Bloomberg, Warren and Sanders (from left): These three democratic presidential candidates are the most talkable after the TV debate.
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The TV debate in Las Vegas took place three days before the Nevada primary.
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Michael Bloomberg: He was attacked on all sides.
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Warren on Bloomberg: “I want to talk about who we’re up against: a billionaire who describes women as fat women and lesbians with horse faces.”
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Wave, wave! The exchange of blows between the Democrats has never been so violent.
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It was his first participation in a presidential debate – and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (78) immediately got under the wheel. It was actually foreseeable that his fellow combatants would attack him. After all, Bloomberg has achieved a spectacular rise in the polls, is even in second place nationwide in some barometers!
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All against Michael Bloomberg: «Arrogant like Trump!»
Left-wing US Senator Elizabeth Warren (70) was most targeting the billionaire on Wednesday night (local time). She got into the evening the same way: “I want to talk about who we’re up against: a billionaire who describes women as fat women and lesbians with horse faces.” She added: “And no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump.”
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Warren managed to push Bloomberg to his limits in the exchange of blows. For example, she asked him how many women had signed a non-disclosure agreement so that they could not unpack against him. Bloomberg did not want to give a number, but admitted that he had presented such a paper to some women. “But because of nothing serious. Maybe one of my sayings didn’t suit a woman, ”he defended himself.
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Warren did not have enough: she continued to accuse him of being a “mayor of politics” as the mayor of New York. And said: “It would be a big risk to swap one arrogant billionaire for another.” By that she meant: President Donald Trump (73) through Bloomberg.
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But there were other Democrats who were up in arms against Bloomberg. Bernie Sanders (78), a Senator from Vermont, accused the media mogul of having supported the police’s “outrageous” crackdown on African Americans and Latinos during his time as mayor. He could therefore not win over these important groups of voters.
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Background: Bloomberg has come under criticism for the earlier police strategy “Stop and Frisk”, in which mainly African-Americans and Latinos were checked on the open road without a specific reason. Bloomberg has now apologized for the discriminatory approach.
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Amy Klobuchar vs. Pete Buttigieg: “Did you just say I’m stupid ?!”
Yes, Pete Buttigieg (38) went a little too far. The shooting star of the Democrats and the first openly gay presidential candidate in US history made fun of a mistake by US Senator Amy Klobuchar (59). Last week she didn’t know the name of Mexico’s president. Klobuchar, addressed by a moderator, which has Swiss roots something around first. Buttigieg used this moment for an attack: «You are on the committee that monitors border security. You are on the committee dealing with American trade in Mexico. But you were unable to name the president of this country? »
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The audience laughed a bit embarrassed, but Amy Klobuchar wasn’t in the mood for fun. “Are you saying that I’m stupid? Or are you mocking me here, Pete? ”She said aggressively, getting the audience on her side. “I made a mistake,” continued Klobuchar. “People sometimes forget names.”
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Bloomberg against Sanders: “You have no chance against Trump”
Michael Bloomberg was the hunted in this TV debate. He often looked bad, but now and then the media mogul could counterattack. For example, in a word battle with Bernie Sanders. Bloomberg made the point that Sanders had “no chance” to defeat Trump in the November presidential election. The multi-billionaire criticized, among other things, the Senator’s plans for statutory health insurance for all US citizens. His conclusion: Should Sanders – who openly calls himself a democratic socialist – get the Democratic presidential candidacy, that means four more years for Trump in the White House. “We cannot allow that.” It was one of the few statements by Bloomberg that were greeted with applause.
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And then Bloomberg continued to tease, indicating that Bernie Sanders of all places had three houses. The man who pushes himself against the billionaires. Of course, the left senator did not put up with that.
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Evening winner: Elizabeth Warren
In the past few days and weeks, it really hasn’t been easy: Elizabeth Warren. The first two primaries were extremely disappointing for her – Warren was below expectations in both Iowa and New Hampshire. It slipped nationally in the polls. Your values: as deep as never before.
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That is probably why Warren put everything into this TV debate: Always aggressive, but also dossier-proof, she presented herself in Las Vegas. The opinions in the social networks are made: Warren is the winner. Most US experts also agree with this conclusion. And VIEW also comes to the same conclusion: Elizabeth Warren has dried everyone off that evening!