*****DEBATE THREAD #4*****

Again brings up N.H. and that the agreement wasn’t perfect but was necessary.

Who does that?

Being in the arena and in an alliance means compromise

She's relatively relaxed.

Steyer is trying to prove he has the most black friends.


Joe started strong, but is fading.


Pete has been very solid, except a little shaky on the drug busts in South Bend question


Bernie just keeps shouting his standard stump speech. Tired and dull.


Yang should just go home. He's useless, and his "pardon Trump" answer was a campaign killer


Liz has been solid.




But Amy is clearly the best tonight. I am sorry she doesn't have more support.

But Yang lost when he floated a trump pardon.

Not unconsidering Joe, but this showing is not sitting as well with me and I can't explain why.

Pete, Amy and Mike....

What best for the ones who will benefit from the new “nafta.”

You aren’t missing much.

And drump isn’t the problem it’s economic anxiety.🤮🤮🤮

that'll be his polling number after this performance.

as a talking point.

So Yang's hammering on the fact that 78% of us live paycheck to paycheck and how to change that as fast as possible is smart.

I just posted the final speaking times. https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287488319

Candidates’ Speaking Time So Far Last updated at 10:13 p.m. EST

Sanders
18:25
Biden
17:44
Buttigieg
17:09
Klobuchar
14:24
Warren
14:25
Yang
6:27
Steyer
12:08

Warren. Her ideas and style will never win a national election. Plays fairly well in a primary though.

Steyer. I think he just gets a thrill being there and having the mike.

You were saying?

Based on my observations Pete uses real problem solving skills and if he explains his approach and it makes sense thats not pathetic, its the thinking we need.

And that Pete hasn’t come up with a good answer on race issues in South Bend yet.

Yeah there are issues. I believe he’s served 2 terms there. And when he talks about what he has done it all makes sense. I haven’t seen a gaffe from him in a year. He disputed her statistics so I’m sure they will be coming out with some kind of fuller statement.

Nt

prosper and next thing you know no more racism, poverty, sexism, or wars.

And he doesn’t give his $1000 answer for once.

Kinda rambles without saying it.

Nt

go into stump speech mode.

Fantastic answer and it tugged on the heart strings. Said she will fight for them.

She gets loud cheers.

I think the style between her answer and Bernies 1% was important. She was very uplifting.

That was poetry.

Is why I support Amy. She was fantastic.

She was by far the best of this debate. It really wasn't close.... nobody was a close second.


Her final answer, like someone else said, was pure poetry.



We need Amy.

I might have to switch my preference back 😊

Excelent

I’m glad.

She will get a debate bounce from tonight imo

Biden had a really good night.

Klobechar did the best, followed by Warren

(although I did not watch the beginning)

seems to be even more that she stated.



Live Updates
Democratic debate in New Hampshire

By Fernando Alfonso III and Veronica Rocha, CNN
Updated 10:32 p.m. ET, February 7, 2020

8 min ago
Fact check: Warren claims 36 million Americans can't afford prescription drugs


https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/democratic-debate-live/index.html

From CNN's Tami Luhby

Joe Raedle/Getty Images


The high cost of health care was front and center at the Democratic debate in New Hampshire Friday night.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that “36 million Americans last year couldn’t afford to have a prescription filled, and that includes people with health insurance.”

Facts first: Multiple studies show that millions of Americans can’t afford their medications. While it’s unclear which study Warren is referencing, Warren’s campaign did previously tell PolitiFact that she was referencing a 2019 Commonwealth Fund report when she made a similar point late last year. And by that measure she’s close — that report found that 37 million adults age 19 to 64 did not fill a prescription in 2018 because of cost. The study notes that many people with insurance coverage still face financial difficulties because they have high deductibles or out-of-pocket costs. 

Other studies also show that Americans have trouble affording their prescription drugs. A 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that 11.4% of adults age 18 to 64 did not take their medication as prescribed to reduce costs in 2017, while 19.5% asked their doctor for a lower-cost alternative.

Meanwhile, a 2019 survey from Gallup and West Health found that 58 million adults reported an inability to pay for needed drugs in past year.

One bright spot: Things used to be worse. Before the Affordable Care Act went to effect in 2014, even more Americans had trouble filling prescriptions, according to the Commonwealth report. In 2012, some 50 million people did not fill their prescriptions.  

President Trump and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have said they want to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, but little has been done.

the ACA and pre=existing conditions, I am very scared--and have been for LONG time.

So did Amy.

I'm prejudiced as well and I also thought Amy was outstanding.

from Hayes undecided group

Is the thread hunting round for the analysis by ABC news?

This was by far the best debate this year.

Thanks to the thread moderator, really appreciate you!!!

Like I ever thought I’d agree with Christie 😳

The general consensus is that Amy did very well. That was my conclusion as well. And welcome to DU.

I switched to MSNBC as soon as the debate was over. Chris Hayes is talking to New Hampshire voters. Its like a town hall.