1st DEM Debate Thread: June 26 & 27, Miami, MSNBC & NBC & Telemundo (9-11pm)

[Mr. Morden]

Is this drawing happening imminently?  Btw:

https://twitter.com/DavidWright_CNN/status/1139545676499574785

So I guess Castro doesn't count as having a 2% polling average, if it's just 8?  IIRC, there was some question about that.

[Mr. Morden]

"Per source in the room", the "kids table" will go first:

https://twitter.com/rubycramer/status/1139572003084615683

[Mr. Morden]

Another source saying Warren's group will go first:

https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/1139572821858934784

I'm curious about whether anyone in the June 26th debate will bother attacking Warren (as she'll be the leading candidate on the stage), or do they just ignore her and attack Biden even though he's not there?  (Remember when Jindal attacked Christie's record during one of the 2016 kiddie debates, because Christie was leader of the kiddie table?  lol)

Conceivably, there won't be much attacking of anyone in the first debate, even for the June 27th group.  First debates usually aren't heavy on attacks, because the trailing candidates want to leave a positive impression and aren't desperate yet.  But who knows.  Maybe Delaney and Ryan will lob some bombs at her.

[Mr. Morden]

Interesting that there happens to be three women in each debate. Makes me think it isn't so random.

I just flipped a coin 6 times in a row.  Result:

tails-tails-heads-head-heads-tails

Exactly 3 heads and 3 tails.  I guess the coin flipping must not have been random.

[Mr. Morden]

60 second answers and 30 seconds for followups:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/here-are-rules-first-democratic-debate-n1021266

Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer questions and 30 seconds to respond to follow-ups. And there will be no opening statements, though candidates will have a chance to deliver closing remarks.

The two-hour debates will zip by quickly, with five segments each night separated by four commercial breaks.