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MustLoveBeagles

(11,563 posts)
77. My bet's on Bloomberg
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 10:03 PM
Feb 2020

Cheering sections are expensive.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
*****DEBATE THREAD #3***** [View all] MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 OP
Honestly have no idea why Steyer is running. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #1
I'm so tired of old guys with money trying to buy this. nolabear Feb 2020 #6
Styer would have done better tonight if he hadn't shown up. zackymilly Feb 2020 #7
Because he is a commited environmentalist and a loyal Democrat. StevieM Feb 2020 #15
+1 I think he is a good guy. nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #41
That does not mean he has any presidential qualifications. But given what he has been doing in emmaverybo Feb 2020 #60
Question to Bloomberg about Charter schools Renew Deal Feb 2020 #2
Turning to education -- yes! Sparkly Feb 2020 #3
Elizabeth Warren's education plan Tweedy Feb 2020 #129
Please -- Go after the Orange Asshole and... TruckFump Feb 2020 #4
Please -- Go after the Orange Asshole and... LenaBaby61 Feb 2020 #75
Again, we think alike. TruckFump Feb 2020 #137
Bloomberg has stacked the hall. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #5
Weird audience dynamic for sure. nolabear Feb 2020 #8
Don't think so, though if he has we'll hear later. He's just doing much better tonight than highplainsdem Feb 2020 #11
Seems so, but they just cheered Sanders Renew Deal Feb 2020 #12
There is no way to tell for whom the crowd cheers and boos. elleng Feb 2020 #13
Yeah, he mentions his initiatives and they cheer. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #52
I noticed that, too. blm Feb 2020 #14
He taped $100 bills under the seats. lol. zackymilly Feb 2020 #16
lol Renew Deal Feb 2020 #19
Lol mdelaguna Feb 2020 #20
LOL MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #34
:-o mdelaguna Feb 2020 #18
Definitely something weird going on melman Feb 2020 #22
Did u noticed how loud they applauded lunasun Feb 2020 #71
All the screaming from the audience is annoying. zackymilly Feb 2020 #9
I agree PatSeg Feb 2020 #27
Warren hits it our of the park on Education!!! Sparkly Feb 2020 #10
Good points from Pete about the challenges teachers face. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #17
They are all good on education question rwheeler31 Feb 2020 #21
They are much more interesting when they aren't talking about free college. Renew Deal Feb 2020 #26
I guess CBS has no issue with running Bloomberg ads during the break. BeckyDem Feb 2020 #23
Are they all hopped up on something? frazzled Feb 2020 #24
EW is going to get rid of "high stakes testing" ecstatic Feb 2020 #25
Testing and high stakes testing are not the same thing. LisaM Feb 2020 #94
I'm super happy to hear Sen Klobuchar talk about Section 8 housing tishaLA Feb 2020 #28
Warren's interrupting too much, talking over the moderators. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #29
Yes mdelaguna Feb 2020 #32
She's showing Karma13612 Feb 2020 #131
Mike is doing much better tonight. stopbush Feb 2020 #30
Made a joke! elleng Feb 2020 #40
Lol squirecam Feb 2020 #46
He was joking. And it wasn't a bad joke at all. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #54
No one laughed squirecam Feb 2020 #65
That was a wry joke, playing on his obvious bad showing. stopbush Feb 2020 #124
No one laughed squirecam Feb 2020 #125
BFD I've told many without my wife laughing redstateblues Feb 2020 #128
So what? stopbush Feb 2020 #138
People speaking out of turn Mossfern Feb 2020 #31
The shouting from the guys was so annoying blm Feb 2020 #82
Warren is out of control. Mossfern Feb 2020 #33
The moderators are to blame MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #42
She makes wild accusations Renew Deal Feb 2020 #47
Hardly. blm Feb 2020 #59
Out of control? backtoblue Feb 2020 #96
No, it's out of control Mossfern Feb 2020 #111
So am I backtoblue Feb 2020 #120
Please Mossfern Feb 2020 #127
Has Trump been mentioned once? nt zackymilly Feb 2020 #35
Bloomberg: "My fellow contestants" Renew Deal Feb 2020 #36
Oof melman Feb 2020 #37
Liz will not listen, she is being too assertive it will hurt her rwheeler31 Feb 2020 #38
She's a good debater, but the interruptions, and talking over people, doesn't look good. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #48
She's far better than Amy and Pete have been in that respect. JudyM Feb 2020 #49
I find that Amy listens. I quite like that. apcalc Feb 2020 #87
Yes but she wasn't honoring the speaking time. JudyM Feb 2020 #121
She's coming across terribly, I cringe every time she starts to speak Happyhippychick Feb 2020 #117
Ha, I think she's been great most of the time. JudyM Feb 2020 #123
Bloomberg joking that he's surprised the others showed up after he did such a good job last week. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #39
That was odd Renew Deal Feb 2020 #51
It was obviously a self-deprecating joke. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #58
LOL--we saw that completely differently. nolabear Feb 2020 #53
It was dry, self-deprecating humor from someone who's usually low-key. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #70
I got that. But the timing was weird to me. nolabear Feb 2020 #74
I agree it wasn't the best timing. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #84
And it totally flopped melman Feb 2020 #88
Bloomberg needs to stop "joking." It's creepy. nolabear Feb 2020 #43
No, it's welcomed. elleng Feb 2020 #55
I noted how some of us see things so differently. It bugged me. nolabear Feb 2020 #62
Interesting, isn't it? elleng Feb 2020 #85
And yet we can sanely discuss it! nolabear Feb 2020 #132
Imagine THAT! elleng Feb 2020 #134
Damn Liz! LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #44
Poor Bloomberg--bad job trying to be funny. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #45
Just awful joke squirecam Feb 2020 #50
It was a typical "Dad joke." Mossfern Feb 2020 #66
He tried for a Reagan moment and crashed and burned. HelpImSurrounded Feb 2020 #69
That's a CBS moderator that worked for Fox News rockfordfile Feb 2020 #56
Joe's doing well. Showing patience too. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #57
+1 MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #61
He is. N/t mdelaguna Feb 2020 #63
Looks presidential PatSeg Feb 2020 #83
Well now we have heard Bloomberg or Biden has fiiled the hall. rwheeler31 Feb 2020 #64
My bet's on Bloomberg MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #77
Lol I saw that. Could it be just some got booed and nothing nefarious. LizBeth Feb 2020 #104
snippy... LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #67
Steyer supports "reparations" Renew Deal Feb 2020 #67
I applauded. MH1 Feb 2020 #81
Moderators trying to clamp down Renew Deal Feb 2020 #72
Why start now? MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #86
Oh good for Pete going after rural hospital closing that is a big deal there. rwheeler31 Feb 2020 #95
Question to Klobuchar about poverty Renew Deal Feb 2020 #73
Thank you Tom Steyer. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #76
Seconded. MH1 Feb 2020 #90
+1 lunasun Feb 2020 #105
Why does Biden start a thought but not finish it. Funtatlaguy Feb 2020 #78
They're all trying PatSeg Feb 2020 #91
Bloomberg is doing good bringing up corona virus rwheeler31 Feb 2020 #108
Good that that came up PatSeg Feb 2020 #119
Bloomberg extvbroadcaster Feb 2020 #79
Has Bloomberg initiated an attack against anyone other than Sanders? Renew Deal Feb 2020 #92
Not that I've seen MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #101
lol Renew Deal Feb 2020 #107
Yes! The commission on race is critical. Politicub Feb 2020 #80
The generational impact of slavery, Jim Crow, and other racial injustice MH1 Feb 2020 #97
Does it make sense to not let everyone answer each question? Renew Deal Feb 2020 #89
HATE it! elleng Feb 2020 #93
And in other debates folks were permitted to respond, which was helpful. This is buckshot. JudyM Feb 2020 #109
Good answer from Buttigieg Mersky Feb 2020 #98
It's very true...at least here in TN Docreed2003 Feb 2020 #116
Is the same in Texas Mersky Feb 2020 #126
Bernie name drpping Clyburn, heh. BootinUp Feb 2020 #99
Noticed that. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #115
What was that "naked cowboy" reference that Bloomberg made? nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #100
Very odd ALBliberal Feb 2020 #103
That's going to be a meme MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #112
He's a street entertainer in Times Square Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #113
There is a guy in New York City cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #122
thanks to all who answered my question nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #135
"Naked Cowboy in every city" Renew Deal Feb 2020 #102
Ah, thank you! nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #106
That was kind of funny PatSeg Feb 2020 #118
Good for Bloomberg: Trump fired the head of pandemic question everything Feb 2020 #110
Question to Klobuchar about "expunging records for marijuana" Renew Deal Feb 2020 #114
Not impressed by 'Gayle.' elleng Feb 2020 #130
Tactics dotism Feb 2020 #133
First time I've really disagreed with Pete, elleng Feb 2020 #136
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