsi talking about respect when she doesn't

treat people with respect.

I also found her closing statement gratuitous.

[Hav]

148. I couldn't even follow it and couldn't rephrase what she said

It just sounded like boring drivel that puts you to sleep. It was hard to follow. All the other closing statements so far are way better and more natural.

[ancianita]

147. GO, AMY! GREAT CLOSING!!

[dustyscamp]

149. Good Speech Amy!

[ecstatic]

152. Now Tulski wants to talk about respect

after being disrespectful the entire night. SMFH

[dustyscamp]

156. PETE BUTTIGIEG

[emmaverybo]

157. Strong closing for Harris. She found a theme that speaks to all Americans. I think Joe found one

early on. But a few have not really.

[Mersky]

158. Harris had excellent closing remarks

Really got to me.

[ancianita]

161. GO, LIZ! ENDING CORRUPTION ENDS CORPORATISM AND PROMOTES THE FOUNDERS' USA!

[Mersky]

162. Thank you, Warren

I needed to hear everything she said.

[ancianita]

164. Booker and Klobuchar KILLED it tonight! BUT. I feel Biden and Warren's experience and power.

DEMOCRATS are the brilliant best of America!

[Hav]

165. Not a good closing statement for Biden

Saying "We are the United States" and to get up might inspire some but it's too simplistic and not specifically a way to solve the problems.

[Mersky]

175. He had an off night

I'm pretty loopy myself after all these Congressional hearings, and am thinking he's gotta be feeling it, too. Way worse so, obviously.

I'm just gonna give him a pass, and look for some of his campaign events to get a feel for where he's really at.