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Politicub

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129. He had an opportunity to make his pitch for privacy but blew it.
Tue Oct 15, 2019, 10:08 PM
Oct 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
*****Democratic Debate Thread#3***** [View all] MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 OP
Oh good! There are two of you though. nolabear Oct 2019 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Politicub Oct 2019 #2
Wow - the GM stat is eye opening. Politicub Oct 2019 #4
Most ALL of our candidates would be great. a kennedy Oct 2019 #5
lol. Maybe change to # 3? nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #6
Good idea MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #7
Good job Tom Steyer JonLP24 Oct 2019 #8
Amy is killing it. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #9
She really is. The lefty likes the moderates...ALL THE WAY. nt UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #10
Amy boomer_wv Oct 2019 #16
Speaking of. boomer_wv Oct 2019 #19
LOL! yes. nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #51
She does question everything Oct 2019 #11
Yup...she's doing a great job.... a kennedy Oct 2019 #12
I'm sort of shocked at how she's owning the stage tonight... AkFemDem Oct 2019 #13
Yeah, where has this Amy been? Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #14
Yes she is. nt Kahuna7 Oct 2019 #15
Amy K is having her moment peggysue2 Oct 2019 #106
Adore Amy...she can persuade the persuadeable. apcalc Oct 2019 #108
Kinda strange that Warren says rich people are different question everything Oct 2019 #17
Except that she did not say that jcgoldie Oct 2019 #23
I thought she did. Will have to wait for the transcript question everything Oct 2019 #26
She should go after corporations jcgoldie Oct 2019 #29
She did. Found the transcript question everything Oct 2019 #165
Yes, it is strange! Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #24
Well, literary quote, so... emmaverybo Oct 2019 #27
Straight out of the Great Gatsby peggysue2 Oct 2019 #39
Having a net worth of $12 million is far from being a billionaire or even spooky3 Oct 2019 #56
I wish the country was ready for Andrew Yang. I haven't heard one single thing Maru Kitteh Oct 2019 #18
I AGREE! ANDREW YANG IS UNDERRATED flamingdem Oct 2019 #21
Yes, he is right about the VAT peggysue2 Oct 2019 #42
Elizabeth and Beto are going at it MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #20
Sad to see beto get on the "say the T word" game jcgoldie Oct 2019 #25
They're both great candidates MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #82
Kudos to Castro for being the first to mention the homeless JonLP24 Oct 2019 #22
I think Bernie mentioned the homeless earlier femmedem Oct 2019 #28
Unimpressed by Warren tonight kennetha Oct 2019 #30
+1 emmaverybo Oct 2019 #33
Amy K nailed Warren for that 'my way or the highway' tone peggysue2 Oct 2019 #52
Yes she did...and with a side of side eye. Kahuna7 Oct 2019 #61
+2 n/t MFGsunny Oct 2019 #55
Klobuchar and Pete have done a number on her IMHO Celerity Oct 2019 #57
Excellent response from Mayor Pete to Gabbard Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #31
absolutely demtenjeep Oct 2019 #35
Yes he does... apcalc Oct 2019 #117
I really like this guy. I could fantasize about a Buttigieg/ Abrams ticket. Pisces Oct 2019 #147
agree nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #95
Anybody know what the respective times are? nolabear Oct 2019 #32
someone posted that the NYT tishaLA Oct 2019 #37
it is. Steyer hardly gets to talk and Beto and Yang and Castro have not question everything Oct 2019 #40
The constant attacks on her are causing the time disparity. blm Oct 2019 #47
agree nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #96
Preach it pete Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 #34
+10000 Celerity Oct 2019 #36
+1 Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #46
caging children on the border but letting isis prisoners go free janterry Oct 2019 #38
Joe Biden 100% on Turkey and Nato flamingdem Oct 2019 #41
Totally naive on foreign policy. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #43
Foreign policy is a great strength of his. And much needed. nolabear Oct 2019 #44
He was excellent and deserved to take that extra time. I'm glad. He shone. hlthe2b Oct 2019 #45
Biden was sharp and exact on that question out of the box peggysue2 Oct 2019 #80
Yes bdamomma Oct 2019 #123
big mistake by Biden, he said that regime change in Syria was NEVER the goal, when it was Celerity Oct 2019 #48
But were troops on the ground there for that goal of regime change? It's one thing to support a UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #60
it is why we got involved in the entire shitstorm over there Celerity Oct 2019 #77
Which elections did the US tamper with? nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #49
Historically? edhopper Oct 2019 #54
Vietnam, Iran, Chili, etc., etc., etc, still_one Oct 2019 #71
Didn't we break bdamomma Oct 2019 #143
Not my question, i was just providinng some blatant examples still_one Oct 2019 #150
Yang needs work on delivery. Also way too conciliatory on Russia. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #50
He was blase about Russia flamingdem Oct 2019 #66
Saw a post earlier mentioning Tulsi, Yang and Bernie in the same breath lostnfound Oct 2019 #167
Harris had a strong comment about recent events in question everything Oct 2019 #53
I think the fourth is the Assad regime. Turin_C3PO Oct 2019 #59
Yes, also Iran question everything Oct 2019 #166
Dumb question re: going door to door for AK 47s nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #58
Wow, Pete! "I don't need lessons from you on courage..." nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #62
I thought it was a great response. Beto hasn't served, and Pete has. Pisces Oct 2019 #152
Whoa. Getting personal here with Beto and Mayor Pete. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #63
Yikes. Mersky Oct 2019 #64
Bernie ahead so far... Strong jobs by Klobuchar, JCMach1 Oct 2019 #118
Pete slow down! This topic is really personal ecstatic Oct 2019 #65
The SB mayor's response to Mr O'Rourke was tishaLA Oct 2019 #67
I also thought he pushed too hard, but not sure how others saw it. nt spooky3 Oct 2019 #68
Buttigieg went too far with his attack. Politicub Oct 2019 #69
Unnecessary roughness. I call the foul. For somebody who framed himself as the kind MFGsunny Oct 2019 #99
Attacks tonight have been overthetop in general. blm Oct 2019 #101
+1000 emmaverybo Oct 2019 #70
I missed that part MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #113
Amy is KILLING IT! Mayor Pete is also doing well. nt Kahuna7 Oct 2019 #72
I think Pete went too far in his exchange with Beto. nt ecstatic Oct 2019 #73
I think he did what he needed to do. Poor Beto is likely done after tonight. nt Kahuna7 Oct 2019 #74
Tulsi too? demtenjeep Oct 2019 #85
Who's backing her? Putin apparently. hedda_foil Oct 2019 #144
I agree. He did well. Pisces Oct 2019 #160
Excessive. Acted as if Beto had questioned his physical courage in order to remind us he has been emmaverybo Oct 2019 #83
+1. Nice fake outrage dalton99a Oct 2019 #97
She is always impressive! Politicub Oct 2019 #75
YES elleng Oct 2019 #76
Castro makes good points on problem with assault weapons confiscation. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #78
Yup. I don't see why others don't see this obvious problem tishaLA Oct 2019 #90
It is unconscionable that the GOP allowed the assault weapons ban to lapse Politicub Oct 2019 #79
Thank you, Castro, for saying Atatiana Jefferson's name. ecstatic Oct 2019 #81
Pete, thank you for knocking Beto off the high and misguided horse. aikoaiko Oct 2019 #84
+10000, its puts doable things at risk on an all or nothing gambit, same as MFA purists Celerity Oct 2019 #92
Beto won that won, but nice try! nt liskddksil Oct 2019 #125
Is "pursued by grace" an AA thing? tishaLA Oct 2019 #86
a book elleng Oct 2019 #91
This has definitely been Klobuchar's night. AkFemDem Oct 2019 #87
Big night for Amy K. oasis Oct 2019 #148
There's waaaaaaay too many people on the debate stage Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #88
Pretty sure thats a point we can almost all agree on jcgoldie Oct 2019 #89
Lol...we need more of that!! Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #94
There's a few bdamomma Oct 2019 #157
Lol so true Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #158
Decriminalizing opiods is way out there. I didn't know any of the nominees supported it. Politicub Oct 2019 #93
Thank you. I hope we don't see pain management devolve to Tylenol post-surgery and for all cases of emmaverybo Oct 2019 #102
you have that right demtenjeep Oct 2019 #145
I'm so sorry. Politicub Oct 2019 #154
thank you demtenjeep Oct 2019 #164
I had my window hidden and didn't see: who shouted,"Yes! Preach, Beto!" Beartracks Oct 2019 #98
Good job finessing that one Sanders and really, best way to handle the health question. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #100
Bernie is charming tonight. He is smiling and is sharp as a tack with his answers. Politicub Oct 2019 #105
Yes. He really is in terrific form. Got to hand it to him! emmaverybo Oct 2019 #109
Any health scare bdamomma Oct 2019 #162
tom steyer's plaid tie IcyPeas Oct 2019 #103
Lmao Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #107
yes he only has one tie (sort of) IcyPeas Oct 2019 #116
His lucky tie? emmaverybo Oct 2019 #115
I'm running because of my age... boomer_wv Oct 2019 #104
Made me smile peggysue2 Oct 2019 #140
Gabbard's response to the age question... wysimdnwyg Oct 2019 #110
OMG - not again. "I'm going to ask our other candidates this question..." Politicub Oct 2019 #111
It was weird every time she did it Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #122
I had stepped into the kitchen. What was she starting to ask? Beartracks Oct 2019 #130
CNN went to a break and she didn't have a chance to get her question out. Politicub Oct 2019 #132
Jesus, Tulsi... nolabear Oct 2019 #112
She really needs to go and soon JCMach1 Oct 2019 #121
Boy does she. nolabear Oct 2019 #133
WTF is up with Gabbard asking Warren questions all night Docreed2003 Oct 2019 #114
I could hear the collective groan in this thread Politicub Oct 2019 #120
Gabbard terrible. Would not be surprised if she ran as a 3rd party dsp3000 Oct 2019 #119
Yang has also been terrible tonight... JCMach1 Oct 2019 #124
this cycle's Jill Stein demtenjeep Oct 2019 #153
LOL @ Yang. "There's a reason nobody is using Bing today." ecstatic Oct 2019 #126
That was a sick burn! Politicub Oct 2019 #128
Why do I get the feeling Yang has his responses memorized word for word? jcgoldie Oct 2019 #127
He had an opportunity to make his pitch for privacy but blew it. Politicub Oct 2019 #129
He's drilling his lines. Just a bad delivery style. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #134
Steyer is right. We have to counter Trump's economic message. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #131
Steyer has been pretty good, Bernie's night though JCMach1 Oct 2019 #135
LOL Booker, in light of health questions: "The unhealthiest candidate in 2020 is Trump." True! n/t Beartracks Oct 2019 #136
+1 MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #137
Warren should not ignore Harris. Put a hand up and say I'll answer that or whatever. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #138
She's answering it in her own way, not on point but elleng Oct 2019 #141
No, "delete Trump's Twitter" is a silly non sequitur Tarc Oct 2019 #142
Exactly.. Warren was addressing the issue jcgoldie Oct 2019 #149
I'd love to cut him off Twitter. He is a pollutant. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #151
Trust me I agree 100% jcgoldie Oct 2019 #156
Harris -- Wow! LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #139
Good on Amy taking it to Trump. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #146
*THERE IS A NEW THREAD NO. 4 NOW* IcyPeas Oct 2019 #155
Good to see Biden's fire! emmaverybo Oct 2019 #159
Is Pete actually.... boomer_wv Oct 2019 #161
I guess Cory passed that torch to Pete MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #163
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