7 big takeaways from the first Democratic debate

Beto O’Rourke got roughed up, while Julián Castro prospered at his fellow Texan’s expense. Elizabeth Warren left unscathed.Story Continued Below

This ran sharply against the grain of the campaign, in which Castro has been relegated to an afterthought.poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201906/2672/1155968404_6052766689001_6052764002001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404" Across the U.S., there are households where it is no small thing to see a U.S. politician speaking Spanish on a presidential debate stage.Warren takes care of business, with an asterisk

Still, Warren stayed out of the line of fire while coming across as the authority on economic disparity. Positioned in the center of the stage, Warren was also prominently given the first question of the night and last. Her opening answer: “Who is this economy really working for? It's doing great for thinner and thinner slices at the top,” was a big applause line.

“If you need a license to drive a car, you should need a license to buy and own a firearm,” Booker said to big applause. It wasn’t just that she expertly delivered a line. It’s that the line she delivered so neatly summed up a significant difference between the women running for president and the men — and the fact that three women were standing on a presidential stage.

But what did it do for him? Probably nothing, for the same reason having a substantive discussion about any issue in this Democratic primary is hard. In the broad strokes that work in 60-second debate answers, most of the Democrats running for president agree on most things.

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The biggest take away is that they are an embarrassment to America.

Not a single mention of TulsiGabbard anti interventionist position to get us out of these regime change wars - she was excellent tulsi2020

And Joe Biden looks pretty good.

Senator warren is clearly pro circumcision for religious believes so will she be for or against female circumcision on the grounds of Muslims religious rights? Scary!

One is a bigger ahole then the next

I counted 10. Did you miss someone?

They proved time and again they care more about non-citizens than the American people governed by emotion not caring about the consequences

Takeaway diBlasio, Delaney, Gabbard, Klobuchar, Ryan, Inslee and Castro. That's my 7.

Beto is dunzo. He couldn't even win an exchange with Castro LOL

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