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Democratic Primaries

hlthe2b

(102,105 posts) Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:00 PM Jul 2019

The #1 issue for Dems (beyond defeating Trump) is health care. Does anyone think this debate [View all]

clarified this issue or allowed ANY of the candidates to make clear their policy and differences?

I think the way it was handled in this debate was merely theater and just muddied the waters more. I find it frustrating as hell.

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

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The #1 issue for Dems (beyond defeating Trump) is health care. Does anyone think this debate [View all] hlthe2b Jul 2019 OP

The US corporate media prefers theater to substance. guillaumeb Jul 2019 #1

It's the format Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #2

debates these days are always theater. there are many ways to find out JI7 Jul 2019 #3

Agree! Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #4

That's too bad.. seems like Cha Jul 2019 #5

Not enough, CNN wants fireworks and twerking instead of substantive answers uponit7771 Jul 2019 #6

I did not watch either of the debates, but my impression from reading here was yesterday's debate still_one Jul 2019 #7

Yes, but this one's not over yet; elleng Jul 2019 #10

No, the issue (and everyone's 'solutions') are too complex to be clarified in such as forum. elleng Jul 2019 #8

it was confusing bigtree Jul 2019 #9

No it has not provided any clarity for most Americans tulipsandroses Jul 2019 #11

The sheer number of candidates has made it impossible to dive deeply into the issue. Music Man Jul 2019 #12

#1 issue should be climate change (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jul 2019 #13

I'm just referring to recent polling. I don't disagree with you on climate change. hlthe2b Jul 2019 #14