The Democratic Presidential Nomination 2020

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I'm sorry, this is such a weird criticism. So there's some kind of rule for social media that, if you're a dad or a husband, it has to go first? If you don't, it totally speaks to your character, lack there of? What's the rationale to that? Who knew that's what some people use to judge other people lol. I might have unwittingly made social media faux pas without even realizing it!

There are cues for everything. In real life, it is speech, mannerisms and body language. Say you are sitting on a bus, does the person sit down beside you cautiously avoiding you or do they sit down and ram into you. Just ask recruiters (or poker players) about cues.

On social media, these are absent and replaced by writing style, and emphasis on things.

As you can see above, some view my presence on here as abrasive and disingenuous. Which is true sometimes. I do write in a matter of fact style even when wrong.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Here's Mayor Pete adopting Fox News talking points, and all but confirming he's the rat fink everyone thinks he is.

Yes, posting a video from that well known font of Fox News talking points... Anderson Cooper? Wait, that can't be right.

I have no love for Pete Buttigieg, but the reality is that he's doing exactly what he should be doing. He's constantly taking swings at the front-runner, so that he can cast himself as the antithesis of, and therefore the alternative to, that front runner. It's been pointed out many times that there needs to be a clear moderate challenger for those Democrats who won't support Sanders to coalesce around, and this is a good way to try to cast yourself in that role. I don't fault Buttigieg one bit for this. And as for the criticism, I don't think it's convincing, but it's not unfair, either. That video package wasn't exactly a smear job.

The other part of this is that it's probably good, if Sanders does win the nomination, that he's taking these kinds of shots for the first time in the primary rather than in the general. Takes a bit of the edge off.

[Looch City]

Pete has a punchable face.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Iggy City

Pete has a punchable face.

He's a young gay presidential candidate that neither young nor gay people want anything to do with. I guess it is refreshing that his sexual identity isn't a focus at all and people just hate him for being a corporate shill

[HockeyIlliterate]

Is anyone else watching the Democratic debate tonight?

The moderators have no control over the candidates, Pete keeps interrupting and speaking over everyone else, Warren can’t say anything without bringing Bloomberg’s name into it, Bernie keeps hammering on the same issues over and over again, and Steyer suddenly seems like the most reasonable person on stage.

[burn_this_city]

I flipped to it in the intermission and saw a chaotic unmoderated mess.

[J pold]

Is it being streamed anywhere?

[TherapyforGlencross]

Minimum ticket price for the debate was $1,500.

What? Is that normal?

[TheScorpion]

Bloomberg tried to make a zinger but it turned into a zonker

https://twitter.com/user/status/1232486847894319105

[FlameOn]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I flipped to it in the intermission and saw a chaotic unmoderated mess.

Moderation was completion non-existent. CBS is a fricking dumpster fire. PBS and C-Span should host all the debates from now on.

[badradio]

What a mess... CBS looking for ratings? Nobody wins that debate except Trump... They've all become characters of themselves.

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by TherapyforGlencross

Minimum ticket price for the debate was $1,500.

What? Is that normal?

No, it was just bought by Bloomberg.

[troutman]

Amy made me look this up:

https://www.eater.com/2016/5/15/1161...hat-is-hotdish

Hotdish is an anything goes one-dish meal from the Upper Midwest, but it's especially beloved in Minnesota and North Dakota. ... Hotdish is constructed on a base of canned cream of mushroom soup and canned vegetables. The other ingredients are as varied as the Minnesota landscape

Definitely not boring.

[Rando]

Originally Posted by TherapyforGlencross

Minimum ticket price for the debate was $1,500.

What? Is that normal?

No, it's not normal. It's why they boo'ed when Sanders mentioned literacy. They boo'd reading. Bought and paid for Bloomberg audience.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by TherapyforGlencross

Minimum ticket price for the debate was $1,500.

What? Is that normal?

They were totally bought by Bloomberg. He got so many unnatural cheers from the audience it felt like a sitcom.

[Hemi-Cuda]

This is a great piece on why Bernie has gotten so much support, and may be the only real chance the democrats have of beating Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlo...rce=reddit.com

[peter12]

Originally Posted by troutman

Amy made me look this up:

https://www.eater.com/2016/5/15/1161...hat-is-hotdish



Definitely not boring.

I've had hotdish before. Honestly, pretty damn good.

[CaptainCrunch]

I watched part of that debate last night and then turned it off. What a train wreck, this was more like a high school yo momma yell fest then any kind of debate and the Moderators were completely terrible.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I watched part of that debate last night and then turned it off. What a train wreck, this was more like a high school yo momma yell fest then any kind of debate and the Moderators were completely terrible.

I don't know if it is possible to have a decent, meaningful debate with more than 2 or 3 candidates.

[d_phaneuf]

Theres no reason a crowd is needed either, adds nothing