1st DEM Debate Thread: June 26 & 27, Miami, MSNBC & NBC & Telemundo (9-11pm)

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

You guys do realize that pretty much every Democrat on this site has referred to Trump as the "Cheeto-in-Chief," the "Tangerine Tornado," or some variant of this theme, right? Remember when everyone called Ted Cruz "Grandpa Munster?" Making fun of a politician's appearance is obviously not the best refutation of their platform, but don't dish it out if you can't take it, for God's sake. You just come across looking like hypocrites.

Calling Trump things like, "Rapist-in-Chief" or "President Dumbscheiss" falls under it's own category. It's just us trying to be... bipartisan, and address the President in the manner he has shown he feels is appropriate for elected representatives of the public. If you think that isn't appropriate, take it up with the Republican party.

[I Can Now Die Happy]

I can't wait for ARE President to utterly tool the Democrats via live tweet. I'm holding two watch parties for my pals here in NYC, most of whom hate The Don, so it'll be amusing to watch them whine.

[The Other Castro]

https://twitter.com/_waleedshahid/status/1143565883694047233

[brucejoel99]

I can't wait for ARE President to utterly tool the Democrats via live tweet. I'm holding two watch parties for my pals here in NYC, most of whom hate The Don, so it'll be amusing to watch them whine.

[John Dule]

You guys do realize that pretty much every Democrat on this site has referred to Trump as the "Cheeto-in-Chief," the "Tangerine Tornado," or some variant of this theme, right? Remember when everyone called Ted Cruz "Grandpa Munster?" Making fun of a politician's appearance is obviously not the best refutation of their platform, but don't dish it out if you can't take it, for God's sake. You just come across looking like hypocrites.

Calling Trump things like, "Rapist-in-Chief" or "President Dumbscheiss" falls under it's own category. It's just us trying to be... bipartisan, and address the President in the manner he has shown he feels is appropriate for elected representatives of the public. If you think that isn't appropriate, take it up with the Republican party.

I don't think it's inappropriate. I heartily encourage ad hominem attacks against any and all politicians. They're public figures; they knew what they were getting into when they signed up. And furthermore, they deserve it.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I for one am excited for the debates

[eric82oslo]

538 released the numbers from their pre-debate poll today, conducted by Morning Consult: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/democratic-debate-poll/

Here's the poll's rank of the favorability of all 20 debaters when divided into each debate.

Debate 1:

1. E. Warren: +49.7%
2. B. O'Rourke: +37%
3. C. Booker: +35.1%
4. A. Klobuchar: +20%
5. J. Castro: +19.6%
6. J. Inslee: +9%
7. T. Ryan: +8.2%
8. J. Delaney: +7.4%
9. T. Gabbard: +7.1%
10. B. de Blasio: -1.4%

Debate 2:

1. J. Biden: +60.5%
2. B. Sanders: +57.2%
3. K. Harris: +45.7%
4. P. Buttigieg: +36.4%
5. K. Gillibrand: +21.9%
6. A. Yang: +14.8%
7. E. Swalwell: +9.9%
8. M. Bennet: +8.8%
9. J. Hickenlooper: +7.4%
10. M. Williamson: +5%

Shortly after the two debates are history, Morning Consult will conduct a new poll for 538 to see how  Democrats views of and support for each candidate changes. So stay tuned for that.


PS: After Andrew Yang's appearance on Late Show with Steven Colbert last night (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5j1X9njHs), he has received almost 100,000 new Twitter followers. I believe he had just slightly more than 300,000 followers yesterday. 10 hours after the show ended or so, the number has already skyrocketed to 382,000, and it's still rising fast from what I can see.

[Tender Branson]

Look like Trump will live-comment the debates on Twitter tonight and tomorrow ...

[henster]

I feel like Gabbard is gonna get a bump from this debate. I mean who is going to waste time attacking her? And I could see her pulling in some low info viewers who like her anti-war message.

[Buzz]

This should be good entertainment over the next two nights.

[Shadows]

Are people planning on watching the full 1st debate or oy highlights given the 2nd debate is what everything is about & the 1st debate is gonna be irrelevant.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

It's not the DNC's fault Bullock didn't qualify. He took until the last minute to announce, and his appeal is already taken by Biden, O'Rourke, etc.

I'm fine with that argument for a later debate, but all candidates with a real campaign (IE, not the people who are just unknown names on the ballot for the lulz) should get a chance to make their appeal to the people on the national debate stage.

A three-night debate with 8 slots each could have sufficed, and the next debate could have had a stricter standard.

The whole reason we have so many randos running is because they thought they could be one of the 20 who made the debate stage. If they had set the initial cap at 24 candidates we'd have 29 running

If we had 29 candidates, the voters would deserve the chance to see all 29 of them up on the stage making their case.

What have the voters done that is so horrible?

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

OMG I AM DYING OVER HERE XD

https://twitter.com/scottdetrow/status/1143929727654289408

[Saint Milei]

Who has a live stream link

[Gracile]

OMG I AM DYING OVER HERE XD

https://twitter.com/scottdetrow/status/1143929727654289408

Hick should take the hint.

[izixs]

Who has a live stream link

This perhaps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ6MrDO0kgY

[Crumpets]

OMG I AM DYING OVER HERE XD

https://twitter.com/scottdetrow/status/1143929727654289408

Hickenlooper replied:

https://twitter.com/Hickenlooper/status/1143992116005277697

[John Dule]

OMG I AM DYING OVER HERE XD

https://twitter.com/scottdetrow/status/1143929727654289408

Hickenlooper replied:

https://twitter.com/Hickenlooper/status/1143992116005277697

If we'd elected the most famous candidate, we'd have elected Hillary Clinton.

[brucejoel99]

OMG I AM DYING OVER HERE XD

https://twitter.com/scottdetrow/status/1143929727654289408

Hickenlooper replied:

https://twitter.com/Hickenlooper/status/1143992116005277697

Lmao well at least he's got a sense of humor

[eric82oslo]

Who has a live stream link

This perhaps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ6MrDO0kgY

Thanks.

[Ebsy]

Just a heads up, a bunch of us are planning to be in mibbit chat #atlasforum. Feel free to join us!

[eric82oslo]

Yang just announced that he's already reached 128,000 donors. Now I guess he has almost two more months to get the final 2000.

[GeorgiaModerate]

538's live blog: https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/first-2020-democratic-debate-night-1/

[Saint Milei]

Who has a live stream link

This perhaps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ6MrDO0kgY

Thanks.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Good opening statement by Tom Perez.