But in the clip of the debate that I heard this morning on Democracy Now,
Sanders’ response to Univision’s question on Venezuela was unacceptable to me
because he didn’t argue with their statementement that Moduro is a dictator. He
said nothing about the US attempted coup. Depressing!
Miriam
From: Ryan Grim
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Subject: What happened?
"That was a lot," said Castro. Perhaps the most consequential moment from last
night’s debate will turn out to be the clash between Julián Castro and Joe
Biden, in which Castro bluntly suggested that Biden may have forgotten
something he said just moments earlier. It was a direct shot at his apparently
declining faculties, made all the more aggressive by his repetition of it just
moments later. Castro’s attack is important because it gives permission to the
media to begin talking openly about whether Biden is slipping. It was a
kamikaze move, in the sense that most voters don’t appreciate personal attacks,
but it suggests he’s playing for vice president or some other future role in
the party, and doesn’t see Biden as the future of it.
What happened?
"That was a lot," said Castro.
Sep 13
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Perhaps the most consequential moment from last night’s debate will turn out to
be the clash between Julián Castro and Joe Biden, in which Castro bluntly
suggested that Biden may have forgotten something he said just moments earlier.
It was a direct shot at his apparently declining faculties, made all the more
aggressive by his repetition of it just moments later. Castro’s attack is
important because it gives permission to the media to begin talking openly
about whether Biden is slipping. It was a kamikaze move, in the sense that most
voters don’t appreciate personal attacks, but it suggests he’s playing for vice
president or some other future role in the party, and doesn’t see Biden as the
future of it.
Remember that these debates aren’t won on debate night, they’re won in the
millions of clips people watch afterward, and that’s likely to be a widely
viewed one.
It also fed into a theme of the night, as Biden seemed unable to remember some
of the people’s names on the stage, didn’t get it when Kamala Harris attempted
a “Yes we can” joke, and needed to look at his notes not to recall statistics,
but for basic rhetoric. And
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his teeth nearly fell out.
To me, though, the most important moment of the night was when Biden opened a
window into how he thinks about the black community. Asked about how the U.S.
can repair the damage done by slavery, he meandered around, and then suggested
sending social workers into the homes of parents to teach them how to raise
their kids.
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My story on that stunningly paternalistic moment is here.
Oh, and during the commercial break,
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Republicans aired an ad in which they burned Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face
and compared her to Pol Pot. Very normal.
I guest-hosted Hill TV again this morning.
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It was a fun show. I was filling in for Krystal Ball, who’s in California for
the Bill Maher show. Maybe she can talk some sense into him.
Bernie Sanders struggled early with his voice, which is damaging to him, as it
reminds voters of his age, even though anybody can go hoarse after months on
the campaign trail. A huge chunk of the beginning of the debate was spent on
Medicare for All, which reflects the media’s (erroneous) belief that small
differences in health care plans are stand-ins for the major disagreements
within the Democratic Party. That led to an endless debate about elements of
health care reform that will actually be hashed out by Congress.
Andrew Yang, meanwhile, probably picked up more support among young voters, and
is becoming an increasingly interesting element of this contest. He said he’s
going to pick ten people at random and give them a thousand dollars each per
month, and study how it affects their lives. Can’t say he isn’t interesting.
Insta-polls, meanwhile, found that Sanders did best among college students and
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Warren performed best overall. If Biden fades a few points and Warren rises a
few, she’ll soon overtake him in national polls, and if that happens, a number
of Sanders supporters may flee him for Warren, looking to consolidate. Both
camps know that it’s a race to be the first to eclipse Biden, and Warren
appears to have the inside track there.
Yesterday, Maryam Saleh reported on the new phenomenon of mainstream news
outlets increasingly quoting and citing white supremacist organizations as if
they’re just normal interest groups doing normal Washington things.
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Her story is here.
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