The presidential candidates for the Democratic primary came to last night’s debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, ready for battle—and the battle turned out to be brutal. Through the discussion of Michael Bloomberg’s alleged sketchy track record and critiques of some candidate’s health care policies, Elizabeth Warren stood out as clearly having done her homework.
While debates declare no official winner, the former professor and Massachusetts senator was the internet’s declared winner of the night. Warren got down to business, setting the tone for the night early on by embracing the facts. Here are some of her standout moments of the night.
The Roast of Mike Bloomberg
Warren didn’t hesitate to call out the billionaire candidate who made his debate debut last night. Shortly after the debate started, she asked Bloomberg about degrading comments he allegedly made about women in his workplace.
“I’d like to talk about who we’re running against,” Warren said. “A billionaire who calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced lesbians.’ And, no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump. I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg.”
She also brought up non-disclosure agreements that his past female employees have said they were urged to sign so they could not speak out about sexual assault and gender discrimination in his workplace. Warren urged Bloomberg to release these women from the agreements so the public can hear their stories.
While this was primarily framed as a moral problem, she also brought it up as an electability problem, saying that fighting President Donald Trump’s fire with another misogynistic fire won’t help the party win.
“We are not gonna beat Donald Trump with a man who has who knows how many non-disclosure agreements and…stories of women saying they have been harassed and discriminated against,” Warren said.
Care Toward Health Care
Medicare for All has been one of Warren’s campaign pillars from the start, and she has toted her detailed plan to cut health care costs at every debate. Last night, she turned her attention outward, addressing candidates without comprehensive plans.
“Mayor [Pete] Buttigieg really has a slogan that was thought up by his consultants to paper over a thin version of a plan that would leave millions of people unable to afford their health care. It’s not a plan. It’s a PowerPoint,” Warren said. “Amy [Klobuchar]’s plan is even less. It’s like a Post-it Note, ‘Insert plan here.’ ”
She commented that Klobuchar’s plan on her website is only “two paragraphs” long. Fellow Medicare for All candidate Bernie Sanders received criticism, too. Warren said he has a “good start” but his campaign “relentlessly attacks” anyone offering ways to make it better.
Defending a Rival
Warren had no fear of calling out Klobuchar for her missteps, but she also knew when to mention that the other female candidate was being treated unfairly.
At a point in the debate, Buttigieg pointed out that Klobuchar had forgotten the name of the president of Mexico during a forum last week, alluding that the mistake could make her unable to deal with Mexican foreign policy.
“Are you trying to say that I’m dumb” Klobuchar asked. “Are you mocking me here Pete? I said I made an error. People sometimes forget names.”
Warren agreed with Klobuchar’s defense, stepping in to back her up only minutes after commenting on her scant health care plan.
“Can I defend Sen. Klobuchar for a minute?” Warren said. “This is not right. I understand that she forgot the name. It happens. It happens to everybody on this stage.”
She said that the blip was no indication of Klobuchar’s ability to handle foreign policy and instead called for the two to discuss the real issues concerning policy.
“Look, you want to ask about whether or not you understand trade policy with Mexico? Have at it,” Warren said. “If you get it wrong, you ought to be held accountable. You want to ask about autonomy, you ought to be held accountable. You want to ask about a thousand different issues and you get it wrong, you ought to be held accountable. Let’s be clear: missing a name all by itself does not indicate that you do not understand what is going on.”
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The presidential candidates for the Democratic primary came to last night’s debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, ready for battle—and the battle turned out to be brutal. Through the discussion of Michael Bloomberg’s alleged sketchy track record and critiques of some candidate’s health care policies, Elizabeth Warren stood out as clearly having done her homework.
While debates declare no official winner, the former professor and Massachusetts senator was the internet’s declared winner of the night. Warren got down to business, setting the tone for the night early on by embracing the facts. Here are some of her standout moments of the night.
The Roast of Mike Bloomberg
Warren didn’t hesitate to call out the billionaire candidate who made his debate debut last night. Shortly after the debate started, she asked Bloomberg about degrading comments he allegedly made about women in his workplace.
“I’d like to talk about who we’re running against,” Warren said. “A billionaire who calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced lesbians.’ And, no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump. I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg.”
She also brought up non-disclosure agreements that his past female employees have said they were urged to sign so they could not speak out about sexual assault and gender discrimination in his workplace. Warren urged Bloomberg to release these women from the agreements so the public can hear their stories.
While this was primarily framed as a moral problem, she also brought it up as an electability problem, saying that fighting President Donald Trump’s fire with another misogynistic fire won’t help the party win.
“We are not gonna beat Donald Trump with a man who has who knows how many non-disclosure agreements and…stories of women saying they have been harassed and discriminated against,” Warren said.
Care Toward Health Care
Medicare for All has been one of Warren’s campaign pillars from the start, and she has toted her detailed plan to cut health care costs at every debate. Last night, she turned her attention outward, addressing candidates without comprehensive plans.
“Mayor [Pete] Buttigieg really has a slogan that was thought up by his consultants to paper over a thin version of a plan that would leave millions of people unable to afford their health care. It’s not a plan. It’s a PowerPoint,” Warren said. “Amy [Klobuchar]’s plan is even less. It’s like a Post-it Note, ‘Insert plan here.’ ”
She commented that Klobuchar’s plan on her website is only “two paragraphs” long. Fellow Medicare for All candidate Bernie Sanders received criticism, too. Warren said he has a “good start” but his campaign “relentlessly attacks” anyone offering ways to make it better.
Defending a Rival
Warren had no fear of calling out Klobuchar for her missteps, but she also knew when to mention that the other female candidate was being treated unfairly.
At a point in the debate, Buttigieg pointed out that Klobuchar had forgotten the name of the president of Mexico during a forum last week, alluding that the mistake could make her unable to deal with Mexican foreign policy.
“Are you trying to say that I’m dumb” Klobuchar asked. “Are you mocking me here Pete? I said I made an error. People sometimes forget names.”
Warren agreed with Klobuchar’s defense, stepping in to back her up only minutes after commenting on her scant health care plan.
“Can I defend Sen. Klobuchar for a minute?” Warren said. “This is not right. I understand that she forgot the name. It happens. It happens to everybody on this stage.”
She said that the blip was no indication of Klobuchar’s ability to handle foreign policy and instead called for the two to discuss the real issues concerning policy.
“Look, you want to ask about whether or not you understand trade policy with Mexico? Have at it,” Warren said. “If you get it wrong, you ought to be held accountable. You want to ask about autonomy, you ought to be held accountable. You want to ask about a thousand different issues and you get it wrong, you ought to be held accountable. Let’s be clear: missing a name all by itself does not indicate that you do not understand what is going on.”