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

[Oak Hills]

So they're not actually going to start the debate until 8:30?

Well, when I saw they had three hours scheduled in my local paper's TV listings, I assumed that was what they were going to do. I assume they'll also finish at about 10:30 so they can do post-debate coverage, or have wiggle room to have it go on longer if they need it.

Also, anyone else find it bizarre that they're running extra coverage instead of commercials on the web stream?

[Oak Hills]

O'Malley going for a national-security argument.

[Oak Hills]

Shots fired! O'Malley calls Trump a fascist!

[Oak Hills]

Sanders apologizes both to Clinton and to his supporters.

[Oak Hills]

Wow something with Hillary is off tonight...

she seems tired

I guess she's been tired out by the events of the last two days.

And right on cue, O'Malley's trying the "pox-on-both-your-houses" approach.

[Oak Hills]

Wow something with Hillary is off tonight...

she seems tired

No matter who you support, I think we can all agree that Hillary doing bad at a debate is a good thing.

Not if you're a Hillary supporter.

[Oak Hills]

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.

[Oak Hills]

King Abdullah II is a "hero" now?

[Oak Hills]

King Abdullah II is a "hero" now?

Remember all the talk of this picture?

No.

Clinton seems disorganized and disoriented to start, while O'Malley seems vibrant.

Well, yeah, he's the only one who didn't have to deal with this sh*tstorm over the last forty-eight hours.

[Oak Hills]

What tv channel is it on

ABC...

Found it. The online stream is about 60 seconds behind the television version.

Anyway, my predictions:

Hillary Clinton:

- "I'm a woman."
- "Boo Republicans."
- "My experience is sufficient."

Bernie Sanders:

- "Boo rich people."
- "I use statistics."
- "grrrrrrrr"

Martin O'Malley:

- "My name is Martin O'Malley."
- "I'm running for President."
- "I used to be the governor of a state."

Don't forget for O'Malley: "I stand up to the NRA."

You sure called it.

[Oak Hills]

I love how Bernie always morphs into an ultra-pragmatist/consensus-builder whenever guns come up.

[Oak Hills]

When is this over?

My program guide says it ends at eleven, and the networks seem generally to be more conscientious in finishing on time than the cable channels, given their different business models. However, as I said earlier, I think they only scheduled it for all of primetime so they'd have wiggle-room regarding when to end.