Klobuchar’s coming out party: the CNN health care debate

[Mr. Morden]

Tonight at 9pm ET, Klobuchar and Sanders will go up against Cassidy and Graham in a “town hall debate” over health care on CNN, with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash hosting.  The event is in DC, and is expected to last 90 minutes.:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/politics/graham-cassidy-town-hall-sanders-kobuchar/index.html

While both Klobuchar and Sanders are potential 2020 presidential candidates, let’s be honest here.  Sanders gets national media attention frequently, owing to his presidential campaign last year, while Klobuchar typically gets very little coverage.  So this is potentially Klobuchar’s opportunity to introduce herself to a national audience that might not have ever heard of her before.  Will anyone remember this in two and half years, when people are voting in the primaries?  Probably not.  But hey, we’ll still get a chance to see how she performs in a live national debate-esque event, so that’s something.

I have other plans tonight, so won’t watch it live, but feel free to post any live reaction you have here that’s relevant to the performances of Klobuchar and Sanders and their possible 2020 presidential candidacies.

https://www.bustle.com/p/how-to-stream-bernie-sanders-graham-cassidy-health-care-debate-online-2438983

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[ProgressiveCanadian]

Should really be Bernie and Warren since they have been the most vocal but meh, she cosponsored Medicare for all so let's see how she performs.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

Looks like she actually hasn't cosponsored it...of course....

[Mr. Morden]

Looks like she actually hasn't cosponsored it.

Yeah, I am legit curious to see what she has to say when asked about single payer tonight since I haven't really seen her take a position on it one way or the other, at least this year.  Most of the other likely 2020 Dem. presidential candidates in the Senate are co-sponsoring Sanders's bill, but she's held out on it so far.

[GoTfan]

Looks like she actually hasn't cosponsored it.

Yeah, I am legit curious to see what she has to say when asked about single payer tonight since I haven't really seen her take a position on it one way or the other, at least this year.  Most of the other likely 2020 Dem. presidential candidates in the Senate are co-sponsoring Sanders's bill, but she's held out on it so far.

She seems to have kicked it down the road for a while. Maybe she was waiting for something like this to come along where she can make her support known in a very public fashion?

[Rookie Yinzer]

Single payer is not passing anytime soon. The focus needs to be on defeating Graham-Cassidy. She does not need to have co-sponsored Sanders' bill to partake in the debate.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

Single payer is not passing anytime soon. The focus needs to be on defeating Graham-Cassidy. She does not need to have co-sponsored Sanders' bill to partake in the debate.

Medicare for all is over 60% popularity. Over 80% of Democrats support it. Get on board why don't ya?

[America Needs R'hllor]

Single payer is not passing anytime soon. The focus needs to be on defeating Graham-Cassidy. She does not need to have co-sponsored Sanders' bill to partake in the debate.

Medicare for all is over 60% popularity. Over 80% of Democrats support it. Get on board why don't ya?

I'm sure free ponies at the cost of nothing would be popular with the general public aswell.

Free ponies would also not save you from dying horribly.

[GlobeSoc]

Single payer is not passing anytime soon. The focus needs to be on defeating Graham-Cassidy. She does not need to have co-sponsored Sanders' bill to partake in the debate.

Medicare for all is over 60% popularity. Over 80% of Democrats support it. Get on board why don't ya?

I'm sure free ponies at the cost of nothing would be popular with the general public aswell.

Free ponies would also not save you from dying horribly.

[Citation Needed]

[No citation needed]

[Kamala]

Cassidy's voice puts me to sleep. Boring.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Amy Klobuchar's talking style is weird and seems a little off... but i kind of like it?

[Kamala]

Amy Klobuchar's talking style is weird and seems a little off... but i kind of like it?

It feels really rehearsed.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

Single payer is not passing anytime soon. The focus needs to be on defeating Graham-Cassidy. She does not need to have co-sponsored Sanders' bill to partake in the debate.

Medicare for all is over 60% popularity. Over 80% of Democrats support it. Get on board why don't ya?

I'm sure free ponies at the cost of nothing would be popular with the general public aswell.

So does that mean every country in the western world except the US has a pony?

[Kamala]

Can someone make a debate thread?

[ProgressiveCanadian]

Amy Klobuchar's talking style is weird and seems a little off... but i kind of like it?

It feels really rehearsed.

That's because it is.

[Kamala]

I'm liking Bernie tonight. Cassidy and Graham basically acknowledged they lost, because they've begun to attack single-payer/public option/Medicare at 55 instead of defend their bill.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

She's nervous but it feels like there's a real person up there instead of a politician... does that sound too hack-y?

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Lindsey Graham wants to raise the minimum wage??

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Cassidy is really condescending

[Kleine Scheiße]

Did Cassidy just respond to a 13 year old leukemia patient by asking for sympathy for some guy "back home" who's premium went up due to the ACA?

What in God's name is happening to the GOP?

[Kamala]

Graham is talking about how state government officials can be voted out.. but Senators cannot?

[ProgressiveCanadian]

LOL at Cassidy talking about pharmaceutical companies like they aren't huge donors to the GOP.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Klobuchar just mentioned a "middle ground" between Graham-Cassidy and Medicare for all.

[Lord Admirale]

Klobuchar just mentioned a "middle ground" between Graham-Cassidy and Medicare for all.

NOT. SOCIALIST. ENOUGH.

[TheSaint250]

This seems to be Cassidy attempting that boost is name recognition.  I like how he speaks.