CNN Democratic Debate

It has just started.

Livestream is here.

Some thoughts:  Warren, not a good public speaker in these debates, did not have a good night.  Biden more than held his own.  Sanders said the same thing over and over.  Klobuchar had a great night, with much more time than she has had.  Beto and Mayor Pete went at each other arguing about "courage" and gun policies.  Gabbard talked about foreign policy a bit and had an exchange with Mayor Pete.  Booker had more time than usual, but he mostly talked about civility among the candidates.  Harris had a couple of good moments though she is simply not a good public speaker.  I wonder how she and Warren ever got law degrees and practiced law with this kind of disadvantage.  In order to practice law, one has to have public speaking ability and the ability to persuade when arguing in  front of a judge and a jury.   The kicker is the two most articulate candidates on the stage are a pair who have no law degrees at all:  Gabbard and Mayor Pete.  They have confidence when speaking publicly.  Harris and Warren do not.

The rest of the candidates were mostly invisible.

Warren supposedly has frontrunner status in some polls, but it was she who was mostly piled upon, while Biden was not treated badly by other candidates