As we wind this debate down....

[Algernon Moncrieff]

1) Who do you think did themselves the most good tonight and why?

2) Who could have done better/did badly?

3) How did you feel about the operation of the debate/format/Anderson Cooper et. al.?

[Happy Hoosier]

1. My picks...

Joe did well... he had some fire in his belly....
Bernie (and I’m not a fan...) did much better. He looked healthy a vigorous. Same ole stump speech, though.
Pete sounded great... but probably won’t rise too much

Kamala.... good, but no breakthrough
Liz.... her worst debate so far, IMO. A bit disappointing

Corey.. weak. He’s done
Yang... good and bad. The moral equivalency argument lost me.
Steyer.... not terribly impressed.... maybe Sec of The Treasury or Commerce
Amy... meh
Beto... I like the dude, but.... he’s done.
Castro.... Smart guy, but no breakout. He’s done too.


Gabbard.... yuck

[Algernon Moncrieff]

4. Pretty much agree with everything you say (see answer to post below)

[Green Line]

5. I agree with your take on the debate

Liz has a hard time with the incoming.

[tulipsandroses]

2. My thoughts

I think a couple of people looked strong tonight

I think Biden looked good. He's not my preferred candidate but I thought he looked better than other debates. He looked like he had more fight in him without too many gaffes.

I thought Bernie looked good. I think he looked good coming back from his heart attack and might have quieted some questions about his health.

I think Warren looked good. While this might not have been her best debate, she took a lot of punches and I don't think anyone was able to deliver a knock out punch.

Sen Klobuchar looked great. Lot of fire.

I think Yang made some great points, so did Castro.

On the other hand
I don't think Steyer did well. He didn't get a lot of questions, when he did, he didn't stand out or make me say, oh yeah that's the guy I want to vote for. He looked stiff and robotic the way he kept staring into the camera. First time jitters I guess.

Tulsi - Uhm no, just no. Her constant wanting to ask questions to other candidates was annoying. Her appealing to the Fox News crowd is nauseating - I don't agree with much that Hillary Clinton said, I don't see deplorables. WTF ever!

As far as the debate format. I'm not a fan of how much time they gave to Elizabeth Warren. Seems like they were trying to see if anyone could knock her down a notch. That prevented hearing more from the other candidates.

Cory Booker. Faded away. Its like he was hardly there. Nothing he said, stood out.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

3. I saw some of the same things

I agree that Bernie and Biden looked good.

Elizabeth Warren had a chance tonight to set herself ahead of the pack, and I don't think she got there.

I agree Yang looked good - stiff at times - but gave good answers.

Mayor Pete sounded very good, but he has to sell me (and others, I think) that being Mayor of South Bend prepares him for being President.

Harris scored with the reproductive rights remarks, but I don't think she helped herself picking a fight with Warren over banning Trump from Twitter. Warren's answers weren't great there either.

I don't think Beto, Booker, or Tulsi helped themselves.

Klobuchar did well.

12 is too many on stage at once, but the whole debate format doesn't work well.

[jcgoldie]

6. The reason Warren got so much time was because the other candidates were addressing her by name

You get a rebuttal when they address you directly, that was not a subjective choice by the moderators.