Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.
The twenty presidential hopefuls have been split into two nights for the first democratic debate hosted by NBC and MSNBC in Miami.
The first night, Wednesday June 26, will feature Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former HUD director Julian Castro, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. John Delaney (D-MD), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), former Rep. Beto O’Rouke (D-TX), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
The day after, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), former Vice President Joe Biden, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-NY), tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang and self-help author Marianne Williamson will take the stage.
Here’s everything you need to know about this primary’s debates.
How did all of the top people except Warren get grouped together on the second night? Dems trying to rig this for someone in particular?
If anything, this is good for Warren as she should outshine the lesser candidates she is facing…
The 2nd night will be far more muddled…
I understood that they would take the top candidates and separate them equally between the two nights. This is just wrong.
That’s why it looks like the fix is in. Seems they should have at least split up the top 5 instead of cramming 4 into one go.
I am not sure of that. She has been put in the “kiddie pool” and will be missing when the other top candidates compete.