Gut debate reaction? Combination of what they said and

[Laura PourMeADrink]

their demeanor, likeability, stage presence...the whole ball of wax...

-Biden. (sadly)
-Harris
+Gabbard
+Yang
+Inslee
+Gillebrand
+ Booker

Neutral:
Deblasio
Castro
Bennett

Sure I have missed someone...this is just my take

[UniteFightBack]

1. Well you added Hickenlooper and forgot about Inslee. nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Oh God, so sorry. I honestly couldn't pick

Each of f them out of s line up. Bad Dem, sorry.

[sprinkleeninow]

2. Inslee, Inslee! 😊

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. So sorry. I will fix.

[sprinkleeninow]

15. No, it's okay. Sorry, didn't mean it in a reprimanding way!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. Of course not! I should have done my homework. Good

News ..thought he was great!

[jcgoldie]

3. pssst

Hickenlooper was last night... I think you mean Inslee.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Yes...I am a dumbell. I fixed. Big duh

[silentEcho]

4. Interesting. I am curious how others feel, without necessarily being cheer leaders for their

candidates. Honest assessment.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. How about you? Think gut reaction to it..like you

were just an average voter matters.

[silentEcho]

10. I didn't watch the debate. Hence interested in how other perceived it.

No access.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Did u see last night?

[silentEcho]

16. No. I do not have access to tv.

[Sunsky]

8. My take

+ Booker
+ Gillibrand

- Biden
- DeBlassio
- Harris (She wasn't on her A game)
- Gabbard
- Yang
- Bennett

Neutral
Castro
Inslee

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Think Harris will decline more now.

Just my take time will tell. She made a seriously bad calculation in attacking Joe. People don't like attackers of their own clan members. She has great passion though and is a great Dem. Just miscalculated. IMHO

[Sunsky]

22. I disagree

It's a debate and she brought up an issue of importance to her and many others. Also, she actually gained in the polls after that "attack".
Biden isn't untouchable and if he's our nominee, he should appreciate being battle tested through these debates. I appreciate the Biden tonight more than the Biden in the first debate. The Harris "attack" I would say actually helped Biden improve his debate performance. We need a fighter. Donald Trump is a mudslinger. The real battle will be against Trump. No time for hurt feelings.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

33. That does zero. Just looking at her, it brings her

down. She's allienating every Biden supporter. How is this good strategy? It makes her look mean and not a positive person. Biden is another story...just talking optics about her.

[Sunsky]

46. She's alienating EVERY Biden supporter

Ok then... I guess you can speak for them all.
"Just looking at her, it brings her down". Hmmm. How so?
I won't reply with extremes. However I will say, if Biden supporters can't take the friendly nudging, they aren't prepared for Trump.

[Thekaspervote]

30. Agree! She has lost all but 1 pt she gained after the first debate

She didn’t fair well with the attacks from Gabbard then deflected rather than answering. But, most voters don’t pick a candidate based on debates, so her past record will either favor her... or not!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

34. Is that a stat? I would think everytime a candidate is

seen by a voter, opinions accumulate and form a person's position.

[Goodheart]

11. My take

A) Inslee
A) Yang
B) Gabbard
B) Booker
B) Gillibrand
B) Castro
D) Biden
D) Harris
F) Di Blasio
F) Bennet

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Agree for most part. Why do you think Castro

Did well? I almost forgot he was even there.

[silentEcho]

19. Castro came out very strong in the first one, too.

[silentEcho]

18. Interesting.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. Not dissing him..he just seemed in background

tonight. He came after Biden the first time..so prejudice. I think Castro is capable and very intelligent IMHO, if we are talking whole package, he just seems to lack humor and relatability.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. Totally surface..but Bennett's speach patterns

are so off putting. Of course it doesn't matter! But of course it DOES matter if you are trying to influence 300+ million people.

[ecstatic]

21. Why did you like Gabbard? She equated both sides at least

once during the debate, and she used her closing remarks to scare us. Not cool.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. Assessment of performance not equal to whether

I like the person or not. Thought it was super curious how she chimed in to bolster Joe..twice. how did CNN know to pick her? Does that mean she's Joe' VP pick...should he win

[qazplm135]

26. Lol if Biden picks Gabbard

He's lost his mind.

I do think Gabbard thinks Biden will win and she thinks she can nab a job in his administration. She's been telegraphing she wanted to go after Harris for weeks now.

But she's done after this debate.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. Really? I say she goes up. We'll have to see.

[qazplm135]

41. I mean she's at 1 so she doesn't really have anywhere to go but up I suppose

so I mean I suppose she could briefly hit 2.

But she's not the first or second or even third story tonight.

Heck she's not even the fourth story.

Biden
Harris
Booker
Warren

Those are the top four most talked about things. Gabbard is mentioned only in that she attacked Harris, not for anything she actually did for herself.

So if her mission was to temporarily harm Harris, maybe...we will see. I doubt it last long...things will settle back to status quo like they did after the last debate more or less and the top four will remain the top four with Buttigieg fifth. Possible she and Buttigieg slightly swap positions but that's about it.

Booker will rise. Warren will rise. Biden and Bernie probably stabilized. Castro probably gets to two percent now.

Gabbard? No one is going to remember anything other than her attack on Harris, and that won't be remembered in a few weeks as we move on to something else.

No one is talking about her, they are talking about Harris...or Biden...or Booker...or how this was good for Warren...or how no one has broken out yet...or about attacking Obama.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Interesting. And in the totally surface POV, like

her calm. Like Yang's calm. Castro calm.

[Claritie Pixie]

38. What are her plans? She talks a lot but nothing there.

[Apple Fritter]

25. I don't agree about Biden OP

Even though I am not a Biden fan really, I think he did way better this time. He didn't do negatively. I found Booker insincere when he tried to puff out his chest against Biden. I think Biden was chipped away at by everyone which really gave dragged him down but there wasn't a true take down by anyone. Harris couldn't do what she did to Biden again but she tried.

[Thekaspervote]

31. Great assessment..agree completely

[JoeOtterbein]

27. Ha Laura!

You would have had countless recs if you you did not add: (sadly)

Otherwise you are 100% correct! (except for Joe)!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

37. What I was going for is a truly honest view

of tonight. Like we don't know or support anyone...like a focus group. I often think that...but it rarely can happen here. Sadly (lol).

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. Good insight!! You are right. DeBlasio might be

saying the right things..yet coming off as conceited and obnoxious.

[ecstatic]

43. +1000. Uber obnoxious. I liked him better the last time. nt

[ecstatic]

44. Re: Inslee's speaking style

Do you get a wrestler vibe from him? Maybe I'm just not exposed to many Washingtonians.