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democrattotheend

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100. I'm happy with this debate so far

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:50 PM

Mar 2020

Good substance, much better w/o live audience/applause lines. They are both being pretty respectful - you can tell there's no personal animosity, and they are keeping it to the issues. I would honestly be happy to have either of these men as president. Policy-wise I'm closer to Bernie, though not quite as far to the left as he is. OTOH Biden seems a bit more presidential and his answers are a little more substantive.

I was about to say they also were focusing on issues instead of polls and electability, but they just went there. Ugh. It's bad enough the pundits yap about electability speculations all day long. I can't stand when they make the candidates play pundit instead of discussing issues.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Biden-Sanders debate Official Thread- 3 [View all] brooklynite Mar 2020 OP

Biden SLAMS Sanders on voting against Brady Bill... brooklynite Mar 2020 #1

Sanders reverts to "getting money from Billionaires" brooklynite Mar 2020 #2

Finally Kitchari Mar 2020 #3

And Bernie blows it off. dsp3000 Mar 2020 #20

Biden deftly turn around and make it about trump drray23 Mar 2020 #4

+1,000,000 highplainsdem Mar 2020 #5

We need to hear more of that flamingdem Mar 2020 #6

Bernie worshipers aside Sugarcoated Mar 2020 #7

Bernie leaves out Todd79 Mar 2020 #8

Right. I am so tired Sanders rewriting history. LizBeth Mar 2020 #11

The takeaway for me here is Biden is Presidential and vigorous. nolabear Mar 2020 #9

Dear voters in Illinois, Ohio, Florida and Arizona: please blow Bernie Sanders out of the water... brooklynite Mar 2020 #10

Yes please. LizBeth Mar 2020 #12

Chicago here. I voted for Warren. She is my first choice and still on the ballot mucifer Mar 2020 #13

This Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #16

Already did my part frazzled Mar 2020 #40

I plan to do my part this Tuesday!! Alliepoo Mar 2020 #113

Missing The Plot. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #14

Hardly anyone is undecided. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #27

BREAKING: Biden commits to picking a woman as Vice President!!! brooklynite Mar 2020 #15

Sanders hedges: "In all probability" brooklynite Mar 2020 #21

Stacy Abrams edhopper Mar 2020 #17

Elizabeth Warren n/t DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #18

Yes! Owl Mar 2020 #22

We need Liz in the Senate so a Republican governor won't get to appoint her replacement. nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #98

Thanks for this mcar Mar 2020 #19

Bernie cannot commit to picking a female VP cmb1729 Mar 2020 #23

I won't criticise Sanders for that, though I think it is way overdue that we have a woman still_one Mar 2020 #32

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #35

Dude. Codeine Mar 2020 #41

It is not pandering at this point in the game... cmb1729 Mar 2020 #45

I agree. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #106

FINALLY getting a woman in the top two spots is merely pandering. Not a smart move. LizBeth Mar 2020 #50

Yep Pandering... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #57

Well Sanders didn't promise to pick a woman now did he? Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #79

To you .. not losing to me. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #95

Pretty unanimous that Biden won. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #114

We have a lot more young, competent females in the House and Senate Blue_true Mar 2020 #105

Kamala Harris or Amy Klobuchar (nt) nsd Mar 2020 #24

Biden: "in the first 100 days, NO ONE will be deported" brooklynite Mar 2020 #25

Is the debate still going? eom Control-Z Mar 2020 #26

Until 10:15 elleng Mar 2020 #29

Thanks. Control-Z Mar 2020 #38

Yes elleng Mar 2020 #44

Thanks again. eom Control-Z Mar 2020 #51

I have heard Bernie say he voted no on EVERY bill texasfiddler Mar 2020 #28

Bernie is being irksome !! flying-skeleton Mar 2020 #30

Yes, he needs to stop his childish, tantrum like behavior, eom cmb1729 Mar 2020 #33

LOL, you know who voted with me ... Barak Obama. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #31

LOL LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #34

Still taking shots at President Obama? TwilightZone Mar 2020 #36

he's not taking shots he's saying Obama agreed with him. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #43

That wasn't true...and now folks will see the Lou Dobbs and Sanders interview and it devestating to Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #86

Oh boy you didn't listen to the question or answer did you? DaDeacon Mar 2020 #90

I like Biden's short no bullshit answers, I like Biden the more I get to know him uponit7771 Mar 2020 #37

the no details, or context answer.. yet so insightful. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #49

Sanders offers a stump speach to every question and no answers...just defended Cuba again...toast in Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #93

Sanders clearly didn't like Biden bringing up that Lou Dobbs appearance. highplainsdem Mar 2020 #39

He was against the immigration bill still_one Mar 2020 #48

I was out of the room, and just returning, when Biden commented on what percentage StevieM Mar 2020 #42

24 percent of all kids from kindergarten to high school drray23 Mar 2020 #47

Thank you. (eom) StevieM Mar 2020 #53

Is it just me or does Sanders seem hard to listen to? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #46

It is because Bernie does not know how to talk to people without raising his voice cmb1729 Mar 2020 #60

Every time I see Sanders talking I actually yell, Control-Z Mar 2020 #108

Bernie is really pissing me off with the head shaking vercetti2021 Mar 2020 #52

try watching it on mute! Its Hilarious!! samnsara Mar 2020 #54

Ha ha!! 😊 You are so right, I just tried it, 😊 thanks cmb1729 Mar 2020 #68

Oh-MG! OhZone Mar 2020 #80

We deafies watch everything on mute. nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #103

Me too !! flying-skeleton Mar 2020 #56

I don't know where Sanders is going with this, I don't see him changing anyone's mind on Biden ... uponit7771 Mar 2020 #58

You know how many women are excited about a woman VP right now? nolabear Mar 2020 #55

No idea, but Hillary would have been President if it wasn't for Comey and those self-identified still_one Mar 2020 #59

And I read it was pandering. You know how pissed women are to hear that it is merely pandering? LizBeth Mar 2020 #69

Funny that ...I said that very thing! DaDeacon Mar 2020 #88

Joe just said the oil companies are going to stop ALL drilling?! JudyM Mar 2020 #61

Paris Accord is NOT ENOUGH. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #62

Everything is not enough or no. Bernie is all or nothing texasfiddler Mar 2020 #66

Stop talk Bernie talk the issue. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #83

And retrofitting the military and rest of the fed government's car fleet. JudyM Mar 2020 #75

good start not enough DaDeacon Mar 2020 #81

Sanders is always saying existential crisis LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #63

IT IS... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #65

It is but stomping your feet angrily wont help which is drray23 Mar 2020 #71

ad hominem DaDeacon Mar 2020 #76

You obviously don't know what an ad hominem is Aquaria Mar 2020 #115

"Hope I die before I get old".... reACTIONary Mar 2020 #97

Sanders blew it with the answer about the paris accord. drray23 Mar 2020 #64

Not enough !!!! DaDeacon Mar 2020 #70

You don't solve a problem of that magnitude drray23 Mar 2020 #74

Biden: "I did that while you were watching" Hav Mar 2020 #67

Bernie Bloviating - Falling Short on Specifics... BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #72

Whoa! Freedom from Religion Foundation takes out an add during the debate. brooklynite Mar 2020 #73

they always do .. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #78

Bernie - "Paris Accord No Big Deal..." Seriously? BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #77

Not even watching......we're watching "All the Presidents Men" a kennedy Mar 2020 #82

Looks like an easy win for Joe tonight. Sanders has failed to Blue_true Mar 2020 #110

Now question about Fidel for Sanders. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #84

He must have prepared for it.nt. drray23 Mar 2020 #87

Wasn't BS counting on Biden melting down? Joe's comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #85

Yeah, with a few minutes to go, Sanders has lost. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #111

Yes, BS, please continue talking about Cuba Hav Mar 2020 #89

Sanders: "Did China make progress in eliminating poverty?" REALLY? brooklynite Mar 2020 #91

There's nothing good about a dictator Sugarcoated Mar 2020 #92

Who gives a fuck what happened 2341234123 years ago ?! Damn, the questions are ratings getters uponit7771 Mar 2020 #94

Joe JUST lied.... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #96

link DaDeacon Mar 2020 #99

I'm happy with this debate so far democrattotheend Mar 2020 #100

Nevada was a caucus state. The results there will not reflect what happens in other contests. StevieM Mar 2020 #101

Please with to thread 4 brooklynite Mar 2020 #102

THE TRUTH!!! DaDeacon Mar 2020 #104

Knowing he has lost, he couldnt have worded this to include Biden into the youth vote instead LizBeth Mar 2020 #107

Biden is not a choice they want... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #109

He isn't the one I want either. He is what we have. Suck it up and do your part. Sanders do his LizBeth Mar 2020 #112