Thread by @DrRJKavanagh

Live tweeting the candidates' debate!

That Yang thing, made him sound like used-car salesperson. Not good.

Oh no Bernie losing voice already!

Warren excellent. So poised.

I'm not sure about Biden.

This stumbling over words. Assurance - insurance. Nervousness?

Yes spicy Bernie!

Let us be clear, Joe. Love it!

Just answer the question, Senator Klobuchar.

Damn you can't answer the question, but you say THAT. Yeah Amy, you're not good at this.

Mayor Pete does it well.

Oh hell no, Kamala Harris is not gonna say she has always supported Medicare for All.

The idea the discussion over healthcare is giving people a headache so we should stop is just ridiculous. Come on Kamala.

Her flip flopping and people trying to understand her what her plan is has sure given people a headache.

Joe, To say everything is personal for you is not a policy.

Certainly seems to get cheers tho.

Thank you Senator Booker. It's a damn presidential DEBATE.

It's the people who don't have healthcare plans who don't want to debate the issue.

YES Beto August 20, 1619.

100% Senator Booker. Zero points for calling Trump racist.

Which kinda sounds what Mayor Pete is doing.

Oh thank God, call Senator Harris out on her record.

OK Kamala Harris couldn't even get the words out talking about her criminal justice reforms. Like she literally couldn't get the words out.

Ooops "criminal justice reforms."

I love that being a prosecutor is a negative and a public defender is a positive during these debates. You know it's all gonna change up during the general election, if Biden or Harris is the candidate.

Also Biden was a public defender for like 6 months.

Wait don't Bernie and Senator Warren get to say something on race and criminal justice? What's up with that?

Bernie has what pretty much everyone says is the most comprehensive criminal justice reform plan ever.

But you leave them out. OK.

Thank you so so so much Senator Warren. This is absolutely it. It is a gun violence problem.

60% of people who die due to gun violence die by suicide.

Fantastic question for Biden.

I love people being called on their records.

Joe you just gotta say it was wrong.

Well that's apparently not gonna happen.

And I don't think it matters. A large enough portion of the population can't believe that what was happening under Obama in any compares to what is happening under Trump.

I feel like Bernie talks about trade policies at a level of sophistication some candidates just can't.

Like how many people are gonna talk about things rotting in silos in Iowa. People can't all have the same line.

And Senator Harris I think is trying too hard with the Wizard of Oz stuff. Like a certain point these things sound contrived.

Senator Warren is so good at this. In a good way. Not in a manipulative way.

Can we at least not mention John McCain till the general election tho please.

This is not just me loving Bernie, but is he not being shut out right about now?

THANK YOU Bernie. That was everything on war and terrorism.

I mean was that a real question or was it meant to be a chance for Bernie to explain what democratic socialism is.

I feel like Beto is getting a lot of time for someone polling at the bottom.

Some people like Amy are just not good at quips.

Didn't so much take on the banks, Senator Harris tho.

Senator Harris changed the Californian skies from brown to blue? I'm not buying it.

Wow. Powerful answer by Senator Harris on HBCUs and children who have Black teachers.

Joe still doesn't know how to answer this. DAMN. And laughing when he heard the question, like he knew it was coming. Nooooooo.

OK now he is looking a little unhinged going back to Venezuela.

I mean continue on, but on this topic. Cause you have something more to say on this topic.

I get he was left out on that issue, but he just gets so bothered and worked up when he's asked about busing, he seems irrational.

He needs to be more like Elizabeth Warren.

The protestors were they saying Anita Hill's name?

I feel like the question was about a professional setback and resilience. Not about your personal story.

OK Pete at least mentioned it.

Yes Cory Booker has the BEST answer.

OK Beto don't use El Paso for everything.

It's about a PROFESSIONAL SETBACK.

I truly believe you can use your personal experiences to empathize and empower others. But at a certain point it's exploitative and diminishing of self. I don't know how you judge when you've reached that point. But some people here seem close.