First Democratic Debate

[Benton]

(10-13-2015, 05:07 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Didn't Chafee used to be a Republican? I am interested to see how Bernie fairs in this debate.

First question, yes, but I think he accidentally filed the paperwork as a Republican and — since he got elected as one — just rolled with it. He voted pretty well against everything the GOP was pushing back then (late 90s?).

And I'm interested in hearing Sanders and seeing how he stands up against Clinton, who is head and shoulders more polished. Sanders has sound ideas and makes some good soundbyte memes, but if he can't out debate Clinton, he doesn't stand any chance. As far as the rest, they're all vying for a VP spot, so I'm not caring too much. Whichever one of them Bernie or Clinton picks will be picked apart on late night following the election, so I'll get to know enough about them in a couple years.