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25 Tweets About What Happened During The First Democratic Debate

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The next presidential election is over 490 days away. That's right -- more than a whole damn year away. Nonetheless, the 2020 election cycle is underway with the first of two Democratic debates taking place Wednesday night. (The second is on Thursday night.) And while it was considered the kid's table, it surely separated some candidates from the pack.
The first debate featured Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan.
Surely, there will be countless hot takes for you to read and interpret. But, in case you didn't watch the debates, or didn't watch along with social media, we've compiled some of the best ones to help you (re)live the first debate in a long, long, long journey to the general election.
There were entirely too many candidates in the first place:
\u201call these tall men .............. armie hammer gonna be employed for the next 30 years\u201d— hunter harris (@hunter harris) 1561598873
\u201ci have never seen this person before in my life\u201d— David Mack (@David Mack) 1561598241
O'Rourke answered a question in Spanish. Booker gave a look. The internet responded:
\u201cBooker\u2019s face when Beto slips into Espa\u00f1ol. *chef\u2019s kiss* #DemDebate\u201d— Natasha Rothwell (@Natasha Rothwell) 1561597790
\u201cWhen Dad says "Hola, como estas?" to the waiter at the Mexican restaurant #DemDebate\u201d— The Daily Show (@The Daily Show) 1561598199
\u201ccory booker made that crazy face bc beto spoke spanish first. oh my god\u201d— hunter harris (@hunter harris) 1561599543
\u201cJoe Biden definitely just bought Rosetta Stone #DemDebate\u201d— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) 1561599948
Elizabeth Warren proved, time and time again, that she came ready:
\u201cDEBATE COACH: What if you said\u2014\nWARREN: If I tell the truth I won\u2019t have to remember anything. \nDEBATE COACH: Cool. Cool. Cool.\n#demdebate\u201d— Natasha Rothwell (@Natasha Rothwell) 1561598468
\u201cElizabeth Warren, according to my watch-buddy @keithboykin, has spoken seven times, the most of anyone. \n\nShe\u2019s definitely having the strongest showing of anyone tonight. #DemocraticDebate\u201d— jarrett dewayne hill\ud83d\udda4\u2728 (@jarrett dewayne hill\ud83d\udda4\u2728) 1561599300
\u201celizabeth warren gets final say? ladies annette bening is winning the oscar\u201d— hunter harris (@hunter harris) 1561604405
Julian Castro made a name for himself, while others didn't:
\u201cCastro would make a good VP pick. De Blasio and Inslee would make a good screamo band. #DemDebate\u201d— Jack\u00e9e Harry (@Jack\u00e9e Harry) 1561599391
\u201cI AM GAGGED THAT TULSI'S SISTER HAS TAKEN OVER HER TWITTER TO COMPLAIN\u201d— Zach Stafford (@Zach Stafford) 1561600016
\u201cCastro was the first person to mention the Equality Act and trans women. #DemDebate\u201d— Tre'vell Anderson (@Tre'vell Anderson) 1561599087
\u201cIt is interesting to see both @BetoORourke and @CoryBooker speak Spanish as part of their answers while Julian Castro, who would become the first Hispanic and Latino American president, sticks to English and lays out specific plans.\u201d— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche Alcindor) 1561599627
There were some technical difficulties:
\u201cfor the love of god are they talking shit on hot mics !!!!! !!!!\u201d— hunter harris (@hunter harris) 1561600957
\u201cThe audio at the debate sounded like a morning conference call.\n\n"Will everyone please mute?!"\u201d— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche Alcindor) 1561601015
\u201cWhy did Chuck Todd's mic pick up all that noise?\nBecause he had to make sure we heard from both sides.\u201d— andr\u00e9 m. carrington, Ph.D. (@andr\u00e9 m. carrington, Ph.D.) 1561601002
Booker spoke about the murders of Black trans folks:
\u201cCory Booker: we don\u2019t talk enough about African American trans people. #DemocraticDebate\u201d— jarrett dewayne hill\ud83d\udda4\u2728 (@jarrett dewayne hill\ud83d\udda4\u2728) 1561602697
\u201c"We do not talk enough about violence against Black trans Americans, about school bullying--need a president who will protect LGBTQ civil rights every day." - @CoryBooker #DemDebate\u201d— Zach Stafford (@Zach Stafford) 1561602758
\u201cI cannot believe I just heard a presidential candidate in a network debate talk about the crisis of violence against trans people of color. It\u2019s a small, but powerful step forward just to hear that acknowledgment. Thank you Cory Booker. #DemDebate\u201d— Jen Richards (@Jen Richards) 1561602845
And, of course, y'all's little President obviously had some thoughts:
\u201cQuit tweeting about your sex life during the #DemDebate.\u201d— Jack\u00e9e Harry (@Jack\u00e9e Harry) 1561600226
\u201c.@NBCNews and @MSNBC should be ashamed of themselves for having such a horrible technical breakdown in the middle of the debate. Truly unprofessional and only worthy of a FAKE NEWS Organization, which they are!\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1561601211
\u201chttps://t.co/JDS4zVfyBe\u201d— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1561603204
The second of the first round of debates is Thursday night, and you can count on Out to keep you covered.
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