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#DemDebate starting right off, I only have my dumbphone to tweet from, so don't expect much from me
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Nvm, I managed to borrow an iPad, so now I can livetweet the debate after all. This is my thread for it. Mute the #DemDebate hashtag to ignore it.
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Going straight to questions instead of allowing opening statements means the candidates just give their opening statements anyways instead of actually answering the questions. #DemDebate
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They keep coming back to Warren, which makes sense since she leads in the polls from this group, and she’s good, but I can see it leading to claims of bias in favor of her. #DemDebate
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This is my first time hearing Beto’s voice aloud, it’s deeper than I expected/realized. #DemDebate
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Wow DeBlasio just interrupting here... #DemDebate
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Moderators just encouraging interruptions here instead of moderating... #DemDebate
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Another viewer here just said Jay Inslee looks like a Republican, lol. #DemDebate
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(that’s speaking in terms of visual appearance) #DemDebate
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Moderators keep trying to make Booker take the centrist lane here and he’s not playing along; good for him! #DemDebate
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Ok that question had a long wind-up to it before the actual pitch; let Julian have his time to talk about it instead of eating into his time, moderator. #DemDebate
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Wow, everyone’s just gonna show off how they can speak Spanish tonight, huh. #DemDebate
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There goes DeBlasio interrupting again... #DemDebate
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Couldn’t tell what Castro & Beto were saying as they’re talking over one another. #DemDebate
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Oh so they’ll let DeBlasio interrupt, but not Delaney, huh... #DemDebate
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Ok, so yes it’s bad that we have concentration camps worse than Gitmo, but Rep. Ryan should have clarified that Gitmo is still bad, too, and should be shut down as well. #DemDebate
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Wow they keep shutting down Delaney... also Gabbard hasn’t had a turn in a while. #DemDebate
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Ah there she goes! They must have noticed, too. #DemDebate
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Has Tulsi always had that white streak in her hair, or is that new? #DemDebate
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New moderators for this hour, let’s see if they do any better herding these cats... #DemDebate
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Yeah this mic kerfuffle is a symptom of their larger issue of being unable to cut people off who go over or interrupt. #DemDebate
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Ok, we’re back, let’s hope things work this time. #DemDebate
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If Warren is going to make the gun research argument, she should mention that the CDC is currently barred from doing any such research. #DemDebate
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Sen. Booker is winning the personal anecdotes competition tonight, I’d say, even if I don’t always agree with his policies. #DemDebate
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Beto, saying the “young people” must be leading here, well, I hope you realize that doesn’t include you, you have grey hair. #DemDebate
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Delaney shut down AGAIN! If anyone deserves to complain about mod bias tonight, it’s him. #DemDebate
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Hoping this McConnell question ends up being moot due to Kentucky voting him out. #DemDebate
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Seriously half the candidates here should be running for McConnell’s Senate seat instead of for president; defeating him is so much more important than beating Trump. #DemDebate
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Inslee’s smile got so big when he could tell that the debate was shifting to climate change, lol. #DemDebate
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Ok I get why nationally Castro’s Puerto Rico visit shoutout is the right move, but as a New Hampshirite I have to take exception to him dissing NH in the process. #DemDebate
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Kinda behind here, but how do you spell Ryan’s misspeaking of “elitist”? “Elital“? With a hyphen, as in, “elite-al”? #DemDebate
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This question on whether or not to do interventionism really should’ve gone to Gabbard. #DemDebate
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Ah, now she’s getting in there... dodged the implications about Syria, though. #DemDebate
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Thought Inslee would’ve said “climate change” there, huh. #DemDebate
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Disappointing hearing Delaney defending Pelosi here; I thought he had supported replacing her previously... #DemDebate
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So they get closing statements, but not opening ones? Ok... #DemDebate
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Yay Ryan gave a positive shoutout to NH, good for him! #DemDebate
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So Warren is going last? The gap is making me realize she didn’t really get as much time in this second half of the debate... #DemDebate
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Ok #DemDebate is over now; time to head back home... you can unmute the hashtag and/or me now, if you were doing that