We’ll start with this surprising thread from Paul Krugman:
Well, I found last night's debate bitterly disappointing. I had hoped that Warren would use the occasion to start climbing out of the hole she's stumbled into on health care. Instead she dug it deeper 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) July 31, 2019
Mayor Pete Buttigieg to GOP lawmakers: "When the sun sets on your career…of all the good and bad things you did in your life, the thing you will be remembered for is whether in this moment, with this president, you found the courage to stand up to him." #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/cjZm3W9RXp
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 31, 2019
Trump Jr just tweeted support for Marianne Williamson and she has not ruled out a third party run if she doesn't qualify for the next debate.
— Bob Morris🌵☀️ (@polizeros) July 31, 2019
Now why do you suppose that is?
Sanders & Warren Fight "Republican Talking Point" That Medicare for All Is About Reducing Coverage https://t.co/Y7f403MyEL pic.twitter.com/34MyOkPdGT
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) July 31, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "Trump is a pathological liar. I tell the truth." #DemDebate #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/GjtddMAaEN
— The Hill (@thehill) July 31, 2019
#NoFirstUse is exactly the kind of ambitious and far-reaching policy agenda we need to defuse nuclear flashpoints around the planet and begin to unravel the undemocratic and absolute power every American president holds to unilaterally start a nuclear war. https://t.co/tWY9tLp7Fo
— Derek Johnson (@derekjGZ) July 31, 2019
25 debates in 2016 & 3 in 2020 and still not a single question about attack on voting rights
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) July 31, 2019
If we don’t fix our democracy we won’t fix our politics
"Everyone working for CNN should resign." – @ddayen. https://t.co/urDUozjhjS
— The American Prospect (@TheProspect) July 31, 2019
Bernie and Warren team up to own John Delaney into the ground: https://t.co/OECMOtSWXf pic.twitter.com/eFX55aQcjk
— Splinter (@splinter_news) July 31, 2019
related: “more moderate issue positioning” also more accurately reflects what a president can actually deliver from a divided political system https://t.co/FQlMoGN3VR
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 31, 2019
Great to see @ewarren and @BernieSanders forcefully making the case for bold action to make sure this country works for everyone, not just the privileged few. Let’s get out of the defensive crouch and fight for what America can and should be!
— Jeff Merkley (@JeffMerkley) July 31, 2019
The impact of Bernie Sanders on the Democratic Party is hard to overstate. The entire first portion of the debate — 20 minutes and counting — is being spent over his health care policy.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) July 31, 2019
All right, I should turn in. I leave you with this:
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) July 31, 2019
Supreme Court mentions: 0
Circuit court: 0
Police brutality: 0
Children in cages: 1 (@ewarren)
But it's cool, @CNN. I'm glad John Delaney got a chance to prep Warren and Sanders for running against Jeb Bush.#DemocraticDebate
The media is focused on the details of the Medicare for All debate bc there are details.
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) July 31, 2019
What’s the republican plan again?
Modest proposal after watching last night debate on video.
— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 31, 2019
Let cable networks carry the debates, but do not let them host.
Incentives all wrong.
Questioning should be done by people who can listen to answers
Last night's debate revealed the real bias in the media which is the assumption that the status quo is "moderate" and anyone that proposes structural changes is "radical"
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 31, 2019
In my view, letting people die because they can't afford insulin is more extreme than proposing a new policy
CNN is getting bad marks all around for framing of last night’s debate questions and the terrible format, including not allowing candidates to finish answers.
— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) July 31, 2019
If they change course tonight, it’s unfair to last night's candidates. If they don’t, it’s another bad debate.
Kid reporter @jaden_reports shares his thoughts on how Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, John Delaney, and "odd one out" Marianne Williamson performed at last night's debate pic.twitter.com/h8w7sipg6o
— AM2DM by BuzzFeed News (@AM2DM) July 31, 2019
Last night's debate made clear that Warren and Sanders are joined at the hip for Medicare for All, protectionism and decriminalizing the border. I've got to think a majority of Democrats would prefer a Clinton-Obama type liberal–either Biden or a Biden replacement if he falters.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 31, 2019
I was working while at the beach yesterday and then had a seafood dinner at Bonefish Grill before coming home to not watch the Mayo debate. From what I gather Liz and Bernie showed they would get stomped by a liar who doesn’t give a shit about policy.. or someone more prepared. pic.twitter.com/zlUvUa6Hgo
— THEE Kurt Nice (@KurtNiceHHL) July 31, 2019
My two observations from last night's debate:
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 31, 2019
1) Dana Bash believed that MI's auto workers would be opposed to building electric vehicles.
2) NatSec Twitter did not consider a question abt climate crisis a NatSec question.
Both quite telling.
That’s it for now. Remember, we have to go through this all over again tonight!
Talking to a dyed in the wool Capitalist like Krugman about the nuts and bolts of a Medicare-for-all system is an exercise in futility.
Any non-profit entity, like a health care system, is anathema to a Capitalist.
Capitalist live for the profit in a thing.
Medicare-for-all and impeach Trump. Let’s make FDR proud.