2nd 2020 Democratic Primary Debate Thread.

Tonight is the 1st night of a two night debate event. Debate will be televised by CNN 8:00-10:00pm ET from Detroit, Michigan.

"You need to make a move right now": Dems prepare for raucous debates. Candidates who attacked made the biggest waves in the June debates. Now every Democrat is prepared to go on offense in Detroit.

What are your expectations for the 2nd debate?

Like that Politico article says, people who attacked and landed punches at each other were the ones to get the headlines and the poll bounce. So seeing how that behavior was incentivized I expect more of that which should make for good television.

Hopefully CNN can get ratings to beat their closest rivals. Home and Garden TV and Nick@nite.

lol, Biden will be flanked by Harris and Booker, an African American and a black woman (optics) that have criticized him before, looking forward to some fireworks. Plus Castro brought the heat in debate #1, who will he choose to attack here? Biden is too obvious, will he go after Harris?

I'm still watching to keep informed but I can't believe we're still at 20 freaking people here. Ridiculous that folks like Delaney, Ryan, and Williamson survived past the first debate.

Kamala Harris will Continue to shine.

Biden will falter again but stay leading.

Whoever recommended Senator Klobuchar to get rid of her eyeglasses (eye surgery or contacts?) should be punched in the face.

Is it me, or has Bullock look good so far?

Yang Gang, reporting in.

+1

Don't know if she has been asked before, if not, someone should ask Senator Warren is Harry Truman was right to use nuclear weapons.

Hope Biden is ready for tomorrow night, their coming for you Joe, their coming.

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Delaney is the only one who surprised me tonight, too bad he carries himself like a weenie.

Warren looked horrible

Looking forward to Yang and Tulsi tomorrow

quite the lineup in this race for second

Consensus says otherwise..........Warren dominated the debate and had a classic zinger moment.

Sanders did well as well, Buttigieg did well too.

The centrists came to slap, progressives were ready and the center got slapped down. Warren humiliated Delaney.

@texasgoldrush: I disagree entirely,

But thats okay

No, Delaney got owned, he got owned so hard all he could do is crack a nervous smile.

Not for the time being,

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/06/17/nbc_wsj_poll_trump_vs_biden_2020_democrats_impeachment.html

According to internal Trump campaign numbers, new head-to-head numbers for the president and his most likely Democratic opponents are consistent with what other pollsters are finding from other outlets. There's a 10 point lead for Biden, 9 points for Bernie Sanders. Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg all have a one-to-two-point lead over Trump.

@zaryia: The polling is so bizarre, and it seems that name recognition, not ideology is causing Bernie and Biden to outperform the others.

Looking at things, it should be Warren that is the best candidate as she is not only running the best campaign but can attack the Trump economy the most effectively. Harris should be able to bridge the progressive and moderate wings.

Right now the polls are nothing but noise. Obama won in Iowa against Clinton despite him being 20 points down against her.

Here is centrist trash getting owned by Warren

Funny how Delaney wanted to debate AOC (who actually made Joe Crowley roll up his sleeves in a debate) a few months back....lol

Trump’s 2020 chances just got better.

Thanks Dems!

What freebies were they offering this time around?

watching a DNC debate is a bit like watching an auction, aint it?.. one candidate offers universal healthcare.. going once, going twice.. REPARATIONS! from another

+1 karma for referencing too many cooks

Round 2 about to start. Joe they are coming for you!

He said he'd hit back. We'll see if he does.

Wait, I didn't see like the first 20 minutes of the debate yesterday, did they sang they National Anthem last night too? Did they do the same in the 1st debate (MSNBC)?

Way too much.

Kind of funny, to ease the tension but kind of weak too.

I think Michael Bennett forgot his opening statement.

Fight! Fight!

Harris stumbled a little bit in her answer. Biden went after straight up calling her a "double talker"! And Harris is stumbling again.

Biden quickly embracing Obamacare.

Gillibrand evading the question or choosing not to fight between Democrats depending how you want to look at it.

Biden for price control! yay!

Castro mentioning Puerto Rico on his opening statement.

I feel you brother from another mother.

Yang doing good.

That Gabbard white outfit grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Summary: Biden just did enough to not get killed on stage, but he would not fare well debating against Warren let alone Trump. Harris stumbled. Plus:

Damn.

Tulsi is bae

Wow, Jennifer Granholm has gotten so bad. These two governors don't add much in terms on analysis only there ostensibly to add a "moderate" voice. Not working.

Booker and Gabbard took W's tonight.

Biden was better but still took an L. Harris did well against him, Booker crushed him, and De Blasio made him stumble. If you really look at it, Biden did worse looking back hours later than minutes later.

Harris stumbled but did okay overall.

Warren won the debate as a whole.

Damn, poor Biden was being attacked by everyone. 3 years later and now Obama is not a favorable president.

This isn't a new thing. Obama faced some entrenched Democrat opposition his entire Presidency. There were Democrats who ran during his second term on a platform of opposing him. There were also swing states, like Missouri, that flipped red during his initial election out of opposition to some of his ideas (thanks to the resulting political mess and Hillary's incompetence at campaigning, some of those states are likely permanently lost).

This had long-term effects. Obamacare is such of a mess because of the compromises Obama was forced to make in order to even get it passed, the Republicans got bolder about their efforts to bully Democrats into submission, and people closely allied with Obama have tended to find their political power to have a very short shelf life. Pelosi, who gained some notability for being willing to oppose Obama during his Presidency, naturally came out as one of the Democrat leaders with growing authority.

So, I am not surprised Biden is getting burned hard. He's the face of a regime his party only remembers well in hindsight, and even then it's not particularly liked.

Somewhat true. A lot of millennials like myself voted for Bernie and were against Hillary. But this year it seems like the hatred towards the old democratic party has increased even more. It's so fragmented and divided, I'm not even sure if they can win 2020.

I thought Yang had a great debate. He was spot on with his answers, didn't need to attack anyone and easily had the best opening/closing statements of the night. Biden did decent enough dealing with multiple attacks but flubbed often, Harris did too. Her stock took a serious hit tonight. If she couldn't even deal with Gabbard attacking her, She isn't gonna manage when anyone else does. And considering she'd already dropped 4% since the last debate, I expect her to take another dip as well after this one.

Booker did alright but he looked like a moron by saying we are playing into Republican hands by fighting and then proceeds to throw insults at the other candidates.

@zaryia: How did that polling work out for you last time?

LOL love when people show they don't understand the poll. Bet we can guess which party you support.

@LJS9502_basic: Lol I understand it perfectly.

Now go vote for the best candidate to give you some free shit. I'm sure you need it.

@Gaming-Planet: Because the old Democrat party is useless. I left.

And if the centrist and establishment wings want to continue their demeaning and corrupt ways, then I hope they like Trump for 4 more years, because thats what they will get with their turd sandwich candidate, Joe Biden.

The person I quoted said race for second. He's talking like they are trailing Trump when it's the opposite. Going by polling at the moment, this isn't possible. A 10 point gap is huge.

He could be right in the future, just not now.

So vote for a Republican? Red States/Voters use the most federal aid. By far. The most socialism in this country is for GOP constituents. This also includes Farmers.