The December Democratic Debate

12.19.19 | 10:42 pm

What To Expect

The debate gets going at 8 p.m. and will air on PBS and CNN.
Runtime is expected to be roughly 2.5 hours.
Tonight we have seven candidates: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang
It will be moderated by PBS' Judy Woodruff, Amna Nawaz and Yamiche Alcindor and Politico's Tim Alberta.

We’ll be liveblogging our way through the last Democratic debate of 2019. Follow along below, and refresh the page for updates.

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georgeh says:

December 19, 2019

Warren: “It’s corruption, pure and simple.”

Exactly.
kelaine says:

December 19, 2019

I’m liking Yang right now.
martinheldt says:

December 19, 2019

Ha! The gotcha comment to Bernie on race was pitched right to his wheelhouse and he sent it over the fence.
26degreesrising says:

December 19, 2019

Quite a few suprises in who is having a good night it seems to me. Yang, Klobuchar, even Hoyer. But I think the questions are marginally better than usual. That helps.

They all also seem to be a bit more relaxed and not desperate for time. Perhaps that’s because of the thinning out. And so far no attacks. I do dislike the attacks.

ETA: Biden’s doing better than he has previously too. I think he’s been working hard on his delivery.
martinheldt says:

December 19, 2019

Klobuchar:
Register everyone to vote when they turn 18 and let no one, even prisoners lose their right to vote.

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What good is it to integrate a lunch counter when you can’t afford a hamburger.

Yeah. Yeah.