Democratic Primaries
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Kate Aronoff: Democrats and America need better than Biden
Joe Biden has been running for president on the idea that hes the best equipped to beat Donald Trump. Tonights debate shed considerable doubt on that premise. If this is how he performs against his opponents on the same side of the aisle clinging desperately to the legacy of an administration he didnt lead then how do we think hell fare against the most talented bully in American politics?
Other candidates performed impressively. Bernie Sanders had the clearest ideas on how to improve the lives of people in this country and take on vested interests hoarding wealth and power. But Kamala Harris delivered the nights and possibly the cycles most powerful moment when she challenged Biden on his history of supporting racist policies and politicians. In response, he got as defensive as a grandfather going up against his kids at a Thanksgiving table, taking pains to clarify precisely which type of desegregation he opposed in the 1970s. America deserves better.
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Art Cullen: One of the real winners was actually Elizabeth Warren
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One of the debates other winners wasnt even present: Elizabeth Warren who, along with Harris, has clearly taken Bernie Sanders mantle as flag-bearer for the progressive base. Sanders started the revolution, but Warren and Harris seem poised to execute it.
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Doug Pagitt: Harris won the room
Three candidates clearly had the energy in the room tonight: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, and Kamala Harris. While the other candidates had their moments, there was no doubt that the applause and focused interest in the room was behind those three.
As someone who organizes religious people to vote for Democratic candidates, I found it interesting to hear the enthusiastic and prolonged applause for Pete Buttigieg when he said that the Christian faith calls us to care for kids and not put them in cages and he called out the hypocrisy of the Trump administration. It seemed like an indicator that there is interest and enthusiasm for Democratic candidates who talk about faith.
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Celerity
(43,261 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MarcA
(2,195 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden