Fourth Democratic Primary Debate Live!
So, what will we see tonight. Elizabeth Warren comes into the debate as a freshly minted front-runner, having recently taken over the mantel from Joe Biden, who has been mired in Ukraine politics in recent weeks. Some attention will be paid to Bernie Sanders who is still recovering from a recent heart attack - expect some questions about his health and a typically gruff response from Bernie. And there should be plenty of impeachment talk.
It should be thrilling - drop on by with a cocktail of your choice for some political chat tonight.
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Evening folks - we've got 12 candidates on offer tonight:
1. Joe Biden
2. Corey Booker
3. Pete Buttigieg
4. Julian Castro
5. Tulsi Gabbard
6. Kamala Harris
7. Amy Klobuchar
8. Beto O'Rourke
9. Bernie Sanders
10. Tom Steyer
11. Elizabeth Warren
12. Andrew Yang
I'm checking out the preliminaries on CNN, including DNC Chair Tom Perez firing up the crowd.
Time for a cocktail. A neat G&T is in order.
Candidates coming out of the tunnel now. Sadly no "Z Cars" theme tonight.
Just about ready for kick off now. Just the coin toss and perhaps a few words from tonight's referee Anderson Cooper.
An ad break just before kick-off just to irritate UWS, if he's watching.
First up - it's the impeachment question. Warren up first.
Good responses from Warren and Sanders right off the bat. Warren made a good point that allowing Trump off the hook earlier on allowed him to break the law again.
Biden chips in about Trump's "stonewalling." Strong stuff.
Nice - Harris brings up Trump's "5th Avenue" comment.
Klobuchar sneaks in the whole Syria issue with impeachment. Clever.
Uh oh - Gabbard is dropping a turd in the impeachment punch bowl now.
Strong moment for Steyer now - fair dues to him, he's been banging on about impeachment for two years now.
Yang with another turd in the punchbowl.
Biden gets the Hunter Biden question now. Strong response from Biden. He seems on the edge of dropping an F Bomb.
Sanders butts in to try to refocus the debate on lunchpail issues, as if to suggest that impeachment is a distraction.
Another question for Warren now. The tax question.
Warren waffles on this question. She should just, say, "yes, taxes will go up for the middle class but costs will be net down."
The moderator won't let this one go - dog with a bone. She keeps saying the same thing. Not a good response.
Buttigieg goes after Warren on her weak response. That's going to hurt. Warren really needs to hit back.
Decent back and forth between Warren and Buttigieg on Medicare for All now. This shows the stark difference in their candidacies.
Sanders rolls out the "I wrote the damn bill" line again. It worked the first time. It sounds a bit stale now.
Klobuchar goes in for the kill on Warren. Ouch!
It's starting to look like a tough night for Warren now - they're all going after her.
Biden now on to sort out this fight. He claims the ACA mantel of course.
Great response from Sanders now, pointing out the problem with the status quo.
Biden rambling on Syria. Answer the question!
Wow, I’ve only been watching for about 10-15 minutes and I’m already fed up with the Trump bashing. I’m no fan, but could they just answer the question without beginning each answer with two minutes of outrage? I’d like less words wasted on the orange blob.
Now there’s finally a debate with O’Rourke and Buttigeig
Hi Bets - Sorry that I missed chatting with you tonight. I had a couple of friends drop by unannounced and I was busy hosting them. Next time, eh?
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