ABC Manchester, NH Democratic debate @8pm ET **live commentary thread**

[Lyin' Steve]

Martin O'Malley drunk?!?!?!

[Lyin' Steve]

Yeah Clinton was surprised by the apology.  And her halting ISIS answer reminds me of extemp debate speeches, like she doesn't remember her prep very well.

What does "the very first post-9/11 mayor" mean???

[Lyin' Steve]

Yeah Clinton was surprised by the apology.

I have no idea why she would be. It should've been obvious Sanders was going to say that.

Yeah I would've prepared for that too.
But she was like um well um I um am very um happy um with that um sentiment....

[Lyin' Steve]

Hillary catching her mojo now.

[Lyin' Steve]

"I wanted to talk about... I wanted to talk about profiling... Senator Sanders..."
"No no no, I want to talk about something else."
...
"THE RICH ARE GETTING MUCH RICHER!  THE POOR ARE GETTING MUCH POORER!"

[Lyin' Steve]

Really bad answer from Sanders.
Martha:  "What Obama's doing isn't working.  What are you going to do differently?"
Sanders:  "I would make it work!  I would tell Saudi Arabia, which is very rich, that they have to fight ISIS, not the terrorists on their doorstep in Yemen!  I would tell Qatar to cancel the World Cup and fight ISIS!"

[Lyin' Steve]

Raddatz:  "Don't you think that's a decision you need to make NOW?!?!?!"
Clinton:  "NO I DON'T!!!"

[Lyin' Steve]

This crowd is just done with O'Malley.

[Lyin' Steve]

Hillary:  Everyone should LOVE me!!!!
Bernie:  Businesses will HATE me!!!!

[Lyin' Steve]

O'Malley looks like he's about to cry.

"The worst type of concentration, secretary Clinton, is the concentration of the big banks."
For a second I though he'd say the worst type of cnocentration is a concentration camp
I wasn't paying attention at all.

[Lyin' Steve]

I really hate the "who cares?  The differences we're arguing about are nothing compared to the differences between us and [the other party]" line that's taking off this year.

[Lyin' Steve]

Sanders comes out against big fancy college football stadiums. I like football as much as anyone but I approve of his remark.

Don't the stadiums pay for themselves?  College football is a very profitable industry.
The UW football stadium is a prominent part of the western Lake Washington skyline.  It's usually packed and I'm confident it pays for itself and then some.

[Lyin' Steve]

This commentator analysis in the middle of the debate is ridiculous. It was bad enough that they lied about when the debate started.

Yeah and they really shouldn't have George Stephanopolous commenting on it as a neutral observer given that he was Bill Clinton's... press secretary?  Some position in the Clinton administration.
He knows where his bread is buttered.

[Lyin' Steve]

Man if I was a cop I would be so frustrated right now.  The police are an "oppressor force?"  OK Bernie.