2019-2020 US Election Megathread III: Biden VS Biden

[Shrillland]

Biden and Sanders both gave good answers and Warren is doing so now.

[Valrifell]

Gabbard said "I am the moderator now"

[Cannot think of a name]

Alright internet, you win. I have places to go...seems less clusterfucky than I thought 12 people would be. So...good for them I guess.

[Shrillland]

As Hour two closes, the ranking is:

Warren
Buttigieg
Biden
Yang
Klobuchar
Sanders
Steyer
Castro
Harris
Gabbard
O'Rourke
Booker

[Zurkerx]

As Hour two closes, the ranking is:

Warren
Buttigieg
Biden
Yang
Klobuchar
Sanders
Steyer
Castro
Harris
Gabbard
O'Rourke
Booker

Booker that low? Why if I may ask? I'll make my list later.

Also, Yang hits Bing. Lol.

[Shrillland]

As Hour two closes, the ranking is:

Warren
Buttigieg
Biden
Yang
Klobuchar
Sanders
Steyer
Castro
Harris
Gabbard
O'Rourke
Booker

Booker that low? Why if I may ask? I'll make my list later.

Also, Yang hits Bing. Lol.

Mostly because he's barely noticeable compared to the others.

[Zurkerx]

Oh look, Harris is trying to get Trump banned from Twitter and forcing Warren to embrace her position. She's desperate. Besides, it's Twitter's Choice, not the government or a President, to ban someone from Social Media.

[The South Falls]

Warren has been doing an amazing job.

[Galloism]

Kamala: men don't have any laws that compel men what to do with their bodies


Uh, the Selective Service Act?

[The Noviaskiet]

Yang is doing ok overall, I think.

[Shrillland]

I think Biden made the point on why court packing is a bad idea, though Buttigieg does have an interesting solution.

[Kowani]

Bernie brought Biden’s record against him.

[Shrillland]

Warren just gave us a master class in shade.

[Shrillland]

Here's my final list:

Warren
Buttigieg
Biden
Klobuchar
Yang
Sanders
Steyer
Harris
Gabbard
O'Rourke
Booker
Castro

[The Black Forrest]

Kamala: men don't have any laws that compel men what to do with their bodies


Uh, the Selective Service Act?

Errrrr yea if you stretch that for awhile I see what you are saying.

Probably a better one would be; denial of circumcission(sp) or vasectomies.

[The Black Forrest]

Warren just gave us a master class in shade.

Eh? Not sure what that means.

I think she blew it with her comment of automation is not causing job loss; it’s the trade deals. She kind of showed her age. Yang jumped on her for that one.

[Galloism]

Kamala: men don't have any laws that compel men what to do with their bodies


Uh, the Selective Service Act?

Errrrr yea if you stretch that for awhile I see what you are saying.

Probably a better one would be; denial of circumcission(sp) or vasectomies.

Well, and permitting parents to mutilate their boy childrens' genitals, something they can never take back regarding their own bodies.

Drafting has also historically included non consensual medical experimentation, btw.

[Zurkerx]

Here's my final list:

Warren
Buttigieg
Biden
Klobuchar
Yang
Sanders
Steyer
Harris
Gabbard
O'Rourke
Booker
Castro

Mine:

Buttigieg
Warren
Biden
Klobuchar
Sanders
Yang
Steyer
Gabbard
Harris
O'Rourke
Castro
Booker

[The Black Forrest]

Errrrr yea if you stretch that for awhile I see what you are saying.

Probably a better one would be; denial of circumcission(sp) or vasectomies.

Well, and permitting parents to mutilate their boy childrens' genitals, something they can never take back regarding their own bodies.

Drafting has also historically included non consensual medical experimentation, btw.

True. War is a different animal though.

Medical exams also saved people. If they had something which would get them killed in combat...

[Saturna1ia]

Buttigieg's best performance for sure. The night goes to the underdogs imo.
Buttigieg,Yang,& Klobuchar

If we're just talking about the top three, Sanders benefited from everyone focusing on Biden & Warren who both did meh.

[Galloism]

Well, and permitting parents to mutilate their boy childrens' genitals, something they can never take back regarding their own bodies.

Drafting has also historically included non consensual medical experimentation, btw.

True. War is a different animal though.

Medical exams also saved people. If they had something which would get them killed in combat...

True, but forcing invasive medical exams on people against their will generally isn't something we allow outside of men in that context, even if it were in their benefit. We typically call it things like "aggravated assault" and "medical malpractice" and "your ass is going to jail" and "dude he's not even a real doctor".

[Ngelmish]

Warren was less effective at taking criticism than I had expected, or hoped for. I can see what she's trying to do, and against Trump, it might work, since the trick with him is not letting him get under your skin. Against a range of other people who have plausible talking points, just ignoring their digs isn't entirely effective. I particularly wanted a stronger rebuke of Klobuchar's, "Just because I have different ideas," line, that's clearly a preview of GOP attempts to call her arrogant down the line.

The only other interesting developments are that both Biden and Sanders had their best debates yet by far, each by playing against negative stereotype. Booker, Buttigieg and O'Rourke (though I am less certain that Buttigieg did as well for himself in his dust up with O'Rourke as the thread seems to think) are all competing to be the most fluid, compelling speaker of the also rans. And Yang is improving at the format. Nothing fundamentally changed.

[Saturna1ia]

Anyone else mute the debate or focus on something else every time Steyer spoke? I don't think he should've been on the debate stage in the first place, but it was his creepy direct stare that I found most off-putting.

[Kowani]

Anyone else mute the debate or focus on something else every time Steyer spoke? I don't think he should've been on the debate stage in the first place, but it was his creepy direct stare that I found most off-putting.

I didn’t mind Steyer. He surprised me.

[Saturna1ia]

I didn’t mind Steyer. He surprised me.

Are you sure he didn't just hypnotize you?