CBS Des Moines, Iowa Democratic debate @9pm ET **live commentary thread**

[Landslide Lyndon]

Why is the audience suddenly clapping after every response when they were completely silent for the first 45 minutes? Did they lift the gag order or something?

The candidates were cautious with terrorism and foreign policy but they brought out the red meat now that they are talking about domestic issues.

[The Other Castro]

These twitter stats are getting pretty annoying.

[Blue3]

Did anyone else lose the signal for a few seconds?

[Pyro]

O'Malley and Sanders totally right.
The economy does well when people can afford spend money. Consumption requires a disposable income.

[Likely Voter]

This one upping eachother on minimum wage feels a lot like the GOPers one upping eachother on tax cut rates

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O'Malley and Sanders totally right.
The economy does well when people can afford spend money. Consumption requires a disposable income.

In fact after the minimum wage increased by 87.5% in 1949, the next 12 months had a higher percentage increase in jobs than any 12 months since then.

[Blue3]

O'Malley and Sanders totally right.
The economy does well when people can afford spend money. Consumption requires a disposable income.

$12 is still nearly double the $7 minimum we have now, and above Obama's $10 proposal.

[NeverAgain]

Hillary clearly won the foreign policy section, but Bernie bested her on healthcare (also getting the only applause of the night with the Eisenhower joke.) O'Malley looked silly getting talked to like a toddler by the moderator then backing down.

I agree, Clinton did so well in the foreign policy section, I don't know if Sanders can recover this debate.

Dunno what debate you have been watching. From what I have seen is the Democrats all giving good answers and solid policy planks. Bernie and O'Malley have really shined so far. Hillary has been unimpressive.

[Skye]

Huh. O'Malley actually did good in this section.

[IceSpear]

This one upping eachother on minimum wage feels a lot like the GOPers one upping eachother on tax cut rates

Oh yeah? Well I support a $1,000/hour minimum wage. Take THAT!

But Hillary definitely lost that exchange on the optics. Helped by the timing of the commercial break.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Best to Worst Performance:

Clinton
Sanders
O'Malley

Hillary's "margin of victory" is getting narrower though.

[Higgs]

O'Malley and Sanders totally right.
The economy does well when people can afford spend money. Consumption requires a disposable income.

In fact after the minimum wage increased by 87.5% in 1949, the next 12 months had a higher percentage increase in jobs than any 12 months since then.

Have you ever heard of extraneous variables?

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The opening montage is actually pretty good...

[The Other Castro]

The commercial break commentators are saying O'Malley is picking up some steam.

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"Cut it out"


LOL

[Skye]

Gotcha question there for Clinton.

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oy vey here we go

[IceSpear]

This moderator isn't even trying to hide his anti-Hillary bias.

"Why are you a Wall Street shill, Hillary?"
"Senator Sanders, what do you think about Hillary being a Wall Street shill?"

[kansasdemocrat]

ISIS apologist about to get droned.

[Pyro]

Sanders bringing up TR, saying he'd break up the major banks! Hell yeah!

[Pouring Rain and Blairing Music]

Sanders bringing up TR, saying he'd break up the major banks! Hell yeah!

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

WOMEN!

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I really wish he would point out that he refused that money from the pharmaceutical dude and then ask Hillary if she would do the same...

And here's Hillary again: GUYS MY DONORS HAVE VAGINAS HEHEHEHEHE

[Likely Voter]

No more Mr. Nice Bernie.

[kansasdemocrat]

RIP Bernie.