Joe Biden better bring his ‘A’ game….
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris are slated to take the stage and face each other anew on July 31, after CNN on Thursday selected the lineups for the second Democratic debate.
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will appear on the first night of the debate, July 30.
The 20 candidates were divided into three tiers based on public polling and chosen live at random to balance out the two nights.
Harris and Biden clashed during the first Democratic debate over the former vice president’s past positions on racial issues, including opposition to federally mandated busing and working with segregationist senators. The pair stand next to each other during the debate.
Sen. Cory Booker will also be standing next to Biden onstage, possibly setting up another clash. Biden and Booker got into a verbal confrontation over the former vice president’s comments on his interactions with segregationist senators.
On the first night of the debate, Sanders and Warren will take the center lecterns. Speaking to reporters Thursday in Iowa after the drawing, Warren said she was delighted by the results.
“Bernie and I have been friends for a long, long time. We’ve worked a lot of issues together,” Warren said.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will participate in the debate after failing to qualify for the first round of debates in late June. He replaces Rep. Eric Swalwell, who dropped out of the race last week.
CNN will broadcast the second debate live from Detroit.
Here is when all the candidates will take the stage:
July 30
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Gov. Steve Bullock, former Rep. John Delaney, former Gov. John Hickenlooper, Rep. Tim Ryan and author Marianne Williamson.
July 31
Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Cory Booker, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, Sen. Michael Bennet, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Gov. Jay Inslee.
Harris is an experienced ,rather youthful(compared to Biden) ,trial lawyer.
There is No Way Biden is ever going to “look good” in a debate against her.At best ,he may land a few ,probably soon to be forgotten shots.
If you believe that he is going to outdebate Harris you are mistaken.
If you believe that his nomination is necessarily dependent upon doing so(I don’t) ?Then Biden is probably finished.
(1) Apart from the offices she’s held and what I think is her race, I knew almost nothing specific about Kamala Harris. But her tone during the gotcha question definitely turned me off, as both nasty and opportunistic.
(2) I’d been hoping that there would be fewer podia, but all that’s happened is that Gov. Steve Bullock (No Hope, Montana) has replaced Rep. Eric Swalwell (Notaprayer, California). So we’ll get the same fragmented style (with little-to-no opportunity for back-and-forth exchanges between the major candidates) and with almost minimal opportunity even to be follow the minor candidates.
(3) The first night has a pretty clear divide between the candidates who might have some chance (Sen. Sanders, Sen. Warren, Sen. Klobuchar, Mayor Buttegieg & ex-Rep. O’Rourke) and those with essentially none (Gov. Hickenlooper, Gov. Bullock, Rep. Delaney, Rep. Ryan & Ms. Williamson).
But the second (Weds.) night debate seems to be more gradually sloped, from VP Biden (obviously) to Sen. Harris & Sen. Booker to Sen. Gillibrand, Mayor Castro & Mayor de Blasio to Gov. Inslee & Sen. Bennet to Rep. Gabbard, & Mr Yang.
You think Harris is going after OTHERS DAD?
The media HAS TO BE rooting for ActII
Featuring a juiced Joe seeking revenge and statue!
And Kamala Harris seeking to strike the blow to knock Joe off the top of the mouton
other’s might want less confritation?
BUT Joe HAS to prove himself..
Of course he has to be a little carful
But if i was his handlers?
Shit ?
I’d have the guy way waste to one or two of her bad times in Cali as a DA AND AG…
She HAS to have sent a LOT of people to jail..
And THAT could cause her trouble
we’ll see