The Democrats need better villains
"Whose fault is everything that’s wrong?
The Democrats don’t have convincing answers. They assail President Trump, of course—but worsening income inequality, a stagnant middle class, and unaffordable health care were problems well before Trump came on the scene. In some ways, Trump got elected in 2016 because he addressed those issues more persuasively than other candidates".
http://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/the-democrats-need-better-villains-184300444.html
Correction: Election 2020-Debate story
"MIAMI (AP) — In a story June 27 about the Democratic presidential debate, The Associated Press reported erroneously in some versions that former Vice President Joe Biden worked with Republican segregationist senators. In fact, the senators were Democrats".
http://www.apnews.com/585f99f3add346bd962c020261e319a8
For those who haven't seen it,
Democrats take to stage for 1st debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH2CcvUCtf8
2020 Vision: Kamala Harris takes a victory lap
"The ratings for Thursday night's debate New York were the highest for any Democratic debate in Nielsen ratings history, NBC said Friday. The event, which was broadcast on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo, averaged 18.1 million television viewers, eclipsing the record 15.5 million viewers who watched the first Democratic primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in 2015. Wednesday night's debate drew 15.3 million viewers".
http://news.yahoo.com/2020-vision-kamala-harris-takes-a-victory-lap-183559518.html
LetYangSpeak: Andrew Yang accuses NBC of cutting off his mic
"White House hopeful Andrew Yang was largely a nonfactor at Thursday’s presidential debate, but the political novice afterward blamed his scant airtime on technical difficulties.
Speaking to supporters following the debate, the Silicon Valley businessman leveled an accusation that the debate’s producers had cut off his mic when he wasn’t speaking, thus robbing him of the chance to interject as other candidates continuously did throughout the night".
http://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/28/andrew-yang-debate-nbc-microphone-1388053
Marianne Williamson gets her Twitter moment by standing up for love
"Marianne Williamson stood on the far edge on the debate stage Thursday night and spoke for less than five minutes, but she set social media abuzz".
http://news.yahoo.com/marianne-williamson-gets-her-twitter-moment-by-standing-up-for-love-160815392.html
Democratic debate result: Kamala Harris comes off above the 'food fight' as Biden and Sanders disappoint
"The second Democrat debate on the road to the 2020 presidential election was much more combative than the first debate on Wednesday.
The candidates taking part tonight were Marianne Williamson, John Hickenlooper, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael Bennet and Eric Swalwell.
The debate produced a number of powerful moments, particularly from one candidate.
Here are the winners and losers.
http://news.yahoo.com/democratic-debate-result-kamala-harris-020500627.html
Sparks fly as Kamala Harris challenges Joe Biden's record on race
"Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., attacked former Vice President Joe Biden over his record on race during Thursday night's Democratic debate, sharply criticizing him for his fond recollection of serving with “civility” in the Senate with two segregationist senators".
http://news.yahoo.com/kamala-harris-attacks-bidens-record-on-race-at-democratic-debate-030308874.html
Kamala Harris Shows She’s Here to Capture the Crown
"The pace was faster and the barbs sharper at the second Democratic primary debate.
But while several candidates landed blows on the frontrunner, former Vice President Joe Biden, only one slayed: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). "
http://news.yahoo.com/kamala-harris-shows-she-capture-041921906.html
Bernie Sanders Says He Would ‘Rotate’ Conservative Judges Off the Supreme Court
"During the second Democratic primary debate Thursday night, Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) raised the possibility of rotating justices off of the Supreme Court so that they could be replaced with jurists whose philosophy aligns more closely with his own. "
http://www.nationalreview.com/news/bernie-sanders-says-he-would-rotate-conservative-judges-off-the-supreme-court/
Harris's confrontation with Biden a defining moment for first debates
"MIAMI — It was supposed to be an introductory affair.
But at the halfway mark of Thursday night’s debate, Sen. Kamala Harris went for Joe Biden’s jugular.
“I do not believe you are a racist,” Harris, a Democratic senator from California, told the former vice president.
But with that faint praise, she then launched into a clearly premeditated criticism of Biden for comments he made recently about working in the Senate with former Mississippi Sen. James Eastland, a notorious segregationist".
http://news.yahoo.com/harris-confrontation-with-biden-a-defining-moment-for-first-debates-090000956.html
Joe Biden speaks at Rainbow PUSH convention, addresses debate comment on busing
http://news.yahoo.com/joe-biden-speaks-rainbow-push-214557897.html
Joe Biden Defends Civil Rights Record After Heated Debate Exchange
Former Vice President Joe Biden reiterated his commitment to civil rights a day after playing defense at Thursday’s Democratic primary debate when Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) challenged his record."
http://news.yahoo.com/joe-biden-rainbow-push-coalition-civil-rights-record-200245655.html
Joe Biden knew his time was up when he debated with Kamala Harris. He even said it himself
"After tonight, we have to ask ourselves: does Biden really have that 'electability factor' his competition supposedly doesn't? " Joe Biden was presumably prepared to answer for his recent fond invocation of working with the segregationist James Eastland, but he was not ready for the specific challenge Kamala Harris would pose to whatever excuse he was ready to share.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/joe-biden-kamala-harris-democratic-debates-argument-busing-anita-harris-racism-a8978551.html
5 takeaways from Thursday night’s Democratic debate
"The biggest moment of the night and the one that could reverberate through the rest of the campaign was Harris confronting Biden over his nostalgic remarks about working with segregationist colleagues when he was a young senator in the 1970s. Harris, who is black, recalled being bused to school as a child in Berkeley, and charged Biden with opposing busing for integration".
http://news.yahoo.com/five-takeaways-thursday-night-democratic-debate-042142915.html