My wife was supporting Klobuchar with Bloomberg as a backup. Now she's not supporting either...

[brooklynite]

...and she thought Pete was "mean" so I don't know where that leaves her.

[ecstatic]

1. Warren? Biden and Warren

are the only true choices left.

[brooklynite]

9. She doesn't like Biden after seeing him in New Hampshire...

...and she (like I) think Warren is still a risk because of her MfA position.

[ecstatic]

16. In fairness, she stepped back from that position, which I appreciate. nt

[brooklynite]

17. No she didn't...

What she said was that she would delay the MANDATORY element until her third year.

[Big Blue Marble]

2. I agree with your wife.

Pete looked mean and small.

[PatSeg]

8. I think

Pete may have gotten some bad political advice. There's a fine line between being assertive and being mean. Not a good look, especially from someone so young and inexperienced.

[RandySF]

3. Take another look at Joe :)

[BeyondGeography]

4. Pete just had to have the last word

He wound up hurting himself IMO.

[UniteFightBack]

5. Does she know Biden is leading dump by the widest margin in the swing states? Let me come over and

talk to her I'm in Queens I'll be right there.

[brooklynite]

14. Actually, she's in Washington...

...and seriously, we both saw Biden in New Hampshire and he wasn't impressive.

[krissey]

6. Warren. Get Warren and HRC on stage together. Harris VP.

[mommymarine2003]

7. Could I suggest Biden

I thought he did great tonight. I did think Pete was a little mean, and Warren was too overbearing for me tonight. Can't stand Sanders or Bloomberg. I still like Amy, but I would prefer her as vice-president.

[Celerity]

10. if not Pete, then the clear choice, at least for me, has boiled down to Biden

He can unite the party and will have massive coattails, especially with a great VP.

[W_HAMILTON]

11. Biden.

He is a good man and a true Democrat through and through. He might stutter every now and then, but you can tell his head is in the right place as is his heart.

[Sparkly]

12. Is she interested in policy, ability, or game-show-host talent?

Is it about the candidate's perspective, their life experience, or their capacity to lash out at other candidates and/or react defensively to other candidates lashing out at them?

[brooklynite]

21. She's interested in winning against Trump...

...which combines policies that are saleable to the Electorate, personality and ability to manage the debate stage.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. Health care is at the top of people's list.

Warren will fight for health care for all, but will work with our House and (soon-to-be) our Senate on how we get from here to there. Her record in Congress shows she knows how to work with others.

[brooklynite]

24. Sorry, but that's part of the problem...

Like Sanders, she advocates for a compulsory MfA program which risks her electability.

[Yavin4]

13. Warren is the only one that can appeal to enough Bernie supporters and moderates

And bring in new voters as well.

[Anon-C]

28. I agree, but Warren does not seem to make her case to Bernie voters, conspicuously.

[Hoyt]

15. Tonight, I thought Buttigieg is just not seasoned enough for 2020.

I’d prefer Klobuchar over him in 2020. She’d carry a lot of midwestern states, and would love to see a woman Prez.

[herding cats]

18. Fact is, without coattails, none of this matters even if we win.

My opinions: Bloomberg lost hands down. Klobacher lost ground, sadly. I really like her a lot, but her inability to connect and emphasize showed too deeply tonight. She can't do 'off the cuff' as needed, and cannot connect on that deeper empathic level.

Buttigieg May have actually lost ground in his attacks of Klobuchar. I get the strategy, but some,of his soft supporters find it distasteful so far.

Warren did good on vetting Bloomberg. I was impressed. She seems to be vying for the more moderate candidates followings per her strategy.

[Bayard]

19. Looked like Mayor Pete was using Swalwell's playbook tonight--

That obnoxious, "Pass the torch", refrain.

[Joinfortmill]

20. Joe, the antidote to Trump.

[Tom Rinaldo]

22. I can understand that reation

I think all three of them showed poorly last night. Bloomberg seemed as arrogant and unlikable as Mr. Burns in the Simpsons, Klobuchar seemed more brittle than usual, reverting to her standard well worn lines every time she got rattled, which contrasts with her former "freshness".. Pete did seem a little smug, a tad too polished and yes, bordered on seeming mean at times. He did nothing to expand his appeal beyond those already drawn to him, and given his current standing with People of Color, that spells trouble for him. Biden by far looked the best last night among those who pundits like to label as "the moderates"

[ginnyinWI]

25. I like Amy less and Elizabeth more after last night.

Amy tried to come out more aggressively I think, but didn't have a lot of substance.

I don't like Pete, Bloomberg or Sanders. So for me it's down to Biden, Elizabeth and Amy. We don't vote until April 7 so we'll see where we are then.

My daughter who is Pete's same age can't stand him! She likes Warren best.

The best candidates, to me, are the ones who talk about themselves the least and the issues the most.

[DanTex]

26. Bernie! Welcome aboard, Mrs Brooklynite!

[Walleye]

27. Come home to Joe.

[dawg day]

29. These debates are so destructive...

I like most of those people on the stage. But after these debates, I always feel alienated from them... don't want to hear them. And I am a dedicated Democrat! I can just imagine how the carping and bragging goes over with the less political.

These debates have them all attacking each other while Trump speaks all by himself to a worshipful audience. This isn't working. We want to hear their positions l, not their negatives about other Democrats.