Democratic Debates (2 Viewers)

[jm192]

That guy is probably hated by more people than Donald.

As a Republican in Kentucky, I like him more than Trump.  *Shrugs*

 

[timschochet]

The winners tonight are Trump and another billionaire that got murdered in the first hour.  

There MAY be one other winner tonight. Joe Biden. If he can win South Carolina he could regain a lot of the support he lost to Bloomberg. 

 

[Widbil83]

Biden with the word salad of the century. 

 

[The General]

Joe also worried about the clock and is bad with numbers.

 

[mcintyre1]

Sure. 

Bernie's net worth according to Google is 2.5 million.  He could give away his money and extra houses.  He could live like someone that makes 60K.  But he likes it a little better.  So where do we draw the line?  You can have millions but not billions?  Is it 10's of millioins?  Somewhere above what he makes, I'm sure.

I doubt you'll find many Sanders fans that think millionaires shouldn't exist. Hell, his many Silicon Valley worker donors basically need to be a millionaire to ever think of buying a house.

 

[Joe Mammy]

Joe, please trim the ear hair. 

 

[Nipsey]

Pete did the old pro wrestling, fake handshake move to Bernie. Extend the hand then pull it back at the last minute and kick the guy right in the nuts.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Joe also worried about the clock and is bad with numbers.

Biden 3030!!

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Biden stammering and sputtering again.

 

[GoBirds]

For being 112 Biden doesn’t look bad. 

 

[mr roboto]

Honestly the only viable ones up there are Pete and Amy. The rest are too old or desperate or crazy. 

 

[Gawain]

There is such an enormous difference between a million and a billion...completely disingenuous by Bloomberg. 

Not to someone who doesn't know where the money to keep the lights on is going to come from.

 

[timschochet]

Several of us, including Las Vegas, tried to tell you this a month ago.  You argued over and over and over and over and over.

I don’t like to think people are dumb. 

 

[huthut]

 Don’t think being gay would sink him. Almost everyone who would make that a defining issues is already solidly voting Trump. 

There was that video of that woman flipping out at the Iowa caucus when she found out

 

[jm192]

Honestly the only viable ones up there are Pete and Amy. The rest are too old or desperate or crazy. 

Kind of my thoughts.  

 

[mcintyre1]

Not to someone who doesn't know where the money to keep the lights on is going to come from.

You're still never going to convince those people that Bernie is some secret crony capitalist or something. It's a dumb thing to challenge him on.

 

[Smack Tripper]

There is such an enormous difference between a million and a billion...completely disingenuous by Bloomberg. 

The average salary in America is 56K, thats a pretty big divide to the millionaire class.  Which look, I don't begrudge anyone for making money, its what makes this country great.  We talk often about wealth inequality, we are in the top 10 percent of the globe, I wonder if these people making 30K who are in top 5 percent globally are willing to share the pie.  

Bernie has made this an issue, and look, he's running for president, rent the damn lake house.  A 600k summer "camp" is an atrocious optic 

 

[bigmarc27]

Why does Sophia Vergara keep asking Klobuchar questions, you can tell she can barely understand what she’s saying. 

 

[bigmarc27]

I don’t like to think people are dumb. 

That’s where you’re wrong, Jack!

 

[joffer]

Honestly the only viable ones up there are Pete and Amy. The rest are too old or desperate or crazy. 

Amy should endorse him in exchange for a VP spot on the ticket.  now.

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

 Don’t think being gay would sink him. Almost everyone who would make that a defining issues is already solidly voting Trump. 

It's certainly going to hurt with the black vote and that is not a solid vote for Trump

 

[caustic]

The federal budget deficit, a famous working-class issue.

 

[jm192]

Might as well get rid of all taxes.

Can we agree there's a large area between "no taxes" and "eliminating all billionaires"

 

[ren hoek]

Oh my god, she hates him.  The Pete/Amy hatership is one of the more fascinating and hilarious things in these debates

 

[mcintyre1]

Pete has been going hard after Amy all night. Not sure that was the right lane to hit. Take the easy road and whale on Bloomberg.

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

Sanders is getting the nom anyway, everything is aligned for him, unless he dies during the primary season

 

[tonydead]

 Don’t think being gay would sink him. Almost everyone who would make that a defining issues is already solidly voting Trump. 

It's already sunk him. 

 

[jm192]

Amy should endorse him in exchange for a VP spot on the ticket.  now.

Pete should endorse Amy.

 

[mr roboto]

Amy should endorse him in exchange for a VP spot on the ticket.  now.

Not sure it should be that direction...

 

[Joe Mammy]

Pete goes for Amy’s jugular. Just for fun.

 

[tonydead]

Amy pointing out the snake lies. 

 

[rockaction]

Oh my god, she hates him.  The Pete/Amy hatership is one of the more fascinating and hilarious things in these debates

They're going after each other. It's...bizarre. Bloomberg vs. Sanders, Klobuchar vs. Buttigeig, Warren vs. Everybody

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

 Don’t think being gay would sink him. Almost everyone who would make that a defining issues is already solidly voting Trump. 

Tim tells us the black folks especially in SC won't vote for a gay guy.  

 

[dickey moe]

A problem I have with multi-billionaires is the timing and luck involved, and how many of their companies would have precluded them from success had they not come along first. This doesn’t negate the work and intelligence involved, but it should also mitigate how much gets consolidated versus re-sewn.

Reducing barriers to entry (end corporate welfare; attack monopolism where it legitimately exists, and drastically reduce taxes for start-ups/entrepreneurship) would greatly even the playing field. Without socialism.

 

[GoBirds]

Honestly the only viable ones up there are Pete and Amy. The rest are too old or desperate or crazy. 

Pete is a very good speaker. I’m not saying the Amy appeal besides she’s not as nuts as the others. 

 

[The General]

Pete has been going hard after Amy all night. Not sure that was the right lane to hit. Take the easy road and whale on Bloomberg.

She had been all over his #### in other debates.

It is odd to watch the two more boring candidates go after each other.

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

Pete has been going hard after Amy all night. Not sure that was the right lane to hit. Take the easy road and whale on Bloomberg.

Well he saw the votes she picked up in NH and definitely thinks he can convert some of those, i don't think that is a bad move

 

[HellToupee]

Pete has a little robot Rubio in him

 

[Phil Elliott]

They will all support the nominee in the end.

 

[Shula-holic]

 Don’t think being gay would sink him. Almost everyone who would make that a defining issues is already solidly voting Trump. 

Ask James Clyburn about that.  He explains it perfectly.

 

[mr roboto]

Outlier.

No. Not in the Midwest. At all. 

 

[jm192]

 Don’t think being gay would sink him. Almost everyone who would make that a defining issues is already solidly voting Trump. 

Maybe.

But I always think back to Chick Fil A.  After the internet planned to boycott them, the Christian base showed up to eat the Lord's chicken in droves.  

I'm pro gay rights.  It behooves me that we spend so much time trying to deny rights that affect us in no way.  But I have little doubt the Christian right will show up in droves to prevent a gay president.  

 

[Smack Tripper]

Pete eminent domained a bunch of black homes in the arena

 

[Smack Tripper]

Good work by Chuck Todd with this question, I've loved this moderating tonight to be far

 

[caustic]

Painting Bernie as an immigration hawk helps him in the general. 

 

[sho nuff]

Pete has been going hard after Amy all night. Not sure that was the right lane to hit. Take the easy road and whale on Bloomberg.

Everyone else already was.  Amy seemed more to be cutting into his momentum.

 

[BobbyLayne]

per @TwitterGov the most tweeted about tonight:

1. Warren
2. Bloomberg
3. Sanders
4. Buttigieg
5. Biden
6. Klobuchar

 

[jm192]

Guys:  I agree that Amy and Pete would be the Dems best bet.  

But it aint happening.  Pete has spent this entire debat making dam sure of it.

 

[timschochet]

besides she’s not as nuts as the others. 

Being nuts hasn’t exactly been a limitation for your political support. 

 

[Smack Tripper]

Is the two hour debate causing this feistiness?  I'd actually love another hour tonight