I feel as though I missed out.
https://dlive.tv/p/dlive-93233454+wJN09bQZR
19:34 is the start.
The debate starts strong with all the candidates dogpiling Bloomberg and crescendos when Pete makes Klobuchar cry by calling her a dummy. Warren is earning her keep in entertainment value and makes you kind of wish you were in the timeline where her meme team didn't get memed to death before it was launched. The moderators break for commercial after it becomes apparent Klobuchar is self-destructing and resume with questions about climate change, where it gets pretty boring for a while.
Bloomberg has a couple of Chad moments
1:33:39
1:35:05
1:38:06
1:39:36
1:43:59
At this point, it remains unclear if the debate's early mudslinging efforts against Bloomberg are enough to undermine his apparent sanity and non-career-politician status, plus his organized national presence. I think the outcome of the Nevada primary will be very revealing about Democrat voters and what they care about (in contrast to the things they pay lip service to). Do people really care about claims of sexual harassment made against him? Do they care that stop and frisk targeted blacks? The Trump parallels are astounding as well -- here they are, faced with a businessman laden with politically incorrect baggage who bought his way into the election and stands out on the debate stage as an irreverent critic of career politicians. Is the Trump phenomenon something that could only happen to the political right? Or are we about to enter a new era in American politics where self-funding businessmen become increasingly common?
I think Pete is going to flame out now that they're hitting states with some black and mexican voters. Klobuchar died on stage and probably deserves her own 'Jeb Saddest Moments'-style tribute video. So that pretty much leaves Bloomberg and Bernie as the front runners.
I've yet to watch the tail end so I may update this.
Update
other good moments:
1:46:26 Sneaky Pete praises and then math attacks kindly old Jewish socialist
1:59:38 Pete bullies Klobuchar again. Look at the pain in her eyes while he talks!
2:00:36 Not-a-fan-of-women Pete drops a spanish bomb on monoliguist mommy and the telemundo host(!) thanks him in Spanish!
2:02:49 Pete is clobbering Klobuchar so badly that the host breaks it up.
2:10:06 Oh Bloomberg
In retrospect, it's possible Pete fared well in addition to the Jews, so he may still be relevant.
You're lovely at summarizing and commentating!
Thanks!
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