democratic debates
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Mayor 'Stop and Frisk' Qualifies for Democratic Debate, Wants You to Think He and Obama are Besties
In case you needed further proof that this country is continuing its slow descent into chaos, Mayor “Stop and Frisk” himself, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has managed to buy his way into qualify for tonight’s Democratic debate. Let’s take a step back, shall we? Previously, the rules for qualifying for the Democratic debate were very stringent.…
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Tonight Is the Final Debate Before the Iowa Caucus. Here's What You Need to Know
Tonight is the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucus next month. Each candidate is essentially making his or her closing statement before Iowa engages in its hella weird, rather archaic primary system that will let us know who white America is really feeling at the moment. With Bernie Sanders allegedly throwing shade at Elizabeth…
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DNC Tightens Eligibility Requirements for January Debate
The debate field might be getting a little less crowded next month as the DNC announced new requirements for getting on the stage. CBS News reports that for candidates to appear at the January 14 debate they must reach 5% in at least four national polls or 7% in two polls in the early-voting states…
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Hey Did You Know There Was a Debate on Tonight? Me Either. But Here’s Everything You Need to Know
So it turns out the League of Extraordinarily Lame Democratic candidates is gearing up for their final debate of the year, and what’s way more interesting than the group that will be on stage, Thursday, is the folks who won’t. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, who has been in as many debates…
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Labor Dispute Results in Possible Boycott at Democratic Debate
Each of the seven candidates who have qualified for this week’s Democratic presidential debate has agreed to boycott the event as a result of a union protest at Loyola Marymount University where the event is scheduled to take place. CBS News reports that Unite Here Local 11, a union comprised of food service workers, has…
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Damn, Cory Booker: NJ Senator Fails to Make Next Democratic Debate
New Jersey senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker’s can-do spirit is still intact despite dismal fundraising and sad polling numbers, both of which will keep him off the debate stage on Dec. 19. “Today is the deadline for the DNC’s December debate qualifying threshold— and while I may not be on the debate…
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Post-Debate Analysis: Joe Biden Wants You to Know That the Blacks Really, Really Like Him
ATLANTA—I’ve seen the word gentrification used for housing and neighborhood displacement, but never did I ever imagine that a person could attempt to gentrify an actually race of people. But last night, Joe Biden proved me, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris and the rest of black America wrong. When Booker got his chance to speak on…
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Post-Debate Analysis: Kamala Harris Did a Good Thing and Elizabeth Warren Held It Down
“Dude got to go,” Sen. Kamala Harris said at last night’s debate in Ohio when asked about Donald Trump and his mishandling of Syria and Turkey. “What Donald Trump has done because of that phone call with Erdogan is basically giving 10,000 ISIS fighters a get-out-of-jail-free card,” Harris said. “And you know who the winner…
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Live Blog: The Democratic Debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio
Greetings from The Root! Senior reporter Terrell Jermaine Starr will be live blogging the Democratic debate tonight from New York City. Please watch with us as Starr gives his observations about the candidates and how people on Twitter are reacting to them. For a pre-debate analysis, please go to Starr’s post here.
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Post-Debate Analysis: Joe Biden Is a White Man, the Media Are Racist Against Julián Castro and Black People Are Out of Their Goddamn Minds
HOUSTON—Let’s get straight to the point: Joe Biden showed his ass on the debate stage last night and there is no way in hell he should have the support from black voters that he has. Much of this has to do with a mainstream, white punditry establishment and press corps that treats him like an…