*****2020 Democratic Presidential Debates Thursday, June 27***** (unemployment, Iran, poll, healthcare)

[Ibginnie]

From CNN:


The second debate on Thursday June 28, in Miami will include:

• Former Vice President Joe Biden
• Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
• South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg
• California Sen. Kamala Harris
• New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
• Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet
• Author Marianne Williamson
• California Rep. Eric Swalwell
• Businessman Andrew Yang
• Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper

The moderators will be:

• Lester Holt...NBC
• Savannah Guthrie...NBC
• Chuck Todd...NBC
• Rachel Maddow...MSNBC
• José Díaz-Balart...Telemundo & NBC

Where to watch:
The debate will air live on NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo at 9 p.m.
The debate will stream on the NBC app and NBCNews.com.

Where the debate will be held:
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, FL.




Debate Rules

Politicians tend to be long-winded, but brevity will be the name of the game on the crowded stage in the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday and Thursday.

And for fun:

The Drink Cues

General Words

Drink when YOUR candidate say any of these

• Jobs
• Middle class
• Women
• Iran
• Border
• Healthcare
• Environment
• Education
• Guns

Bonus Words

EVERYONE drinks when ANY candidates says one of these

• Trump
• Percent
• *Anything in Spanish*

For more fun:
Take a drink if:

• A moderator or candidate jokes about pronouncing (or mispronounces) Buttigieg.
• Biden says "folks."
• A candidate turns a question on policy into an attack on Trump.
• Harris has to defend her record as a prosecutor.
• A candidate says a progressive stance is not socialism.
• All the candidates give the same answer on a yes or no question.
• Attacks on Biden tally more than 10, then take a drink after every five more.
• Sanders wags his finger aggressively.
• A candidate dances around whether they're in favor of impeaching Trump.
• You have to Google who a candidate is.
• Gillibrand has to explain her shift in opinion about gun laws.
• Sanders calls himself a socialist.
• Hillary Clinton is mentioned.

This thread will open @ 9:00. As always, any other thread on this topic will be closed, merged or deleted.

A poll will be added after the debate is over.

[WannaliveinGreenville]

Let's see how many speak a foreign language tonight!

[Spartacus713]

I am going to establish an over/under for Trump tweets during the debate at 2.5, for anyone who wants to render a guess.

I am going to go with the under. I think he will tweet twice, or maybe even less. Also, I would not be surprised to see him split those tweets into the same to categories that he did last night, when he tweeted twice.

Trump targeted one tweet at the debate itself ("Boring!!!") and the other tweet he targeted at NBC for their screw up with the audio.

[somebodyfromnc]

Yes, the middle class will pay more taxes. - Bernie

[EastwardBound]

Originally Posted by somebodyfromnc

Yes, the middle class will pay more taxes. - Bernie

First Trump campaign ad opportunity of the night.

[Rakin]

The start with Bernie the Biden the 2 old white guys.

[somebodyfromnc]

And... Kamala dodges the question.

[ELOrocks17]

Anyone watching this with live commentary?

Im watching Steven Crowder reaction

[Rakin]

Unemployment is almost Zero percent. This economy is working for the Middle class and working poor.

[WannaliveinGreenville]

Kamala's state of California is a Mess!