 Alright folks, let's talk about the debate if you could even call it a debate What was that? What was that? That was a disaster and I'm not being hyperbolic when I say this That may have been one of the worst debates if not the worst debates I've ever seen and that comes after the debate last week where it was probably the most exciting debate that I've ever seen Now I've got some good news and some bad news the bad news Obviously is that the debate was horrific. I hated every aspect about it But the good news is that if you're a Bernie Sanders supporter, nothing about this debate is going to fundamentally alter the course of the 2020 Democratic Party primary like we entered this debate on a very clear trajectory with Bernie Sanders dominating on Super Tuesday possibly Winning in South Carolina and that's not going to change because if you watch this debate and you're just like a casual observer You don't really follow too closely. What's going on? There's nothing that you learned from this debate about the candidates Nothing that you could take away from that debate will make you more informed or knowledgeable when you pull the lever for one of these candidates It was just a complete mess The moderation first of all was absolutely Terrible it was non-existent for a good portion of the debate the candidates namely people to judge would not stop talking over each other So you didn't even really know what was going on and the moderators allowed it to happen You have an audience full of wealthy elites and we'll get to that booing Bernie Sanders very clearly cheering Mike Bloomberg. So in other words Did he buy the audience like what's going on on top of that you have Bloomberg ads airing during the debate It was it was atrocious. There was no substance I Don't even know who to declare the winner I think there were some pretty clear losers, but that debate was just a wash You could have not had it happen and we'd still be in the same place. I Mean, what do you even say about that? So I've got a lot to say about this debate But first let's talk numbers when it comes to overall talk time Bernie Sanders clocked in the most time at 15 minutes 28 seconds Mike Bloomberg came in second with 13 minutes 33 seconds Amy Klobuchar came in third with 13 minutes 26 seconds Elizabeth Warren came in fourth with 12 minutes 53 seconds Joe Biden came in fifth with 12 minutes 33 seconds Pete Buttigieg came in sixth with 11 minutes 34 seconds Tom Steyer came in seventh with seven minutes and three seconds Now before we really get into the specifics here I do just have to note that I will not be able to play any clips from this debate And I mean the good news is that I wasn't planning any additional segments because I don't even know what to really single out But CBS news They don't respect fair use and I'm not just worried about getting demonetized because I would play clips for you If I were only getting demonetized, but I'm genuinely worried that they would actually block the video So nobody could watch it and like a lot of effort goes into these videos So unfortunately, I will not be able to play any footage footage from this debate I will be playing footage as b-roll while I speak from the last debate because with MSM DC I don't have as much of a problem But let me just say how disgusting CBS news is and why we shouldn't allow corporate and corporate media to host these debates like all on Twitch the serfs progressive voice all types of indie media outlets We're getting taken down because For whatever reason CBS news decided to hire a consulting firm to go after indie media Personalities who were streaming the debate and supplementing it with their own political commentary Which is extremely problematic because I mean these debates. This is part of Democracy so for us to not be allowed to play clips from it and talk about it in and of itself is an issue But while I'm on the subject of dogging on CBS, they should never be allowed to host a debate ever again I mean, I thought that CNN was the worst But CBS news just made them look like professionals over at CNN. That was absolutely atrocious You can't allow the candidates to talk for 20 30 seconds over another candidate like What's going on? There was a moment I kid you not where Pete would have judged must have been speaking over Bernie Sanders for 20 seconds And you could tell that that was a strategy of his but if you're a moderator you can't allow that to happen you have to stop all of the candidates and You have to say you're speaking then you're speaking You can't allow like four people to talk over each other because it's just a mess. It's incoherent What's the value as a user or a viewer that you can extract from this debate? There's nothing. There's absolutely Nothing and on top of that the audience loved Mike Bloomberg. So Understand he was absolutely a failure at that last debate. This debate was also a disaster So what did he do rather than trying to do a better job at this debate? I mean, did he buy the audience you've got to ask that because they were cheering at everything including his cringe-worthy jokes And there's a reason why that audience hated Bernie Sanders Hated Elizabeth Warren and booed them as they went after Mike Bloomberg as this tweet from the post and courier explains on Television you will see a polished presidential primary debate Tuesday night the Gaylord Center performance hall full to capacity with donors and VIPs who managed to secure tickets from the Democratic National Committee And as you can see the cost to purchase a ticket ranged from $1,750 to $3,200 So obviously if you're a poor person, you're not going to be able to attend this debate So it was all rich people of course they hated Bernie Sanders. Of course, they were cheering for Mike Bloomberg How embarrassing is that? Now when I tell you that Mike Bloomberg bought the audience Well, it was such an obvious thing that news outlets actually asked the campaign Did you buy the audience and according to NBC News reporters? They say a Bloomberg campaign official says the campaign did not pay people to attend the debate and cheer for Bloomberg as Josh NBC News reports And then as you can see from Sam Finkelstein here He says maybe the fact that we even need to ask this is an issue and look I'm not buying it I'm not buying it They were like cheering loudly for Mike Bloomberg when he said his line He'd pause and then the audience would cheer accordingly because it was something that was obviously supposed to be an applause line I'm not buying it. Like that was his strategy rather than preparing. He chose to just buy the audience I'm assuming but if he didn't buy the audience the fact that there are very wealthy people there and Only wealthy people in and of itself is a problem now going into this debate Bernie Sanders and everyone knew that he was going to be the target, right and The problem with everyone dogging on Bernie Sanders is that they might have gotten a little bit ahead of themselves Like they were so anxious to attack Bernie Sanders that they tripped as they raced to smear him Because their attacks were just all over the place and I think that they threw too much To where nothing landed like rather than focusing on one thing They threw everything at the wall and you can like smell their desperation through the television screen as you watch it And their attacks didn't make any sense So for example, like you saw them for half the debate complaining that Bernie Sanders is too far left But then they spent a good portion of the debate Attacking Bernie because he's not far left enough on the issue of guns even Mike Bloomberg attacked him for this So which is it if I'm an average viewer Am I supposed to believe that Bernie Sanders is too far left to extreme or not extreme enough on this specific issue? You have Amy Klobuchar trying to suggest that he's alienating Bernie Sanders thankfully cited his favorability You have Pete Buttigieg compare Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump and how miserable that would be in November I mean look Pete Buttigieg is the Ted Cruz of the Democratic Party. He is revolting listening to him speak I can't take it. Nobody likes Pete Buttigieg and as this primary goes on He becomes more and more grating on my fucking nerves and I just I can't take it. I can't take it I don't want to listen to him speak anymore This election is gonna drive me nuts It's gonna drive me nuts and look when it comes to winners and losers I don't even know where to begin. Is there any clear winners here? Not necessarily you could probably argue that Bernie Sanders is the de facto winner because nobody did enough to you know Bring him down as he is the definitive front runner. But with that being said Are there clear losers sure? Nobody stood out This was a clusterfuck of epic proportions and I really feel miserable after watching it I Went into this debate just feeling really anxious and nervous because I was afraid that everyone would attack Bernie Sanders But I I leave thinking wow that debate was a train wreck the very last portion of the debate You had the moderator or one of the moderators wrap it up and say well, that's it And then she was interrupted and then they cut to commercial because they said no No, we have one more thing coming back and all they did when they came back was they said okay That's it. Bye. So they literally made us wait until after the commercial Just to say bye everyone. It just it's so shameless. What a shameless cash grab that was I mean CBS they are absolutely terrible But before I you know, just spend however long Complaining let me go ahead and get to my winners and losers This was really tough. I think you can spin this any way But if anybody tries to argue that you know objectively speaking there was a clear winner or loser. I Just don't see it. I think this debate was awash, you know if the debate didn't take place It's the same as if it did it changes nothing Bernie still the front runner He's still positioned to do very well in South Carolina and dominate on Super Tuesday And we're in the same position But when it comes to losers by far the biggest loser again in spite of the audience trying to boost him Was Mike Bloomberg on top of that I put Tom Steyer in the loser category because he had an opportunity to really Take votes away from Joe Biden in South Carolina. He didn't do that Pete But a judge another loser because the entire debate he kept talking over everyone He kept trying to interrupt and that is something that doesn't make you endearing to viewers like it's extremely annoying Like if Bernie Sanders was doing this too much I would be irritated and I get that sometimes you have to elbow your way in like to talk at these debates because there's a lot of people but there's a line and you know, Pete but a judge absolutely crossed it He did nothing to help himself. He's a loser Joe Biden This was his moment to really prove to voters in South Carolina that they should go with him and now with Bernie Sanders His performance was just miserable. Now when it comes to the okay category, I Placed Amy Klobuchar here. She could possibly be in the loser category because she did nothing to help herself I put Elizabeth Warren in the okay category She tried to recapture the magic of that last debate by going after Bloomberg But usually lightning doesn't strike twice in the same area and we kind of saw that You know, there was an awkward moment where she was asked if she would move the embassy From Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv and she just said no both parties have to make that decision and people kept trying to correct her And she just kept repeating that same thing No, both parties have to make the decision, but this isn't about like what Israel and Palestine wants We're talking about our decision to move our embassy. So it was just awkward and when it comes to Bernie Sanders I think he had a phenomenal performance in spite of all the attacks But it's hard to declare him the winner Even if you can't say he's the de facto winner because you know that media is going to do everything in their power to spin it If you've tuned in to CNN MSNBC Non-stop wall-to-wall anti Bernie Sanders coverage. It's just a fucking shit show You have CNN bringing on Michael Bloomberg surrogates attacking Bernie Sanders It's I don't know what to say like So obviously now I have no winners. I Have no winners. I Don't think that anyone is truly a winner, but I do have one more Entity if you will that I will add to the loser category and that's CBS and the moderators I mean that was really embarrassing. I As a viewer should not have to worry about Moderation it should just be so good that we don't have to think about it You should be in control of the candidates so that way they're not talking over each other all throughout the debate But if you have three people talking at once longer than 10 seconds Something is seriously wrong with moderation This debate is going off the rails and it's your duty as moderators to steer it back in the right direction So maybe we can extract some substance out of this debate, but we got none of that We got none of that and this was really just Demoralizing to watch if you are I'm assuming a viewer and you're still trying to decide who to vote for like I don't know at this point who's still undecided But if you watch this debate, you're not going to be helped with making your decision Now I don't have too much when it comes to the specifics here with regard to this debate But some things stood out to me So Tom Steyer for a second time claimed that he supports reparations and I give him credit for that But at the same time, you know, he says he supports reparations, but he invested in private prisons Which Joe Biden surprisingly called out you have Mike Bloomberg talk about Israel Palestine and describe Illegal settlements as quote-unquote new communities just embarrassing You have Joe Biden complaining non-stop about not getting enough time to speak It really was irritating but not as irritating as Mayor Pete interrupting everybody you have Mike Bloomberg Literally invoking 9-11 to make political points and he did this on numerous occasions And you have Mike Bloomberg claim that Bernie Sanders isn't electable because he can't win over moderate Republicans Now Bernie was correct to cite the polling data that shows he does beat Trump He should have specifically like really emphasized that Mike Bloomberg Loses to Donald Trump according to a poll Bernie wins by three points Bloomberg loses by three points So if anyone is a sure bet, it's Bernie Sanders I wouldn't say that anyone is a sure bet But if we want the best chance of beating Donald Trump polling indicates, it's definitely Bernie Sanders But to Mike Bloomberg's point about needing to win over moderate Republicans that is a losing strategy That's exactly what Hillary Clinton tried and guess what moderate Republicans voted with their party Republican party voters are not going to switch to any Democrat. They're going to support Donald Trump unequivocally So what you have to do is make sure that the youth get out and vote that Disaffected voters come out and they vote for the Democratic Party nominee. Do you honestly believe that? Moderate Republicans are going to vote for Mike Bloomberg over Donald Trump No, they're going to vote for Donald Trump because even if he may be rude Even if he has these mean tweets, he still does the same Republican party policies that they all love So of course, he's not going to lose their support But what Bloomberg has to worry about is not getting out the progressive vote the left vote, right? Because he can talk about Bernie isn't going to win over Republicans and I'd agree but neither is he but for Mike Bloomberg He's not going to win over the left. I know I certainly am not going to vote for Mike Bloomberg I'd probably not vote at all But I mean this is a real issue like you shouldn't be worrying about winning over moderate Republicans you have to worry about winning over your own party and Democrats are so cocky. They think that young people are just going to come out and vote and 2016 showed that you have to give voters something to vote for not against so Mike Bloomberg I mean he could say this all he wants But it's it's such a losing strategy that in the event it were him versus Donald Trump Not only would he get clobber at the debates But Donald Trump would probably win in a landslide and that's not even me being hyperbolic I genuinely believe Donald Trump would absolutely destroy Mike Bloomberg because the left isn't going to support him voters are just gonna stay home most likely what I liked Is that even though Bernie Sanders was under fire? He still promoted human rights the well-being of Palestinians and when the you know inevitable Cuba question came up He you know cited what Barack Obama said and you know, he said look I'm basically saying the same thing that Obama said Joe Biden jumped in and Immediately contradicted himself, which was so embarrassing. He said no Obama never said anything good about Cuba He said there's no aspects about Cuba. That's positive. All he said is that they increased life expectancy What do you think that is you fucking moron this whole debate was just awful now Thankfully, we don't have another one until I believe March 15th. So after Super Tuesday after South Carolina We get a little bit of a break Hopefully, it won't be as bad But all I know is that everyone was so anxious to attack Bernie Sanders that they just didn't do a good enough job at promoting themselves and When you try to throw everything against the wall to see what sticks Sometimes you just overwhelm viewers and they don't know what to take away. So that's what I think happened here throughout this debate Like they didn't focus on any one negative aspect of Bernie Sanders. They could have all Collectively agreed on talking about electability or something, you know, but they didn't they just all took turns trying to dog on Bernie and Bernie did a fairly Good job, and I think you know thwarting off their attacks He absorbed a lot of their blows and I don't think it's gonna hurt him I don't think that he won this debate because that really was brutal and we all expected it to be brutal But certainly they didn't do anything to bring him down and the only people who I really see coming away from this debate more damaged are Mike Bloomberg don't know if that's gonna make a difference because he has a lot of money Joe Biden I don't think he did enough to win over the people of South Carolina He may still pull out a victory still you have Tom Steyer who basically his presence There may no difference and you know going into this debate if you watch my pre-debate analysis I said that, you know, Tom Steyer's presence for the left is Maybe good because if he does a good job at this debate He can pull votes away from Joe Biden in South Carolina. I don't know that he did anything To actually do that so this debate was completely pointless I would encourage you to not watch this debate and I will not follow up this video with additional segments as I usually do because again I don't even know what I would talk about because there's nothing that really stood out to me And on top of that CBS news will probably delete all of the videos that I put up so overall The audience was stacked the performance of the moderation was terrible the candidates spoke over each other disaster