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Originally Posted by Bunk
I liked Booker and Buttigieg the most last night.
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Booker was excellent, I thought he won the thing. I don't think it matters, though, he's pretty much cooked.
Buttigieg, for me, is polished and presents himself well but doesn't really say much of any substance. It's all vague, high-level platitudes about coming together. He delivers all of it well and makes you believe he believes it, it's just that I'm not at all clear on what he believes in practice. Dude doesn't seem to have any actual policy positions.
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Yang is quite cogent in what he's saying. I like how's he's brought automation challenges as an issue to the national stage.
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He's concise and to the point. I feel like he accomplished his goal right off the bat and the rest of it was sort of unimportant in the grand scheme of things, because he got his website traffic and his mailing list growth from the stunt (if you want to call it that) in the opening. But that concise and to the point thing works a lot better on CNN, where you have to be like that, than it does in a debate, where despite a 1:15 time clock most of the candidates were filibustering and giving 2-3 minute answers just to keep their face on screen for longer. He should have drawn out a few answers and pivoted to his strengths more.
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Warren was just OK
Bernie was Bernie
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I thought Warren had her moments, the issue is they both go completely off the rails for me when they start their "let's wage war on corporations and rich people" schtick. That plays to a coastal college campus, not to the midwest. It just sounds like grievance and class warfare to the electorate at large and they're not going to be on board.
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Beto's AR-15 line was good
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I mean, he performed okay, but he's an afterthought yet again. And that despite proposing things that are complete nonsense from a practical standpoint.
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Harris is trailing off. It's hard to get inspired or feel confidence in her leadership abilities. It just feels like she is choosing her words so carefully (like the Lawyer she is).
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Honestly, I thought she was desperately trying to seem personally likable after what Tulsi Gabbard did to her last time, and she just came off stilted. At least several times, I was thinking, did she throw back a bottle of wine before she got up there? Just odd.
Castro was an attack dog. He was trying to get attention and I think it backfired, I think people probably liked Biden better after that exchange.
Came across as pretty unlikable. I think she's a pretty good candidate if you just look at her capabilities, but she just doesn't have the charisma. Could be a good VP pick for someone like Mayor Pete, if Mayor Pete won, which he won't.