I watched the whole three hour Democratic Party debate. In my opinion both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders did not appear to have the stamina, energy, and quick wittedness to be president. This is my opinion on what occurred.
While Senator Elizabeth Warren is tied in many polls she was the target for many of her opponents. She had the most time speaking at over 22 minutes. You may not agree with her views but she aptly defended herself. Her inability to explain who will pay for her medicare for all plan (higher taxes or high premiums) is the question that remained unanswered. She had an opinion on every topic discussed. All other candidates were silent on at least one issue.
Joe Biden spoke only just over 16 minutes. His lack of participation in most topics was obvious. He spoke over 3 minute on Middle East policy and that clearly made him the foreign policy expert but on other topics his participation was weak. His defense of his son, Hunter, “My son did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong,” sent the message that it is OK for the children of elected officials to profit from their parent’s high government positions.
Bernie Sanders spoke just a little more than 13 minutes and spoke more about party strategy than anything else (one minute and 54 seconds). Surprisingly he spoke just over a minute on income inequality and that has been his trademark campaign issue. He had no comment on gun control and women’s rights. His heart attack clearly has impacted him.
Tom Steyer spoke more about income inequality (1 minute and 28 seconds) than Sanders. He only spoke a little over 7 minutes in total. This is my number two issue.
Beto O’Rourke spoke almost 3 ½ minutes on Gun Control and his plan to deny ownership of AK-47 and AR-15 rifles for everyone. This is my number one issue.
The data for this post was obtained from the New York Times website.
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