2nd DEM Debate Thread: July 30 & 31, Detroit (MI), CNN

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I hope somebody attacks Biden for voting for the Iraq War.

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These race issues mean nothing to people trying to put food on their table.

That's a very foolish and uninformed thing to say, racism and racial inequality affects people's daily lives and life prospects, and both economic and racial issues need to be addressed.

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Did Biden not even apologize for his Iraq War vote?

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On the issue of the filibuster, I don't actually see that being a prohibitive obstacle if Democrats do win a trifecta. I think Democrats will probably eliminate it eventually, or maybe use reconciliation to get around it on parts of their agenda and weaken it further. Perhaps under a moderate like Biden the filibuster would remain partially in place, but even then I'm unsure. The reason most Democrats aren't outright promising to scrap it right now is that when the Republicans do try to use it and they need to eliminate the filibuster, the Democrats can try and score political points by making it look like Republicans forced them into it, rather than that they were definitely going to eliminate it anyway (not that actual voters care either way of course, but politicians like to maximize positive appearances for themselves at every opportunity).

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Predictit odds with changes from before the debate

Biden 27 (+2)
Warren 22 (-1)
Harris 17 (-6)
Sanders 14 (+2)
Buttigieg 11 (0)
Yang 8 (-1)

Yang at 8 lol.