Shuffling the deck: How the entire field fared

[brooklynite]

Last edited Fri Jun 28, 2019, 09:22 AM - Edit history (1)

Top Tier
Biden
Sanders
Warren
Harris
Buttegieg

The top five are still the top five. However, Biden and Sanders definitely stumbled; I've had meetings with Biden and he can be a lot more solid in his answers to question than he was last night, and Sanders has decided that sounding angry and playing only to his base is enough.Warren, Harris and Buttigieg stood out, but Warren and Harris are likely to have the best positive improvement.

Middle Tier
Klobuchar
Castro
Booker
O'Rourke

Castro stood out, esp on the issue of immigration. Klobuchar and Booker were solid but without a breakout moment; O'Rourke didn't put any substance behind his Texas Senate race aura.

Lower Tier
Everyone else

About the only possible breakout from the pack was Swalwell, who may be able to leverage the gun issue into some electoral strength.

Finally, let's be clear: Yang and Williamson ran as niche candidates who represented "something different". The something isn't anything voters will care about.

[handmade34]

1. good assessment

although, not sure O'Rourke quite made it to middle tier

[Sherman A1]

2. Everyone is entitled to their opinion

And I’m sure we will have a weekend full of them on the various cable noise channels and Sunday blabber shows.

[brooklynite]

3. Feel free to share yours...

FWIW, I've already been critical of candidates I support; it's healthy not confuse one's personal preferences and biases with reality.

[Sherman A1]

4. I didn't get to watch any of the debates

as I have been helping with cleaning out and readying my MIL's home for sale following her recent demise. So I really don't have anything to share one way or the other on who performed well or didn't the last two evening. I do know it will be considerable fodder for the Cable Noise and Sunday Blabbers as mentioned.

We will see how things shake out leading up to the next round of debates and beyond as the field will have to narrow unless we change the rules and have 20+ Co-Presidents?