*****2020 Democratic Presidential Debates Wednesday, June 26***** (Iran, healthcare, border, Minnesota)

[Ibginnie]

From CNN:

The first debate on Wednesday, June 26, in Miami will include:

• Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
• Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke
• New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker
• Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro
• Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
• Washington Gov. Jay Inslee
• Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
• New York Mayor Bill de Blasio
• Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney
• Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan

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
• Middleclass
• Women
• Iran
• Border
• Healthcare
• Environment
• Education
• Guns

Bonus Words

EVERYONE drinks when ANY candidates says one of these

• Trump
• Percent
• *Anything in Spanish*

This one just might be more fun!

• De Blasio references President Donald Trump as "Con Don."
• A moderator or candidate refers to O’Rourke as Robert (his actual first name).
• A candidate dances around whether they're in favor of impeaching Trump.
• Warren says, "I have a plan for that."
• A candidate says a progressive stance is not socialism.
• De Blasio starts a response with "listen."

More at the link above.


This thread will open about 8:30 Wednesday night. All threads on this debate will be closed, merged or deleted.

[Spartacus713]

How much time will each of them get on average? Maybe 6-7 minutes?

Let the infomercials begin.

[Ibginnie]

Originally Posted by Spartacus713

How much time will each of them get on average? Maybe 6-7 minutes?

Let the infomercials begin.

Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer questions and 30 seconds to respond to follow-ups. And there will be no opening statements, though candidates will have a chance to deliver closing remarks.

Rules

[Spartacus713]

Sadly, Predident Trump will not be live-tweeting the debate tonight.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...21236764164096

[ELOrocks17]

Bonus Words

EVERYONE drinks when ANY candidates says one of these
Trump
Percent
*Anything in Spanish*

Can we add 1 more?

drink any time a candidate refers to the US as a "DEMOCRACY"

[texan2yankee]

2 questions to warren already. 6 other candidates haven't been able to speak yet.

add: drink when they say "rich" people.

[Drewjdeg]

This Spanish makes me cringe

[BoBromhal]

how did they possibly go right back to Elizabeth Warren?

[travis t]

watching on-line on NBC via youtube, I keep getting 'an error occurred,' and then bounced back to an advertisement. I've seen at least 4 ads so far. I usually don't have problems of this kind with my service.

Ah, well, I don't put much stock in debates anyway. The winner often is a function of style, not substance. With so many people on stage, this one can be expected to be a full-blown clown show. I already know whom I support (at least for now) and that is Warren. If one of the moderates (Castro, Bennet, Hickenlooper, Sestak) improves in polls, I may switch.

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by ELOrocks17

Can we add 1 more?

drink any time a candidate refers to the US as a "DEMOCRACY"

I'd be drunk by now after thinking I had a Spanish channel on.