Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:10 PM

MustLoveBeagles (10,695 posts)

DEBATE THREAD #3

It's time for another debate thread. Get your popcorn!

Edited to add link: https://abcnews.go.com/Live

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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***DEBATE THREAD #3*** (Original post)	MustLoveBeagles	Feb 2020	OP
time speaking so far..............	riversedge	Feb 2020	#1
Looks like they're using the poll results to guide the time clock. n/t	napi21	Feb 2020	#17
Which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. nt	tblue37	Feb 2020	#74
Thanks for starting the new thread!	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#2
Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised her hand when the #DemDebate candidates were asked if they were concerned	riversedge	Feb 2020	#3
Thanks, learning a lot by quietly reading this thread.	JohnnyLib2	Feb 2020	#4
MUCH more detail if you can watch/listen.	elleng	Feb 2020	#5
Yes, have it on.	JohnnyLib2	Feb 2020	#14
Yes, and YES, it is,	elleng	Feb 2020	#16
YouTube link from ABC for watching live:	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#8
Thanks	MustLoveBeagles	Feb 2020	#11
I dunno, Yang...it's just not fleshed out enough.	nolabear	Feb 2020	#6
Amy had all the details on his plan 👀	lunasun	Feb 2020	#21
Amy's coming across as super-competent. Very impressive.	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#7
She handled the prosecutor question just fine	squirecam	Feb 2020	#9
AMY IS AWESOME.	trueblue2007	Feb 2020	#10
Uh huh. Agreed.	sprinkleeninow	Feb 2020	#63
Biden attacks sanders again on guns	squirecam	Feb 2020	#12
Yelling again.	JudyM	Feb 2020	#15
He did well, explaining complex history briefly.	elleng	Feb 2020	#19
And Joe just nailed Bernie for his five votes against the Brady bill.	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#13
Excellent!! TY!	Cha	Feb 2020	#103
Liz - nailing the Senate on Gun Control because the gun industry calls the shots, need to end	JudyM	Feb 2020	#18
Also said we need filibuster reform	squirecam	Feb 2020	#22
Elizabeth finally gets a chance to respond. Good answers	livetohike	Feb 2020	#20
She's also doing great on abortion rights (as did Biden). Nt	spooky3	Feb 2020	#28
Joe: I agree with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ( on number of	livetohike	Feb 2020	#40
On choice just now too	lunasun	Feb 2020	#29
Thanks so much for the threads and links!	MerryBlooms	Feb 2020	#23
You're welcome	MustLoveBeagles	Feb 2020	#30
Go Joe! "A woman does have the right to choose."n/t	livetohike	Feb 2020	#24
Yes, dammit talk about all the rightwing judges!!!!!!	IcyPeas	Feb 2020	#25
I'm glad Warren is getting more time to talk.	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#26
Joe's fans here need to stop attacking Sanders for yelling, because Joe's been yelling this entire	JudyM	Feb 2020	#27
They should both use their indoor voice. n/t	Blaukraut	Feb 2020	#34
Warren gave an excellent response on protecting the right to choose.	Mersky	Feb 2020	#31
I know this is trivial, but Amy's makeup is much better than it was in another recent	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#32
Joe's makeup looks good too. n/t	zackymilly	Feb 2020	#36
Yes! I told my son that she looks fantastic tonight!nt	helpisontheway	Feb 2020	#43
Amy brings up doctor prosecutions for abortion	squirecam	Feb 2020	#33
Glad our democrat issues	marlakay	Feb 2020	#35
This reads like we are finally having a full debate of issues	Peacetrain	Feb 2020	#38
True, a very good exchange of ideas.	elleng	Feb 2020	#39
That is excellent excellent elleng!!	Peacetrain	Feb 2020	#45
Not everything but talking about guns	marlakay	Feb 2020	#46
I am happy about that!!!	Peacetrain	Feb 2020	#47
Question to Pete re adding more S.C. justices. He says we shouldn't be afraid to amend the	JudyM	Feb 2020	#37
Petes ideas on the court are long overdue imho eom.	BootinUp	Feb 2020	#41
Agreed. But I think we need to go even further.	StevieM	Feb 2020	#56
LOL! Joe asks who can win S.C., Fl, etc and everyone on stage raises their hand!	JudyM	Feb 2020	#42
Steyer gets to diversity and attacking trump not each other	squirecam	Feb 2020	#44
Agreed!	dchill	Feb 2020	#48
Wishing we could all debate this substantively on DU without all the smears.	JudyM	Feb 2020	#49
I don't know that moderator but she's not having it.	nolabear	Feb 2020	#50
She's good	PatSeg	Feb 2020	#64
Pete is being exposed here	BeyondGeography	Feb 2020	#51
Warren goes after him but	squirecam	Feb 2020	#52
Oh please...Pete's record as Mayor vs a few unhappy campaign workers	BeyondGeography	Feb 2020	#61
That she took ownership of and put for steps to immediately address. Right.	krissey	Feb 2020	#158
I think maybe he is. I'm not as favorable toward him as I was.	nolabear	Feb 2020	#53
It seems that he's spending a lot of time pivoting.	dchill	Feb 2020	#62
I agree -- I tuned in late, but caught that question and exchange. He did not handle it well.	fishwax	Feb 2020	#90
It's not just tonight, either. He's ALMOST...	dchill	Feb 2020	#120
These answers re: African American arrests in SB are	tishaLA	Feb 2020	#54
He should have been more prepared for that.	Ellen Forradalom	Feb 2020	#60
Thank you Warren !	lunasun	Feb 2020	#55
the moderator landed a large blow on Pete, she hammered him more than any of the actual candidates	Celerity	Feb 2020	#57
They always seem to do that	marlakay	Feb 2020	#68
horse race upkeep nt	Celerity	Feb 2020	#72
Yang, that's just weird in this spot.	nolabear	Feb 2020	#58
He was talking about the fastest way to improve the financial situation of ethnic minorities.	redqueen	Feb 2020	#67
He tries to bring most	PatSeg	Feb 2020	#78
Because it, more than anything but climate change policy,	redqueen	Feb 2020	#82
I know several people whose	Bettie	Feb 2020	#134
It's an immediate $6.25/ hour raise for everyone who's not in jail	redqueen	Feb 2020	#157
Iowa's minimum wage is still	Bettie	Feb 2020	#160
For everyone? Some people don't need it. Plain and simple. And many need much more.	emmaverybo	Feb 2020	#144
I agree with Steyer about Trump hammering on the economy.	redqueen	Feb 2020	#156
All for giving it to people who need. And to EMS in need, social services, social security, rural	emmaverybo	Feb 2020	#161
Making it universal is the only way to pass it and make it less likely to be cut / killed.	redqueen	Feb 2020	#164
OK. Makes sense. IF Yang gets elected, he can lobby for it. Novel. Doubt it's going to happen ,but	emmaverybo	Feb 2020	#169
Sen Warren is IMO the best candidate when discussing race	tishaLA	Feb 2020	#59
She's really sharp	PatSeg	Feb 2020	#73
Exactly !	lunasun	Feb 2020	#79
I agree n/t	fishwax	Feb 2020	#92
Okay what is Steyer talking about?	nolabear	Feb 2020	#65
Who is Steyer referring to talking to Joe, and what racist comment? I am very hearing impaired,	tblue37	Feb 2020	#101
Here.	nolabear	Feb 2020	#119
Thanks. nt	tblue37	Feb 2020	#138
Steger just said he supports reparations	calguy	Feb 2020	#66
What was that call-out? It was a cheap shot.	nolabear	Feb 2020	#70
For slavery?	democrattotheend	Feb 2020	#115
This debate just took a somewhat destructive turn	BootinUp	Feb 2020	#69
Sounded like she was broadening what he was saying, not clear why she disagreed.	JudyM	Feb 2020	#75
looking for Wine Cave 2.0 nt	Celerity	Feb 2020	#80
Sanders - end private prisons and detention centers, invest in education instead of incarceration.	JudyM	Feb 2020	#71
Jesus, Steyer. I admit I don't know what he's on about but	nolabear	Feb 2020	#76
The context	squirecam	Feb 2020	#84
Thanks. So it's a conflict between the two campaigns.	nolabear	Feb 2020	#99
Thank you for the link	MustLoveBeagles	Feb 2020	#114
I don't think Harpootlian's comments were racist. He was commenting on someone who	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#128
I had no idea what he was talking about either	PatSeg	Feb 2020	#93
Yang is right - his policies do the most to help minorities.	redqueen	Feb 2020	#77
What is Steyer talking about? What did the person in his campaign say to a Steyer campaign employee?	helpisontheway	Feb 2020	#81
I'm googling away to figure it out myself	Politicub	Feb 2020	#89
The context	squirecam	Feb 2020	#94
Thank you. Nt	helpisontheway	Feb 2020	#152
Bernie hiding behind his surrogates again	BeyondGeography	Feb 2020	#83
i do not understand biden wanting to keep mj illegal	questionseverything	Feb 2020	#85
Reefer Madness	zackymilly	Feb 2020	#88
he terrifies me	questionseverything	Feb 2020	#96
Please tell me you're kidding?	cwydro	Feb 2020	#110
he is saying it like, instead of putting them in jail...put them in treatment	questionseverything	Feb 2020	#123
Wow.	cwydro	Feb 2020	#130
That's not good	Midnightwalk	Feb 2020	#147
well by leaving it illegal at the federal level	questionseverything	Feb 2020	#150
Oh I agree I don't like keeping it illegal at all	Midnightwalk	Feb 2020	#151
ikr	questionseverything	Feb 2020	#154
He was talking about opiods.	phleshdef	Feb 2020	#153
he needs to "evolve"	questionseverything	Feb 2020	#155
All the candidates said "treatment, not jail"	phleshdef	Feb 2020	#163
These questioners are SO much better than the big stars. Their	Laura PourMeADrink	Feb 2020	#86
BS refuses to stand up for one of his most prominent staffers	tishaLA	Feb 2020	#87
I feel like blacks and other races	marlakay	Feb 2020	#91
No one up there seems to understand racial problems more than Liz. n/t	zackymilly	Feb 2020	#98
She made an excellent point, and made it well.	JudyM	Feb 2020	#104
I love my party and my candidates! Very Proud Dem tonight.	Funtatlaguy	Feb 2020	#95
Steyer: "Listen, I started a bank..."	DesertRat	Feb 2020	#97
How is Joe doing?	Kingofalldems	Feb 2020	#100
Really good	PatSeg	Feb 2020	#111
Well. I'd say Steyer and Yang are fading	nolabear	Feb 2020	#112
Really wish Warren hadn't suggested the Democratic Party cares about black voters only at	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#102
Actually its been bugging me all week	marlakay	Feb 2020	#108
yeah, I agree. I just got done agreeing that she does a great job speaking about issues of race, and	fishwax	Feb 2020	#109
I didn't like it either	squirecam	Feb 2020	#132
A lot of people perpetuate that lie. Black people are part of the fabric of our party...just look	UniteFightBack	Feb 2020	#117
+100000	Celerity	Feb 2020	#136
omg.. why would she even say that?!	Cha	Feb 2020	#142
Because Warren has been listening to the black community and they have been saying this repeatedly	krissey	Feb 2020	#162
That's just sad to knock all Dems for only caring	Cha	Feb 2020	#165
It has been a hard conversation for a while, but it is repeated from the community.	krissey	Feb 2020	#167
Yes, of course, President Obama cared and cares..	Cha	Feb 2020	#168
Unfortunately opened the door there cause this really does apply to some of the candidates. Not	emmaverybo	Feb 2020	#148
Oh yeah.. right. :(	Cha	Feb 2020	#166
The great Nikole Hannah Jones	tishaLA	Feb 2020	#105
Steyer I agree if the whole country does not acknowledge our complete history how can we heal?	lunasun	Feb 2020	#106
Yangs every answer is $1000	squirecam	Feb 2020	#107
I know	PatSeg	Feb 2020	#116
Make it 10k	awesomerwb1	Feb 2020	#122
Ha, ha!!!	PatSeg	Feb 2020	#129
Monthly for mine, please. LOL	emmaverybo	Feb 2020	#149
I think Steyer is right than Trump is going to hammer on the booming economy as a talking point	redqueen	Feb 2020	#159
Ooh Liz. Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy their way into the presidency and "people who suck up	JudyM	Feb 2020	#113
Bernie attacks him by name	squirecam	Feb 2020	#124
Warren goes after Pete but not by name on sucking up to billionaires	squirecam	Feb 2020	#118
As usual, liking Bernie and Elizabeth	mvd	Feb 2020	#121
I like them both to	marlakay	Feb 2020	#135
Go Amy!! Good answer getting her background in there	livetohike	Feb 2020	#125
Yes	squirecam	Feb 2020	#127
Right. Very impressed with how she is doing tonight. n/t	livetohike	Feb 2020	#133
Ruh-roh. Bernie calls Pete out by his name.	nolabear	Feb 2020	#126
Pete hitting back.	zackymilly	Feb 2020	#131
Pete with the smart reasoned response. Bernie just demagoging	maximusveritas	Feb 2020	#140
Pete could have done better on that answer	squirecam	Feb 2020	#141
Climate change question to Bernie	squirecam	Feb 2020	#137
Pete's absolutely right about how to campaign	BootinUp	Feb 2020	#139
This won't be popular here but	JudyM	Feb 2020	#143
I started Debate thread #4	MustLoveBeagles	Feb 2020	#145
Biden and Yang don't seem to be getting as many questions. nt	zackymilly	Feb 2020	#146

Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:13 PM

riversedge (64,886 posts)

1. time speaking so far..............

Link to tweet

?s=20

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to riversedge (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:24 PM

napi21 (45,758 posts)

17. Looks like they're using the poll results to guide the time clock. n/t

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to napi21 (Reply #17)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:45 PM

tblue37 (57,241 posts)

74. Which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. nt

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:13 PM

highplainsdem (42,124 posts)

2. Thanks for starting the new thread!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:15 PM

riversedge (64,886 posts)

3. Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised her hand when the #DemDebate candidates were asked if they were concerned

Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised her hand when the #DemDebate candidates were asked if they were concerned about "having a Democratic socialist on the top of the ticket."

Sen. Bernie Sanders quickly responded to the question, saying, "I am not."

Link to tweet

?s=20

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:16 PM

JohnnyLib2 (11,180 posts)

4. Thanks, learning a lot by quietly reading this thread.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to JohnnyLib2 (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:17 PM

elleng (121,883 posts)

5. MUCH more detail if you can watch/listen.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Response to elleng (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:22 PM

JohnnyLib2 (11,180 posts)

14. Yes, have it on.

Good antidote for the Trump poison air this week.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:24 PM

elleng (121,883 posts)

16. Yes, and YES, it is,

thank goodness.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:20 PM

highplainsdem (42,124 posts)

8. YouTube link from ABC for watching live:

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:22 PM

MustLoveBeagles (10,695 posts)

11. Thanks

I forgot to post the link.

I'm adding to the OP.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:18 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

6. I dunno, Yang...it's just not fleshed out enough.

I can’t connect his dots to see how he does it.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to nolabear (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:25 PM

lunasun (21,646 posts)

21. Amy had all the details on his plan 👀

Yes Yang doesn’t follow through with his proposals
Amy detailed it for him

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:18 PM

highplainsdem (42,124 posts)

7. Amy's coming across as super-competent. Very impressive.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:20 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

9. She handled the prosecutor question just fine

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:22 PM

trueblue2007 (16,205 posts)

10. AMY IS AWESOME.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to trueblue2007 (Reply #10)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:42 PM

sprinkleeninow (18,308 posts)

63. Uh huh. Agreed.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:22 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

12. Biden attacks sanders again on guns

This should be interesting

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Response to squirecam (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:23 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

15. Yelling again.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:25 PM

elleng (121,883 posts)

19. He did well, explaining complex history briefly.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:22 PM

highplainsdem (42,124 posts)

13. And Joe just nailed Bernie for his five votes against the Brady bill.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:53 PM

Cha (282,363 posts)

103. Excellent!! TY!

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:25 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

18. Liz - nailing the Senate on Gun Control because the gun industry calls the shots, need to end

corruption. Fantastic speech.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:26 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

22. Also said we need filibuster reform

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:25 PM

livetohike (21,300 posts)

20. Elizabeth finally gets a chance to respond. Good answers

on gun issues.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:29 PM

spooky3 (31,273 posts)

28. She's also doing great on abortion rights (as did Biden). Nt

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:32 PM

livetohike (21,300 posts)

40. Joe: I agree with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ( on number of

Last edited Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:06 PM - Edit history (1)

judges on the Supreme Court).

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:29 PM

lunasun (21,646 posts)

29. On choice just now too

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:27 PM

MerryBlooms (11,257 posts)

23. Thanks so much for the threads and links!

It's been very spirited.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:30 PM

MustLoveBeagles (10,695 posts)

30. You're welcome

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:28 PM

livetohike (21,300 posts)

24. Go Joe! "A woman does have the right to choose."n/t

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:28 PM

IcyPeas (19,508 posts)

25. Yes, dammit talk about all the rightwing judges!!!!!!

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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:28 PM

highplainsdem (42,124 posts)

26. I'm glad Warren is getting more time to talk.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:28 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

27. Joe's fans here need to stop attacking Sanders for yelling, because Joe's been yelling this entire

debate!

Doesn’t bother me at all.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:30 PM

Blaukraut (5,613 posts)

34. They should both use their indoor voice. n/t

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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:30 PM

Mersky (4,927 posts)

31. Warren gave an excellent response on protecting the right to choose.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:30 PM

highplainsdem (42,124 posts)

32. I know this is trivial, but Amy's makeup is much better than it was in another recent

debate, where it was really badly done. She's looking great tonight.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:30 PM

zackymilly (2,375 posts)

36. Joe's makeup looks good too. n/t

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:35 PM

helpisontheway (4,879 posts)

43. Yes! I told my son that she looks fantastic tonight!nt

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:30 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

33. Amy brings up doctor prosecutions for abortion

Great answer

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:30 PM

marlakay (10,445 posts)

35. Glad our democrat issues

Are getting fully talked about. Good debate!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Response to marlakay (Reply #35)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:31 PM

Peacetrain (22,239 posts)

38. This reads like we are finally having a full debate of issues

not listening but reading peoples reactions..

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to Peacetrain (Reply #38)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:32 PM

elleng (121,883 posts)

39. True, a very good exchange of ideas.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:35 PM

Peacetrain (22,239 posts)

45. That is excellent excellent elleng!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:35 PM

marlakay (10,445 posts)

46. Not everything but talking about guns

Abortion rights, drug crimes, war in middle east, healthcare.

I guess they are talking more than stump speeches.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Response to marlakay (Reply #46)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:36 PM

Peacetrain (22,239 posts)

47. I am happy about that!!!

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:31 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

37. Question to Pete re adding more S.C. justices. He says we shouldn't be afraid to amend the

Constitution and a Constitutional amendment to kill Citizens United.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:33 PM

BootinUp (43,806 posts)

41. Petes ideas on the court are long overdue imho eom.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to BootinUp (Reply #41)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:41 PM

StevieM (10,424 posts)

56. Agreed. But I think we need to go even further.

At this point we may just have to pack the court, at least as a starting point.

Roe vs. Wade, and probably Obamacare, are going to be gone next year. We cannot allow that to stand.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:33 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

42. LOL! Joe asks who can win S.C., Fl, etc and everyone on stage raises their hand!

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:35 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

44. Steyer gets to diversity and attacking trump not each other

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Response to squirecam (Reply #44)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:37 PM

dchill (34,727 posts)

48. Agreed!

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:38 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

49. Wishing we could all debate this substantively on DU without all the smears.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:39 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

50. I don't know that moderator but she's not having it.

She’s holding Pete to his claim.

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Response to nolabear (Reply #50)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:42 PM

PatSeg (44,554 posts)

64. She's good

I've never seen her before. The moderators questions overall have been excellent.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:39 PM

BeyondGeography (38,514 posts)

51. Pete is being exposed here

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Response to BeyondGeography (Reply #51)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:40 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

52. Warren goes after him but

I wonder if this won’t come back to her re: Nevada issues

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Response to squirecam (Reply #52)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:41 PM

BeyondGeography (38,514 posts)

61. Oh please...Pete's record as Mayor vs a few unhappy campaign workers

You win the false equivalency award.

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Response to BeyondGeography (Reply #61)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:43 PM

krissey (1,205 posts)

158. That she took ownership of and put for steps to immediately address. Right.

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Response to BeyondGeography (Reply #51)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:40 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

53. I think maybe he is. I'm not as favorable toward him as I was.

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Response to BeyondGeography (Reply #51)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:42 PM

dchill (34,727 posts)

62. It seems that he's spending a lot of time pivoting.

Not really answering.

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Response to dchill (Reply #62)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:50 PM

fishwax (29,045 posts)

90. I agree -- I tuned in late, but caught that question and exchange. He did not handle it well.

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Response to fishwax (Reply #90)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:58 PM

dchill (34,727 posts)

120. It's not just tonight, either. He's ALMOST...

...a smooth politician.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:40 PM

tishaLA (14,084 posts)

54. These answers re: African American arrests in SB are

I'm sorry to say, awful

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Response to tishaLA (Reply #54)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:41 PM

Ellen Forradalom (16,156 posts)

60. He should have been more prepared for that.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:40 PM

lunasun (21,646 posts)

55. Thank you Warren !

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:41 PM

Celerity (34,292 posts)

57. the moderator landed a large blow on Pete, she hammered him more than any of the actual candidates

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Response to Celerity (Reply #57)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:43 PM

marlakay (10,445 posts)

68. They always seem to do that

To who ever is winning.

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Response to marlakay (Reply #68)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:44 PM

Celerity (34,292 posts)

72. horse race upkeep nt

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:41 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

58. Yang, that's just weird in this spot.

Racism doesn’t equal money.

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Response to nolabear (Reply #58)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:43 PM

redqueen (112,669 posts)

67. He was talking about the fastest way to improve the financial situation of ethnic minorities.

Reparations won't pass. Not even all Dems want it.

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Response to nolabear (Reply #58)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:46 PM

PatSeg (44,554 posts)

78. He tries to bring most

subjects back to $1000 a month.

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Response to PatSeg (Reply #78)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:47 PM

redqueen (112,669 posts)

82. Because it, more than anything but climate change policy,

will do the most to improve the lives of Americans.

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Response to redqueen (Reply #82)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:02 PM

Bettie (14,571 posts)

134. I know several people whose

lives would be utterly changed by 1,000 a month. Being able to afford rent and food on their minimum wage jobs.

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Response to Bettie (Reply #134)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:42 PM

redqueen (112,669 posts)

157. It's an immediate $6.25/ hour raise for everyone who's not in jail

whether they're working or not.

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Response to redqueen (Reply #157)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:49 PM

Bettie (14,571 posts)

160. Iowa's minimum wage is still

set at the federal rate of 7.25 per hour.

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Response to redqueen (Reply #82)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:06 PM

emmaverybo (8,143 posts)

144. For everyone? Some people don't need it. Plain and simple. And many need much more.

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Response to emmaverybo (Reply #144)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:41 PM

redqueen (112,669 posts)

156. I agree with Steyer about Trump hammering on the economy.

So I agree with Yang hammering on 78% of us living paycheck to paycheck, and how best to help this group.

Yes, some people need more. We need to address that too. But as I've said elsewhere, I see Yang's plan as the one most likely to help the most number of Americans the fastest.

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Response to redqueen (Reply #156)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:53 PM

emmaverybo (8,143 posts)

161. All for giving it to people who need. And to EMS in need, social services, social security, rural

hospitals etc. reparations fine with me. But not to people who do not need it.

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Response to emmaverybo (Reply #161)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:59 PM

redqueen (112,669 posts)

164. Making it universal is the only way to pass it and make it less likely to be cut / killed.

It's not stigmatizing social assistance - it's every American citizens birthright as a shareholder in the strongest economy in the world.

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Response to redqueen (Reply #164)

Sat Feb 8, 2020, 12:20 AM

emmaverybo (8,143 posts)

169. OK. Makes sense. IF Yang gets elected, he can lobby for it. Novel. Doubt it's going to happen ,but

then who knew, the internet.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:41 PM

tishaLA (14,084 posts)

59. Sen Warren is IMO the best candidate when discussing race

and seeing it holistically

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Response to tishaLA (Reply #59)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:45 PM

PatSeg (44,554 posts)

73. She's really sharp

Hasn't gotten enough time.

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Response to tishaLA (Reply #59)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:46 PM

lunasun (21,646 posts)

79. Exactly !

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Response to tishaLA (Reply #59)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:51 PM

fishwax (29,045 posts)

92. I agree n/t

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:43 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

65. Okay what is Steyer talking about?

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Response to nolabear (Reply #65)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:53 PM

tblue37 (57,241 posts)

101. Who is Steyer referring to talking to Joe, and what racist comment? I am very hearing impaired,

and closed captioning didn't catch what he said.

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Response to tblue37 (Reply #101)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:58 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

119. Here.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-lawmakers-demand-biden-disavow-surrogate-s-racist-comments-n1131531

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Response to nolabear (Reply #119)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:03 PM

tblue37 (57,241 posts)

138. Thanks. nt

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:43 PM

calguy (3,913 posts)

66. Steger just said he supports reparations

Total non starter.

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Response to calguy (Reply #66)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:44 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

70. What was that call-out? It was a cheap shot.

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Response to calguy (Reply #66)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:57 PM

democrattotheend (11,604 posts)

115. For slavery?

How would that work? Reparations should have happened after the Civil War, but how would you possibly administer such a program now? Nobody alive today was a slave in the US, at least not legally, and nobody alive today owned slaves. How would you figure out who is entitled to reparations, and who would pay for it? I don't believe the great great grandchildren of slaveowners should have to pay for the sins of their ancestors, and many non-black families in the US, especially religious minorities like Jews and Italians and Irish, didn't even have ancestors in the US when slavery was still legal. And would African Americans like Obama (theoretically) be entitled to reparations even though their ancestors were not in the US in the 1800's?

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:43 PM

BootinUp (43,806 posts)

69. This debate just took a somewhat destructive turn

Warrens answer regarding Pete was nonsense for example.

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Response to BootinUp (Reply #69)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:45 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

75. Sounded like she was broadening what he was saying, not clear why she disagreed.

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Response to BootinUp (Reply #69)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:47 PM

Celerity (34,292 posts)

80. looking for Wine Cave 2.0 nt

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:44 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

71. Sanders - end private prisons and detention centers, invest in education instead of incarceration.

200,000 people are in jail right now because they can’t afford bail, that needs to end.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:46 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

76. Jesus, Steyer. I admit I don't know what he's on about but

it smacks of a gotcha in a matter he’s not part of. Join with me?

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Response to nolabear (Reply #76)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:48 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

84. The context

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-lawmakers-demand-biden-disavow-surrogate-s-racist-comments-n1131531

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Response to squirecam (Reply #84)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:53 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

99. Thanks. So it's a conflict between the two campaigns.

Sounds like Steyer is trying to drive a wedge

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Response to squirecam (Reply #84)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:56 PM

MustLoveBeagles (10,695 posts)

114. Thank you for the link

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Response to squirecam (Reply #84)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:00 PM

highplainsdem (42,124 posts)

128. I don't think Harpootlian's comments were racist. He was commenting on someone who

switched from supporting Biden to Steyer, and who'd been given a fairly large sum of money by Steyer.

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Response to nolabear (Reply #76)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:51 PM

PatSeg (44,554 posts)

93. I had no idea what he was talking about either

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:46 PM

redqueen (112,669 posts)

77. Yang is right - his policies do the most to help minorities.

Money talks. Direct cash assistance. An infusion of cash to every black, Latino, Native American community would do more to change this country than any other policy.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:47 PM

helpisontheway (4,879 posts)

81. What is Steyer talking about? What did the person in his campaign say to a Steyer campaign employee?

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Response to helpisontheway (Reply #81)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:50 PM

Politicub (12,138 posts)

89. I'm googling away to figure it out myself

First I’ve heard about it.

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Response to helpisontheway (Reply #81)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:51 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

94. The context

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-lawmakers-demand-biden-disavow-surrogate-s-racist-comments-n1131531

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Response to squirecam (Reply #94)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:26 PM

helpisontheway (4,879 posts)

152. Thank you. Nt

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:47 PM

BeyondGeography (38,514 posts)

83. Bernie hiding behind his surrogates again

It’s one of the worst things he does. Is he going to chew Nina Turner out now? Nah.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:48 PM

questionseverything (9,077 posts)

85. i do not understand biden wanting to keep mj illegal

now he is saying, 3 months mandatory treatment for pot?

he is just not connected on this

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Response to questionseverything (Reply #85)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:49 PM

zackymilly (2,375 posts)

88. Reefer Madness

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Response to zackymilly (Reply #88)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:51 PM

questionseverything (9,077 posts)

96. he terrifies me

he acts like 3 months away from your job,family,friends is nothing

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Response to questionseverything (Reply #85)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:56 PM

cwydro (48,527 posts)

110. Please tell me you're kidding?

I’m not watching - did he really say that?

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Response to cwydro (Reply #110)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:59 PM

questionseverything (9,077 posts)

123. he is saying it like, instead of putting them in jail...put them in treatment

it is his alternative to legalization

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Response to questionseverything (Reply #123)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:01 PM

cwydro (48,527 posts)

130. Wow.

Not good.

Not at all.

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Response to questionseverything (Reply #85)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:10 PM

Midnightwalk (3,131 posts)

147. That's not good

I’ll have to listen layer. States continue to legalize.

If he can’t get reefer madness out of his head at least leave it to states.

Federal laws make it difficult but at least we’d muddle through with status quo. Ugh.

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Response to Midnightwalk (Reply #147)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:15 PM

questionseverything (9,077 posts)

150. well by leaving it illegal at the federal level

peops in subsidized housing cant use it

peops wanting student loans cant use

peops on probation cant use

it makes 2 sets of rules, one for the wealthy and another for the poor, that's my problem with addressing ti at states level

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Response to questionseverything (Reply #150)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:23 PM

Midnightwalk (3,131 posts)

151. Oh I agree I don't like keeping it illegal at all

just meant there was a less horrible answer. 3 months therapy sounds worse than status quo.

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Response to Midnightwalk (Reply #151)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:27 PM

questionseverything (9,077 posts)

154. ikr

maybe he was mixing mj up with harder drugs, he rambles sometimes and it is hard to keep what he is talking about straight

well yes 3 months of therapy would be foolish for mj, your job be gone,house be gone, car be gone ….he just doesn't understand regular peops gotta work

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Response to questionseverything (Reply #85)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:26 PM

phleshdef (11,936 posts)

153. He was talking about opiods.

He has already started "evolving" on weed.

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Response to phleshdef (Reply #153)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:32 PM

questionseverything (9,077 posts)

155. he needs to "evolve"

im not sure the super tough approach on opiods is much better, most peops get started on them because they are in pain from some medical thing they can't afford to take care of

I will try and read transcript later....he is hard to follow sometimes

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Response to questionseverything (Reply #155)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:57 PM

phleshdef (11,936 posts)

163. All the candidates said "treatment, not jail"

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:48 PM

Laura PourMeADrink (40,739 posts)

86. These questioners are SO much better than the big stars. Their

Questions aren't gotchas

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:49 PM

tishaLA (14,084 posts)

87. BS refuses to stand up for one of his most prominent staffers

The moderator left him off the hook too easily however.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:51 PM

marlakay (10,445 posts)

91. I feel like blacks and other races

Need respect and support from all of us all the time.

Does it bother anyone else how all the candidates are kissing up during the campaign?

I am more likely to look at what they have already done. Wow...Liz is talking right now what I am feeling.

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Response to marlakay (Reply #91)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:53 PM

zackymilly (2,375 posts)

98. No one up there seems to understand racial problems more than Liz. n/t

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Response to marlakay (Reply #91)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:54 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

104. She made an excellent point, and made it well.

Action speaks louder than words for fixing systemic racism.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:51 PM

Funtatlaguy (10,332 posts)

95. I love my party and my candidates! Very Proud Dem tonight.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:52 PM

DesertRat (27,995 posts)

97. Steyer: "Listen, I started a bank..."

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:53 PM

Kingofalldems (36,771 posts)

100. How is Joe doing?

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Response to Kingofalldems (Reply #100)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:56 PM

PatSeg (44,554 posts)

111. Really good

Best debate performance yet!

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Response to Kingofalldems (Reply #100)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:56 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

112. Well. I'd say Steyer and Yang are fading

but all the others are doing well. Warren isn’t getting as much as she should. Amy is really good but not enough time. Pete is losing a bit. All that said though it’s a strong debate with good questions. Joe is doing well.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:53 PM

highplainsdem (42,124 posts)

102. Really wish Warren hadn't suggested the Democratic Party cares about black voters only at

election time.

We can always do better on all issues, but her opening sentence in her response there could be used by the GOP for an attack ad on Democrats.

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Response to highplainsdem (Reply #102)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:55 PM

marlakay (10,445 posts)

108. Actually its been bugging me all week

Better that she got it out in the open than to have them bring it out.

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Response to highplainsdem (Reply #102)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:55 PM

fishwax (29,045 posts)

109. yeah, I agree. I just got done agreeing that she does a great job speaking about issues of race, and

then she goes and frames her answer that way.

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Response to fishwax (Reply #109)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:01 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

132. I didn't like it either

especially when the NV women said they felt like token black supporters and were ignored.

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:57 PM

UniteFightBack (8,231 posts)

117. A lot of people perpetuate that lie. Black people are part of the fabric of our party...just look

at our elected officials for proof.

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Response to UniteFightBack (Reply #117)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:02 PM

Celerity (34,292 posts)

136. +100000

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Response to highplainsdem (Reply #102)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:04 PM

Cha (282,363 posts)

142. omg.. why would she even say that?!

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Response to Cha (Reply #142)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:54 PM

krissey (1,205 posts)

162. Because Warren has been listening to the black community and they have been saying this repeatedly

That Democrats only pay attention to them during election. I have heard it myself.

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Response to krissey (Reply #162)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:02 PM

Cha (282,363 posts)

165. That's just sad to knock all Dems for only caring

about them during elections.

The Dems are on our Front Lines Fighting Against the Treasonous Fascist, and his toady enablers in Congress, for our POC and all Americans.

I know VP Joe Biden Cares about our POC Community all the time. That's one of the things that endears him to me.

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Response to Cha (Reply #165)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:22 PM

krissey (1,205 posts)

167. It has been a hard conversation for a while, but it is repeated from the community.

I wouldn't phrase the answer that way and we need to get past this feeling, or belief. But, it is out there and being said. Warren has staked a lot listening to the POC community and holding true. This is what the community says.

I know Obama certainly cared, right?

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Response to krissey (Reply #167)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:32 PM

Cha (282,363 posts)

168. Yes, of course, President Obama cared and cares..

WE ARE OUR BROTHER'S KEEPER

https://www.obama.org/mbka/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6v3qt4_B5wIVAtVkCh3bJwUIEAAYASAAEgKDVPD_BwE

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Response to highplainsdem (Reply #102)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:10 PM

emmaverybo (8,143 posts)

148. Unfortunately opened the door there cause this really does apply to some of the candidates. Not

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naming names. Just that for some of them, AA voters’ issues and building relationships in communities and with leaders has not been on the radar. Policy issues crowding all that out.

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Response to emmaverybo (Reply #148)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:05 PM

Cha (282,363 posts)

166. Oh yeah.. right. :(

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:54 PM

tishaLA (14,084 posts)

105. The great Nikole Hannah Jones

Link to tweet

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:54 PM

lunasun (21,646 posts)

106. Steyer I agree if the whole country does not acknowledge our complete history how can we heal?

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:55 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

107. Yangs every answer is $1000

That won’t cut it.

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Response to squirecam (Reply #107)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:57 PM

PatSeg (44,554 posts)

116. I know

One trick pony! Its getting a little old already.

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Response to squirecam (Reply #107)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:58 PM

awesomerwb1 (4,087 posts)

122. Make it 10k

And then we can talk

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Response to awesomerwb1 (Reply #122)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:01 PM

PatSeg (44,554 posts)

129. Ha, ha!!!

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Response to awesomerwb1 (Reply #122)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:11 PM

emmaverybo (8,143 posts)

149. Monthly for mine, please. LOL

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Response to squirecam (Reply #107)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:45 PM

redqueen (112,669 posts)

159. I think Steyer is right than Trump is going to hammer on the booming economy as a talking point

so I agree with Yang constantly hammering on the fact that 78% of us live paycheck to paycheck, and the best, fastest to change that.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:56 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

113. Ooh Liz. Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy their way into the presidency and "people who suck up

to billionaires” shouldn’t either.

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Response to JudyM (Reply #113)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:59 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

124. Bernie attacks him by name

Lol

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:58 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

118. Warren goes after Pete but not by name on sucking up to billionaires

She draws some murmurs/boos/discomfort

Amy talks about background and citizens united. Doesn’t make it personal.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:58 PM

mvd (64,652 posts)

121. As usual, liking Bernie and Elizabeth

My heart is with Bernie. But I think Warren could be a unity candidate - appeals to people like my mom who voted for Hillary and Bernie supporters like me. I would be happy with either candidate.

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Response to mvd (Reply #121)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:02 PM

marlakay (10,445 posts)

135. I like them both to

Would be happy either one.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:59 PM

livetohike (21,300 posts)

125. Go Amy!! Good answer getting her background in there

(Regarding money in politics).

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Response to livetohike (Reply #125)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:00 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

127. Yes

She didn’t make it personal as Warren and Sanders did.

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Response to squirecam (Reply #127)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:01 PM

livetohike (21,300 posts)

133. Right. Very impressed with how she is doing tonight. n/t

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:59 PM

nolabear (40,688 posts)

126. Ruh-roh. Bernie calls Pete out by his name.

Could get interesting.

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Response to nolabear (Reply #126)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:01 PM

zackymilly (2,375 posts)

131. Pete hitting back.

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Response to zackymilly (Reply #131)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:03 PM

maximusveritas (2,915 posts)

140. Pete with the smart reasoned response. Bernie just demagoging

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Response to zackymilly (Reply #131)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:03 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

141. Pete could have done better on that answer

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:02 PM

squirecam (2,706 posts)

137. Climate change question to Bernie

Bernie says N.H. senators were wrong on trade deal.

Amy defends them. Says best way to deal with climate change is (she gives substantial list)

Warren also defends trade deal - it made things somewhat better.

Steyer defends Bernie.

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:03 PM

BootinUp (43,806 posts)

139. Pete's absolutely right about how to campaign

And beat Trump.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:05 PM

JudyM (25,687 posts)

143. This won't be popular here but

I think Sanders is coming across as the most broadly knowledgeable and explaining things well.
Liz is right up there with him. It’s the best performance she’s ever given.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:07 PM

MustLoveBeagles (10,695 posts)

145. I started Debate thread #4

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287487682

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Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:07 PM

zackymilly (2,375 posts)

146. Biden and Yang don't seem to be getting as many questions. nt

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Democratic Primaries (Forum)

*****DEBATE THREAD #3*****

1. time speaking so far..............

17. Looks like they're using the poll results to guide the time clock. n/t

74. Which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. nt

2. Thanks for starting the new thread!

3. Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised her hand when the #DemDebate candidates were asked if they were concerned

4. Thanks, learning a lot by quietly reading this thread.

5. MUCH more detail if you can watch/listen.

14. Yes, have it on.

16. Yes, and YES, it is,

8. YouTube link from ABC for watching live:

11. Thanks

6. I dunno, Yang...it's just not fleshed out enough.

21. Amy had all the details on his plan 👀

7. Amy's coming across as super-competent. Very impressive.

9. She handled the prosecutor question just fine

10. AMY IS AWESOME.

63. Uh huh. Agreed.

12. Biden attacks sanders again on guns

15. Yelling again.

19. He did well, explaining complex history briefly.

13. And Joe just nailed Bernie for his five votes against the Brady bill.

103. Excellent!! TY!

18. Liz - nailing the Senate on Gun Control because the gun industry calls the shots, need to end

22. Also said we need filibuster reform

20. Elizabeth finally gets a chance to respond. Good answers

28. She's also doing great on abortion rights (as did Biden). Nt

40. Joe: I agree with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ( on number of

29. On choice just now too

23. Thanks so much for the threads and links!

30. You're welcome

24. Go Joe! "A woman does have the right to choose."n/t

25. Yes, dammit talk about all the rightwing judges!!!!!!

26. I'm glad Warren is getting more time to talk.

27. Joe's fans here need to stop attacking Sanders for yelling, because Joe's been yelling this entire

34. They should both use their indoor voice. n/t

31. Warren gave an excellent response on protecting the right to choose.

32. I know this is trivial, but Amy's makeup is much better than it was in another recent

36. Joe's makeup looks good too. n/t

43. Yes! I told my son that she looks fantastic tonight!nt

33. Amy brings up doctor prosecutions for abortion

35. Glad our democrat issues

38. This reads like we are finally having a full debate of issues

39. True, a very good exchange of ideas.

45. That is excellent excellent elleng!!

46. Not everything but talking about guns

47. I am happy about that!!!

37. Question to Pete re adding more S.C. justices. He says we shouldn't be afraid to amend the

41. Petes ideas on the court are long overdue imho eom.

56. Agreed. But I think we need to go even further.

42. LOL! Joe asks who can win S.C., Fl, etc and everyone on stage raises their hand!

44. Steyer gets to diversity and attacking trump not each other

48. Agreed!

49. Wishing we could all debate this substantively on DU without all the smears.

50. I don't know that moderator but she's not having it.

64. She's good

51. Pete is being exposed here

52. Warren goes after him but

61. Oh please...Pete's record as Mayor vs a few unhappy campaign workers

158. That she took ownership of and put for steps to immediately address. Right.

53. I think maybe he is. I'm not as favorable toward him as I was.

62. It seems that he's spending a lot of time pivoting.

90. I agree -- I tuned in late, but caught that question and exchange. He did not handle it well.

120. It's not just tonight, either. He's ALMOST...

54. These answers re: African American arrests in SB are

60. He should have been more prepared for that.

55. Thank you Warren !

57. the moderator landed a large blow on Pete, she hammered him more than any of the actual candidates

68. They always seem to do that

72. horse race upkeep nt

58. Yang, that's just weird in this spot.

67. He was talking about the fastest way to improve the financial situation of ethnic minorities.

78. He tries to bring most

82. Because it, more than anything but climate change policy,

134. I know several people whose

157. It's an immediate $6.25/ hour raise for everyone who's not in jail

160. Iowa's minimum wage is still

144. For everyone? Some people don't need it. Plain and simple. And many need much more.

156. I agree with Steyer about Trump hammering on the economy.

161. All for giving it to people who need. And to EMS in need, social services, social security, rural

DEBATE THREAD #3