***First Democratic Debate Tuesday, October 13, 2015*** (Al Gore, speech, leader, American)

[steven_h]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

O'Malley kept beating on the enviro issue, so that it became what you associate him with. OK, but there needs to be more.

Actually, no. What I got from his responses about Snowden, pot, and several other items I liked.

I must have missed the beating, which made him look insane.

[Phil P]

1. Webb
2. Chafee
3. O'Malley
4. Sanders
5. Clinton

[xboxmas]

Originally Posted by lvoc

She did great...scored big. The Republican is done. And she went throught the evening without a screech.

All she did was avoid most questions or blame Republicans.

[PanapolicRiddle]

Originally Posted by Enigma777

Bernie and Hillary agree on a lot. They are acting more like a team than opposition. I think the Democratic candidates look positively sane compared with the GOP during their debates.

That's what we have now: One Party that panders to hard conservative ideologues and another that works to get everyone else who bothers to vote.

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Clinton did a lot better than I expected her to. Personable, sense of humor, open mannerisms and solid on every issue (whether you agree or not). She has been working hard.

Yeah, Hilary does much better in an extended format rather than sound bites. In small doses she isn't very likable, but when she has time for knowledgeable, thoughtful statements she's far more palatable.

While she might be neck and neck with the Republican field right now, I think she'd pull away from any of them after the debates. Especially Trump, who's just an uninformed blowhard.

[Phil P]

Originally Posted by steven_h

Actually, no. What I got from his responses about Snowden, pot, and several other items I liked.

I must have missed the beating, which made him look insane.

His energy policy is crap. Webb had the best energy policy and stated what he would do.

[Ponderosa]

I tuned in very late, but give it to Clinton on performance, Sanders on giving a clear voice to the problems facing the country. I don't think any president is going to change much, but of the Dems, Clinton is the insider who knows how to get stuff done and has the political connections too (Bush is the same on the other side).

[glass_of_merlot]

Originally Posted by steven_h

Isn't it past your bedtime?

No, but you are old and cranky, go to bed.

[Kibby]

Originally Posted by Dequindre

Hillary isn't a multi-millionaire?

Didn't you hear???????
Hillary says they were "dead broke" when they left the White House.
Clintons' were nearly in the "poor house".

[DorianRo]

Biden won the debate tonight.

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by steven_h

Actually, no. What I got from his responses about Snowden, pot, and several other items I liked.

I must have missed the beating, which made him look insane.

I tuned in late so missed that.