POL 2/25: Another Dem Debate Night (SC)

The Hammer

Has No Life - Lives on TB
One night, one stage, seven very, very non-exciting candidates:

Uncle Joe
Bloomberg
Amy (Eats With A Comb)
Crazy Bernie
Butt-judge
Steyer (how is he still here...)
Pocahontas

Will actual fistfights erupt? Will Bernie stroke out from the communist rage building inside him? Will Mini Mike redeem himself? Will Mayor Pete identify as a transgender lesbian of color to win the black vote in SC?

Will Biden know where he is or why?

Find out tonight...
 

Knight_Loring

Veteran Member
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I can't believe I am saying this....

But I can't wait to watch!

:chg:


Same here! I laughed a lot watching last week. Clown show.

Warren is such a scary person... seems to be dare I say (possessed).

I can respect Bernie as he doesn't hide what he is.

Wish Tulsi could be in debate. I did an AP poll last night and said I am voting for her.
 

FMJ

Technical Senior
Time I won’t ever get back watching idiots squabble over who will be chosen to LOSE in a landslide victory to our President. I think I’ll pass.
 

Pinecone

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DH and I are looking forward to it. The intrigue - will Bernie stroke out? The action - will Klobachar deck Butti? The drama - Biden. What "stories" will come out of his addled brain tonight? The mystery men - Bloomberg and Steyer. And will they all toss the most annoying one, Warren off the stage? Pure entertainment! :lol:
 

Meemur

Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
I'll gather up the rest of my mending. It was fun watching them eat their own last time. I think Steyer will be a target tonight, as well. He and Bloomie are awful at debates.
 

Knight_Loring

Veteran Member
Steyer... What an idiot billionaire. His commercials early on made me want to reach through the TV and slap him multiple times... That stupid sign he held with rainbow colors and the word impeach printed on it... What an idiot.
 

Pinecone

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Steyer... What an idiot billionaire. His commercials early on made me want to reach through the TV and slap him multiple times... That stupid sign he held with rainbow colors and the word impeach printed on it... What an idiot.

I think we've seen only one so far. It sounds like we're lucky in that regard. Maybe he'll be out well before our May primaries.
 

The Hammer

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Apparently Mini Mike put off a CNN town hall so he could prep for the debate:

Bloomberg postpones CNN townhall for debate prep

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergwill postpone a CNN town hall slated for Monday to prepare for Tuesday’s debate in South Carolina.

The announcement comes on the heels of both Bloomberg’s widely panned debate performance in Nevada last week and Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) resounding victory in the Nevada caucuses over the weekend. Bloomberg, who did not enter any of the early contests, will first compete in next week's Super Tuesday primaries.

Preventing Sanders from opening up an insurmountable lead has become paramount to the Bloomberg campaign after Sanders’s Nevada victory combined with polls showing him catching up with former Vice President Joe Bidenin South Carolina after Biden previously led by double digits in the Palmetto State.



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In last week’s debate, the first for which the former mayor qualified, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) confronted him with his history of allegations of sexual harassment and sexist comments. The Massachusetts senator has since seen a slight rise in the polls following her debate performance.
A spokeswoman for Bloomberg told The Associated Press the Tuesday debate will be “crucial,” adding “the country can’t afford to let Bernie Sanders skate by another debate without a focus on his extreme record.”

Bloomberg has intensified his attacks on the Vermont senator in recent weeks, running ads featuring compilations of hostile tweets the campaign claims are from Sanders supporters and accusing Sanders of insufficient support for gun control.

 

The Hammer

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My prediction:

The long knives will be out for Bernie tonight like we haven't seen. And they'll be led by Bloomberg, who will be labeled the miracle comeback kid by a grateful media.

They have a week tops to stop the Bern. If he runs away with Super Tuesday, it's over.
 

Red Baron

Paleo-Conservative
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Anyone have a link to where we can watch it on the net?

I felt dirty just looking this up,
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CBS News

CBS News hosts the 10th Democratic presidential primary debate on Feb. 25 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET in Charleston, South Carolina, just days ahead of the state's primary on Feb. 29. The candidates who qualified are former Vice President Joe Biden, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, billionaire investor Tom Steyer and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell and "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King are moderating the debate and will be joined in questioning by "Face the Nation" moderator and senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan, chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker. CBS News and CBSN will air post-debate live coverage hosted by Elaine Quijano, anchor of CBSN's "Red & Blue," and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe beginning at 10 p.m., featuring live interviews with the candidates, surrogates and other newsmakers, plus in-depth analysis and reporting from the team of CBS News journalists and contributors in Charleston. Follow live updates: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/...


Watch live: CBS News Democratic debate

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klDbFuxmXrA
 

NoDandy

Has No Life - Lives on TB
DH and I are looking forward to it. The intrigue - will Bernie stroke out? The action - will Klobachar deck Butti? The drama - Biden. What "stories" will come out of his addled brain tonight? The mystery men - Bloomberg and Steyer. And will they all toss the most annoying one, Warren off the stage? Pure entertainment! :lol:
Yeah, should be a lot of fun !!!

:chg::popcorn3::ecrz:
 

NoDandy

Has No Life - Lives on TB
My prediction:

The long knives will be out for Bernie tonight like we haven't seen. And they'll be led by Bloomberg, who will be labeled the miracle comeback kid by a grateful media.

They have a week tops to stop the Bern. If he runs away with Super Tuesday, it's over.
Its already over for the commiecrats, no matter who gets the nomination !!!
 

Meemur

Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Bloomie and Sanders already going at it: Bloomie says Putin is helping Bernie to get elected.
 

Meemur

Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Mod: Biden's numbers are slipping with black voters. Why?

Biden: The people know me. I deal with civil rights and liberties . . . I intend to win SC.

Mod: Will you continue if you don't win SC?

Biden: I will win SC.

(Clearest exchange I've heard yet!)
 

Normallguy

"just a human bein'"
Halfway thru my 1st bag of popcorn...
Definite choking hazard watching this, can't stop laughing.
Must drink...
 

Pinecone

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Warren is saying Bloomberg funded Sen. Graham last election, which Trump is now doing. Dem party does not trust Bloomberg.
 

thompson

Certa Bonum Certamen
YO! Back from fetching the granddaughter... I'll be posting from Breitbart's liveblog


Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Mike Bloomberg, Tom Steyer, and Amy Klobuchar will debate on Tuesday evening in Charleston, South Carolina.

CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute will co-host the debate.

CBS News personalities Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, Major Garrett, and Bill Whitaker will moderate the debate.

This is the last debate before Saturday’s first-in-the-South primary in South Carolina and the Super Tuesday contests next week.

Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.

8:08 PM: Steyer says Sanders’ analysis is right but he doesn’t like his solutions. He comes out against a government takeover of the private sector. He says the answer to unchecked capitalism is “breaking the stranglehold” corporations have on the government.

8:07 PM: Buttigieg asks voters to think about how chaotic a Sanders vs. Trump campaign would be.

8:02 PM: Sanders is asked about the country’s low unemployment rate and how he will convince voters a Democratic Socialist will do better than Trump. Sanders says the economy is doing great for billionaires like Bloomberg but “things are not so good” for “ordinary Americans.” Sanders talks about an “economy that is working for the one percent” after talking about student-loan debt and homelessness.

Bloomberg says Russia is helping Sanders so Sanders can lose to Trump. Sanders says he is not friends with China’s Xi. Buttigieg says Russia is trying to create chaos.

Warren says Bernie is winning because progressive ideas are what Democrats are about. But she says she will make a better president than Bernie because she can “dig into the details.” She accuses Bernie’s team of trashing her for doing the work and slams Bernie’s plan for their lack of details.

8:00 PM: O’Donnell and King are set to introduce the candidate as the debate is about to get started. The seven candidates take the stage and go to their podiums.

7:35 PM: Fireworks begin at the top of the hour.

Everything is telegraphed and incompetent advisers still do not prepare their candidates:

View: https://twitter.com/mpdillon/status/1232133691700281344


View: https://twitter.com/TimOBrien/status/1232424261152903170


View: https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1232434073580130304


View: https://twitter.com/deepa_shivaram/status/1232450607874592768


View: https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1232423185406099457


View: https://twitter.com/joelpollak/status/1232425462649049088


View: https://twitter.com/joelpollak/status/1232436319059529728


View: https://twitter.com/joelpollak/status/1232437357783072768


View: https://twitter.com/joelpollak/status/1232454700173123585
 

thompson

Certa Bonum Certamen
8:15 PM: Buttigieg says Bloomberg’s stop and frisk policy was “racist” because it disproportionately impacted people of color. Buttigieg also points out that there are “seven white people on this stage talking about racial justice.” He says nobody on stage has the “lived experience” of black men/women.

Klobuchar also says NYC’s stop and frisk policy under Bloomberg was racist as well. She talks about various criminal justice programs and equal opportunity programs after quoting Martin Luther King on the “single garment of destiny.” She also brings up voting rights and talks about Wisconsin/Georgia “kicking people off” of rolls.

8:14 PM: Bloomberg asked what he is apologizing for when he is apologizing for stop and frisk. Bloomberg says he is apologizing for “letting it get out of control.” He talks about working hard to improve the school system for “black and brown kids” in New York City. When King says it (stop and frisk) continues to follow him, Bloomberg says that “it is in their interest to promote that.”

Bloomberg says he was the mayor of the most populous city for 12 years and it is a better city because of his leadership.

8:13 PM: King asks Biden why his numbers are slipping with black voters. Biden says he is still 15 points ahead in the latest poll. Biden says he has “worked like the devil” to “earn the vote of the African American community.” He says he has been creating jobs in South Carolina and mentions ports and various Obama administration programs. Biden says he intends to win South Carolina and win the African American vote.

When asked if Biden will continue if he doesn’t win South Carolina, Biden says, “I will win South Carolina.”

8:09 PM: Biden whacks Sanders on guns after invoking the Mother Emanuel massacre. He also accuses Sanders of wanting to primary Obama and says being “progressive” is about “getting things done.”

Sanders says he’s hearing his name mentioned a little bit tonight. Sanders says the American people don’t want candidates running who are funded by billionaires.
 

thompson

Certa Bonum Certamen
8:18 PM: Debate turns to electability. Warren mentions that Bloomberg funded Lindsey Graham’s campaign. She says Bloomberg backed an “anti-choice” Republican in Pennsylvania and Scott Brown against her. She says the core of the Democratic Party “will never trust him. He has not earned their trust. I will.” Warren says Bloomberg is the riskiest candidate because he cannot earn the trust of the base.

Bloomberg says he has been training for this job since 9/11. He says he has run a city that is bigger than most countries. Bloomberg says “all of the sideshows” that Warren brought up “has nothing to do with that.”

Warren says this is personal and claims she was let go in her twenties, citing “pregnancy discrimination.” She claims Bloomberg said “kill it” to one of his pregnant employees. Bloomberg says he never said that and says Warren never would have had that problem had she been teaching in NYC. Warren again says women bound by nondisclosures should be allowed to speak if “there is nothing to hide here.”
 

thompson

Certa Bonum Certamen
Thompson, I'll leave the summary to you! Adding Bailey's to my evening coffee now. (-:
Hope you don't think I'm horning in, because I certainly enjoy reading everyone's take on the comments. It's just nice to have the expanded version if you want to look back to check what was said... Breitbart does such a bang up job of it. I could NEVER keep up like y'all do (arthritic hands). :)
 

Kris Gandillon

The Other Curmudgeon
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Hope you don't think I'm horning in, because I certainly enjoy reading everyone's take on the comments. It's just nice to have the expanded version if you want to look back to check what was said... Breitbart does such a bang up job of it. I could NEVER keep up like y'all do (arthritic hands). :)
I just wish they didn't do it in reverse time order. That ruins it for me.
 

thompson

Certa Bonum Certamen
8:25 PM: O’Donnell asks Sanders about the cost of his various programs. She wants to know if he can do “the math for the rest of us” since he can only explain how he can pay for just half…
 
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