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

[The Mikado]

We all agree that Bernie's campaign basically ends in 9 days, right?

...Why do you think that?

[The Mikado]

This is getting off topic, but isn't Bernie the major candidate who consistently polls highest when voters are asked who they have a negative view of/don't want to become the nominee? Last I checked he's either leading that pack or second behind de Blasio. A solid 20-25% of Dems have a negative view of him and don't want him to be the nominee, which is significantly higher than Warren and higher than any of the other major candidates.

Poor Bernie, if only those accomplished women (HRC, Kamala, Warren) would get out of the way, he might win something other than statewide election in a state smaller than Columbus OH

Bernie has the best favorable ratings among Democrats of any candidate in both the latest Morning Consult and Gallup polls.

Close enough that your point is taken, but not technically true.

https://morningconsult.com/2020-democratic-primary/

Biden 73/19
Sanders 71/20

He's significantly higher than everyone else.

Closest other is Warren at 61/16.

[The Mikado]

Yang will go hard after Michael Bennet in the second debate.

??

Yang and Bennet have been having some fun sniping at each on Twitter about the debate.  See https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/454938-andrew-yang-and-michael-bennet-engage-in-satirical-pre-debate-twitter-feud for several of the tweets.

My read is that Yang and Bennet (who are preexisting friends) have decided to try to exploit the "attack someone, that person gets 30 second response" rule. If Yang ends every statement by saying "...and that's why I want to institute the Freedom Dividend, unlike Senator Bennet," and Bennet ends statements "And I have real experience working in education, not like some people here, Mr. Yang," it'll get them both a lot more time to talk.

[The Mikado]

It sucks that they’re trying to push Yang out.

Yang (and Castro) are very likely to qualify. Both are one poll away with the deadline August 28th.