31st July 2019, 11:00 PM
The second round of Democratic primary debates were over the last couple of days, and I watched most (but not all) of both, and they were decent for the most part. I doubt anything in them will seriously change the race, there wasn't anything on the level of Harris's performance in the first debate here. CNN's moderation choices are worth criticizing, they were way too focused on trying to get the Democrats to attack eachother for example, but I thought it was mostly okay.
But yeah, Biden is likely to remain the front-runner, with Warren and Sanders following. I hope the next debates, in early September, get Warren and Biden on the same stage, that would be great... the 'moderates versus liberals' narrative of the first night is a valid one, and Biden is the primary more moderate candidate, not the ones who were in night one. CNN pushed John Delaney hard as the moderate face of the first debate to counter Warren and Sanders, but obviously Biden's much better at that.
As for night two though, Inslee's entirely right about climate change. Biden's plan is decent, but we need bold if we want any chance of slowing it down. (Yang's "retreat from the coasts" message may eventually be necessary, but I don't think people are going to listen to that right now.)
But yeah, Biden is likely to remain the front-runner, with Warren and Sanders following. I hope the next debates, in early September, get Warren and Biden on the same stage, that would be great... the 'moderates versus liberals' narrative of the first night is a valid one, and Biden is the primary more moderate candidate, not the ones who were in night one. CNN pushed John Delaney hard as the moderate face of the first debate to counter Warren and Sanders, but obviously Biden's much better at that.
As for night two though, Inslee's entirely right about climate change. Biden's plan is decent, but we need bold if we want any chance of slowing it down. (Yang's "retreat from the coasts" message may eventually be necessary, but I don't think people are going to listen to that right now.)