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scheming daemons

(25,487 posts) Tue Oct 16, 2018, 09:40 AM Oct 2018

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Now THIS is how you close a debate against a GOP candidate [View all]

Abigail Spanberger giving Congressman Brat (appropriately named) the business...

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4755499/brat-spanberger-debate

Watch this. You won't regret it.

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Now THIS is how you close a debate against a GOP candidate [View all] scheming daemons Oct 2018 OP

Great job Abigail! JoeOtterbein Oct 2018 #1

Great closing! MaryMagdaline Oct 2018 #2

Owned his ass! Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2018 #3

sure did Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #119

WOW! handmade34 Oct 2018 #4

Go Abigail! madaboutharry Oct 2018 #5

What Was That Red Card He Held Up At The End? ChoppinBroccoli Oct 2018 #6

He was asking for a rebuttal of her closing statement..... scheming daemons Oct 2018 #8

Fantastic healthnut7 Oct 2018 #69

Otro f#!$!$$ moron! Debate was over, stupido! Great example of repubs sending us their best people RestoreAmerica2020 Oct 2018 #75

It was the number 3. Her 3 minutes were up. It was a great 3 minutes! nature-lover Oct 2018 #10

Surely the moderator would have told her when her three minutes were up. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #120

Fantastic! Separation Oct 2018 #7

Dang! Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #9

Did the guy get rebuttal time? awesomerwb1 Oct 2018 #11

It was her closing statement. It came after his. It was the end of the debate. scheming daemons Oct 2018 #12

Nice awesomerwb1 Oct 2018 #13

That's one really critical thing: making sure YOURS is the last word. calimary Oct 2018 #67

Roasted him Johnny2X2X Oct 2018 #14

I loved her very last statement. llmart Oct 2018 #15

My opponent seems confused about who he's running against YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #16

the damn GOP has turned all our best into bogeymen and is running against them nationwide... Hekate Oct 2018 #73

In the Illinois state elections, the Republicans all seem to be running against Mike Madigan Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2018 #134

can anybody summarize what she said NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #17

She spoke of the things she stands for and not what her opponent claims she is MagickMuffin Oct 2018 #38

She re-iterated that she is not Bernie Sanders, KCDebbie Oct 2018 #60

Thanks NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #111

Get universal earphones. Work on phones and computers. Blue_true Oct 2018 #99

not really an option at my work NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #110

She torched his ass. That was succinct and effective. That's how we need to do it. onecaliberal Oct 2018 #18

And then she HANDED him his ass. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #121

Anything short of single payer health care will bring us back to where we are. Snotcicles Oct 2018 #19

Agreed but Sherman A1 Oct 2018 #132

Oh wow that was beautiful Fullduplexxx Oct 2018 #20

Awesome! And good for her for not letting herself R B Garr Oct 2018 #21

She left him grinning sheepishly. Too bad she won't win, but at least she exposed his hypocrisy. George II Oct 2018 #22

She has a great shot at winning YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #29

She DOES have a great chance of winning. I'm in this district. The neighborhoods have lots of Nay Oct 2018 #45

There are a lot of Spanberger yard signs in my area YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #50

we have some really wonderful candidates this year who have fought hard and are real longshots dembotoz Oct 2018 #35

VA-7 has a lot of educated women in it YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #52

It's rated a toss-up NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #51

I'm in this district, too. 2theleft Oct 2018 #118

"Too bad she won't win" Tarc Oct 2018 #126

You could have left it with "the race is rated as a toss-up". Nah, you had to be derogatory. George II Oct 2018 #127

No, I didn't have to Tarc Oct 2018 #135

Very classy. George II Oct 2018 #138

Ouch. He's going to wince when he sits down. progressoid Oct 2018 #23

Yeah, he kept sporting a sphincter face. Funtatlaguy Oct 2018 #32

I'd have taken it a step further, proudly associating myself the Pelosi, Obama & Hillary ffr Oct 2018 #24

She didn't disassociate herself, just made the point that she's his opponent not some straw(wo)man bigbrother05 Oct 2018 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author joshcryer Oct 2018 #81

"Abigail Spanberger is my name." byronius Oct 2018 #25

Drop the damn mic!!! abbeyco Oct 2018 #26

YES! sagesnow Oct 2018 #27

It's Virginia--The district that kicked out Cantor. Nt spooky3 Oct 2018 #48

Then there is real hope. Thumbs up. Hekate Oct 2018 #76

The District kicked out Cantor with Cha Oct 2018 #105

Yeah, they kicked out Cantor with Brat. Cha Oct 2018 #104

I'm not sure that they won anything in that trade-off. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #122

Aloha! spooky3 Oct 2018 #139

Hanging in there.. Aloha! Cha Oct 2018 #141

Fine, thanks! I'm just wondering spooky3 Oct 2018 #142

Yeah, I stay out of that.. Cha Oct 2018 #143

You're right Renew Deal Oct 2018 #28

One of the greatest political ass-kickings I've ever seen. amb123 Oct 2018 #30

She rocked it! Fingers crossed for her. Funtatlaguy Oct 2018 #31

K & R n/t They_Live Oct 2018 #33

Just based on the applause SCantiGOP Oct 2018 #34

"I am not Barack Obama." stopbush Oct 2018 #36

I don't think that's what she meant. i get the impression her opponent had at times been droning deurbano Oct 2018 #41

It's a red district. Nt spooky3 Oct 2018 #49

Her statement before that was that Brat seems confused about who he is running against YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #53

It was a set up zipplewrath Oct 2018 #82

The GOP is running against Pelosi in every district in the country Hekate Oct 2018 #74

She wasn't distancing herself from PBO. MontanaMama Oct 2018 #83

Oh come on - that was a great closing statement. PatrickforO Oct 2018 #90

She was not doing that. She let him know he was running against her, not President Obama or Pelosi. Blue_true Oct 2018 #100

That's the kind of speech that made Obama. LakeArenal Oct 2018 #37

Great closing. She owned him. Shrike47 Oct 2018 #39

You were right--I didn't regret it ismnotwasm Oct 2018 #40

I don't regret it.. thanks for posting! mountain grammy Oct 2018 #42

WOW lunamagica Oct 2018 #43

She crushed him! infullview Oct 2018 #44

WOW Omaha Steve Oct 2018 #46

She's right about how the republicans have put America in debt Achilleaze Oct 2018 #47

I hope she kicks his butt but good. He used to be in our district until it was redistricted. SCRUBDASHRUB Oct 2018 #54

Something about the way she said "Abigail Spanberger is my name!" felt so powerful. -Steph- Oct 2018 #55

Whoosh! peggysue2 Oct 2018 #56

K&R Scurrilous Oct 2018 #57

Kicking for later viewing! smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #58

K and R...thank you for posting...no text.. Stuart G Oct 2018 #59

POwerful! DFW Oct 2018 #61

She "Kicked him when he went low" wblffmike Oct 2018 #62

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2018 #145

Bookmark this... This is what taking over Congress looks like JCMach1 Oct 2018 #63

The Dems who can't do this need to step aside rocktivity Oct 2018 #64

Go Abigail!! SunSeeker Oct 2018 #65

THAT is some powerful energy right there! eom LittleGirl Oct 2018 #66

Former CIA agent. That was fantastic... iluvtennis Oct 2018 #68

Hell yeah! ChiTownDenny Oct 2018 #70

Impressive!!! It is a thing of beauty. I certainly hope she wins. Hekate Oct 2018 #71

Boy that was some great speechifying! workinclasszero Oct 2018 #77

Woowwww! GitRDun Oct 2018 #78

Abby, you rule! osmium Oct 2018 #79

K&R Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #80

Holy shit! You go, Abigail. This clip is excellent! MLAA Oct 2018 #84

Fantastic! A rising star if there ever was one. yonder Oct 2018 #85

In Biblical terms... BBri Oct 2018 #86

Wow. Yu're not kidding -- She's great!! whathehell Oct 2018 #87

That's great! PatrickforO Oct 2018 #88

Great job. She went at him forcefully about his hypocrisy. Power 2 the People Oct 2018 #89

Tremendous! HootieMcBoob Oct 2018 #91

Stayed on message, touched all the bases, and drew a nonsensical rebuttal card from her opponent Brother Buzz Oct 2018 #92

Whoa! Magnificent. trof Oct 2018 #93

That was awesome! mcar Oct 2018 #94

Bravo....!!!! N/t bluecollar2 Oct 2018 #95

Hell, yeah! I'll buy anything she's selling! Glad she's on our side. The NEW DEMOCRATS, FOLKS! nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #96

She is definitely someone to watch NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #97

Way to finish off an asshole. Blue_true Oct 2018 #98

THAT'S how you do it! cp Oct 2018 #101

K&R!!!!!! Cattledog Oct 2018 #102

she's in the "Woman Rising " video Dr Vegas Oct 2018 #103

That's one terrific video! I have seen it before, but I had to see it again, just now! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2018 #106

Excellent! Nt spooky3 Oct 2018 #140

What's my name? - Dave Brat vs Abigail Spanberger debate summarized in under 3 minutes. Gothmog Oct 2018 #107

Oh my, how I hope she wins! hostalover Oct 2018 #108

Can we run her for President? Nt Quixote1818 Oct 2018 #109

Brilliant job! smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #112

She was on fire with that speech apkhgp Oct 2018 #113

Slapped the smile off his goofy face. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 #114

What a one trick pony - sheesh! 3catwoman3 Oct 2018 #115

Great performance! IluvPitties Oct 2018 #116

A very good example for all Democratic candidates. Nt BootinUp Oct 2018 #117

Great video! I was blown away. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2018 #123

That was good, and I am glad she called him out for his vote on the tax scam ooky Oct 2018 #124

That was awesome! Catherine Vincent Oct 2018 #125

Kick! Niagara Oct 2018 #128

Wowza! Olafjoy Oct 2018 #129

BratWorst looks lost... czarjak Oct 2018 #130

We have so many amazing people running in tough districts this year. Lots of true patriots. OhioBlue Oct 2018 #131

Abigail Spanberger made a good speech. IrishEyes Oct 2018 #133

Wow! Presidential material! Nitram Oct 2018 #136

Yay, Abigail Spanberger! UpInArms Oct 2018 #137

Breathtakingly Brilliant!!! NickPeace Oct 2018 #144

Very impressive! and inspiring! Go Abi! liberalla Oct 2018 #146