Democratic Debate 4 has now come and gone — and it ended right where it began: with Biden, Warren, and Sanders leading the pack.
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Held on the campus of Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday’s Democratic Debate 4 saw Julián Castro, Cory Booker, Andrew Yang, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Beto O’Rourke, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, and Tom Steyer go head-to-head in a 3 hour talkfest that was surprisingly high on substance. Regrettably, Marianne Williamson, John Delaney, Tim Ryan, Steve Bullock, Michael Bennet, Joe Sestak, and Wayne Messam did not qualify for this week’s verbal boxing match.
Each of the candidates collectively agreed that it is time to impeach Donald Trump. Then, they took turns collectively taking pot-shots at the 3 frontrunners: former Vice-President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The former vice-president entered the evening with a “Hunter Biden problem” as the junior Biden’s admitted missteps in several foreign business deals have taken a toll on Joe’s presidential hopes.
“In retrospect, look, I think that it was poor judgment on my part. Is that I think that it was poor judgment because I don’t believe now, when I look back on it — I know that there was — did nothing wrong at all,” Hunter Biden told ABC News in an exclusive interview. “However, was it poor judgment to be in the middle of something that is…a swamp in — in — in many ways? Yeah.”
Hunter’s televised admission of poor judgment was quite obviously a calculated move on behalf of the Biden campaign to assure the voting public that Hunter Biden and NOT Joe Biden is responsible for any potential wrongdoing.
Amid Biden’s family problems, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has sprung to the coveted frontrunner status. This couldn’t have been more evident than when the Democratic candidates lined up to attack Warren on her Medicare-For-All plan.
“At least Bernie’s being honest here and saying how he’s going to pay for this and that taxes are going to go up,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar barked. “And I’m sorry, Elizabeth, but you have not said that, and I think we owe it to the American people to tell them where we’re going to send the invoice.”
For months, Sen. Warren has also suffered from a “black” problem and not enough support from the African-American community. Interestingly, her campaign let it leak earlier this week that should she win the Democratic nomination, she would strongly consider former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum as her running mate.
As for Sen. Bernie Sanders, he appears to be the loser among Tuesday’s frontrunners.
Bernie has lost quite a lot of his 2016 support base to Sen. Warren, whose platform is extremely similar to his own. Additionally, Bernie’s heart attack a few weeks ago has prompted many supporters to reconsider their loyalty to him out of concern for his health.
Regarding the remaining candidates, unless someone pulls off an 11th-hour surprise they are all likely vying for the vice-presidency or the promise of a cushy cabinet post.
Okay first: Thanks DJ for sitting through 3 hours of debate AGAIN and giving Us an analysis that seems pretty much on point judging by a consensus of what I’m hearing from others this morning.
Honestly, I couldn’t do it. I cannot sit and listen to 12 Dem candidates go at each other, trying to score points at the expense of the greater goal – DEFEATING TRUMP. Btw-Shout Out to Corey Booker, who apparently called out his fellow candidates and “warned them against fracturing the party” with their attacks on one another.
Personally, I can’t wait until we’re down to the final 2 or 3 candidates who actually have a chance of winning the nomination. I’ll probably watch a bit of the debates then.