Here we go. The Nevada caucuses are coming up in days, with early voting already started. Michael Bloomberg will be on the stage, though not on the Nevada ballot. Andrew Yang has dropped out, and Tom Steyer hasn’t qualified. This is a whole new debate.
The debate started at 9 PM ET and is slated to last for two hours. It’s moderated by NBC News’ Lester Holt, Chuck Todd (traditionally a disaster), and Hallie Jackson, along with Telemundo’s Vanessa Hauc and The Nevada Independent's Jon Ralston. You can watch on NBC, MSNBC, and Universo, or livestream on NBC News, MSNBC, Telemundo, and The Nevada Independent.
Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 · 3:08:41 AM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Biden says he’d eliminate all the subsidies to fossil fuel. Good. Says that communities of color are disproportionately hurt. Also a good answer. He’s back on his feet and doing a good job with this one, accept for the interrupting himself again.
Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 · 3:13:44 AM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Warren jumps in after platitudes and attacks on Sanders and Bloomberg from Buttigieg to reiterate and focus on what Biden started—the social injustice of environmental degradation and climate change, “rescuing the communities” most harmed.
Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 · 3:19:34 AM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
Warren is in her wheelhouse here and keeps bringing every discussion—including tax structure—back to social justice. And here we go, Todd asks Bloomberg about redlining and he disseminates again, doesn’t answer the actual words he said on the record, but says it was a horrible thing and he hated it and by the way he is fabulously wealthy and started businesses. Sanders goes to the tax code and Bloomberg got snippy and nasty again. Neither of them came out of that particularly well.
Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 · 3:29:14 AM +00:00 · Joan McCarter
I’m having a hard time dealing with sniping between Bloomberg and Bernie because the obvious loathing between the two of them gets in the way of interesting stuff. Bloomberg isn’t coming across at all well though. He just can’t tamp down all that arrogance.