CNN Las Vegas, NV Democratic debate @9pm ET **live commentary thread**

[Col. Roosevelt]

Did you guys know Hillary Clinton was a woman?

I had no idea.

[Bigby]

I don't mind if we have a woman as President. I just don't care about her gender; I care about issues and if she's tough enough to be our leader.

Hillary Clinton is not your candidate, then.

[DrScholl]

This debate has been far more coherent than any of the GOP ones.

[Donald Trump 2016 !]

Hard to say who won and lost tonight.  Everyone basically did what they wanted to do.  Sanders excited his supporters and annoyed moderate democrats, Hillary did her thing and brushed off all her attacks, Webb and O'Malley did reasonable jobs introducing themselves, and Chafee wet his pants.

Did Webb threaten to leave during the commercial break?  Wonder what Anderson was talking about on the intro.

Hilldawg took longer at bathroom than others because vagina.

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"Vote for me because I'm a superoutsider because I'm a woman"

[dudeabides]

If O'Malley doesn't surge, there is something wrong with Democratic primary voters. Oh wait....

[Torie]

Democrats better hope Biden enters this race....

Why? If there is any loser of this debate (so far) it's Biden. He was hoping this debate would take Hillary down but she is doing just fine and many will say she won the debate. I suspect Joe's support will shrink, split between Hillary, O'Malley and maybe even some for Webb.

Yes, Hillary is winning this softball love fest. She is better at assuming the veneer as seeming somewhat more calm and sane, and she does exude more knowledge. The other candidates are wasting their time. Sanders can't seem to act Presidential to save his life. He's more like an angry man with scores to settle. Kind of reminds me of Cruz.

[Crumpets]

Wow, what an original question.

[Pyro]

Bernie makes an excellent point how his campaign is not funded by Wall Street.

[Bigby]

Climate change.....Lord help me

Did you expect anything else from someone wearing problems glasses?

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

IF YOU ARE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, WE NEED TO BRING BACK GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.

[Higgs]

List of things that Hillary has that make people want to vote for her:

- experience
- popular views
- a vagina

I'd move vagina to the top of that list

[RINO Tom]

I've learned that Republicans evil and Hillary woman.

And middle class.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

I'm predicting O'Malley goes up in the polls after tonight.

[Reginald]

Las Vegas is sustainable... that's new.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Clinton has won. Now, whether CNN spins it as such is up in the air, but I think she has the best replayable zingers, so I'd expect her position to rise. Some Bernie support may go to O'Malley.

And I have to say, you could drive a truck through the holes in a lot of the economic arguments of these candidates. I think this election is the GOP's to lose.

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I'm predicting O'Malley goes up in the polls after tonight.

They all will (except maybe Chafee); it's all about name rec this early in the cycle for most of the minor candidates.

[Mr. Morden]

Total speaking time as of about 7 minutes ago:

https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/654122778149392386

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[RINO Tom]

Clinton has won. Now, whether CNN spins it as such is up in the air, but I think she has the best replayable zingers, so I'd expect her position to rise. Some Bernie support may go to O'Malley.

And I have to say, you could drive a truck through the holes in a lot of the economic arguments of these candidates. I think this election is the GOP's to lose.

But ... middle class!

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Sanders: tax elements!

[Donald Trump 2016 !]

Total speaking time as of about 7 minutes ago:

https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/654122778149392386

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Seems about right.

[Likely Voter]

Las Vegas is sustainable... that's new.

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Total speaking time as of about 7 minutes ago:

https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/654122778149392386

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Seems to correlate pretty well to how well they seem to be doing. Interesting.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Cause you know Bernie, every single Republican in this country is anti-climate change.....LOL

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

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