"I'm going to kick your ass".
Even the TexTrib poll, reported in the Wrangle ten days ago, showed Castro tied with Tulsi Gabbard here in Deep-In-The-Hearta, with 3% apiece. This is -- should be -- the moment we mark as Beto's final mistake. He was never tough enough to take on Ted Cruz, and when Julián punched him in the nose last night, he reeled around the ring and toppled over. Good night, Bob.
Tulsi also whipped some white man culo.
(What is the 'Rachel Madcow smear'? Glad you asked.)
So while Trump, Joe Biden, and Liz Warren -- the elephants in the room -- escaped unscathed, some people won by not losing. Not Chuck Todd, however.
Some of these ten will now fade away (we all hope).
Look for a preview of Fight Night 2 later this afternoon.
With 10 candidates and 60-second answers, it was less a debate than a series of one-minute speeches • Opinion: Who won the debate? • Van Jones: Castro did the 'Texas take down' on O'Rourke https://t.co/rjiYgNv46z #USNews #USRC pic.twitter.com/FVEI6DsOSu— U.S. Reality Check🗽 (@USRealityCheck) June 27, 2019
The former San Antonio mayor had been running below the radar -- WAY below the radar -- until Wednesday night. That is likely to change after his performance, in which he was able to carve out a remarkable amount of speaking time for a candidate polling somewhere between 0% and 1%. (An hour into the debate, Castro had spoken as much as Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who is in the midteens in national polling, according to a count kept by the Washington Post. Hugely helpful!) Castro's battering of Beto O'Rourke on immigration was hard to watch (especially if you were related to O'Rourke), but a clear win for Castro.
Even the TexTrib poll, reported in the Wrangle ten days ago, showed Castro tied with Tulsi Gabbard here in Deep-In-The-Hearta, with 3% apiece. This is -- should be -- the moment we mark as Beto's final mistake. He was never tough enough to take on Ted Cruz, and when Julián punched him in the nose last night, he reeled around the ring and toppled over. Good night, Bob.
Tulsi also whipped some white man culo.
Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran and frequent critic of U.S. foreign policy, shot back at (Ohio Cong. Tim) Ryan after he said the United States needs to stay "engaged" in hotspots like Afghanistan.
"As a soldier, I will tell you that answer is unacceptable," Gabbard said, urging the U.S. to pull back and focus on America.
"When we weren’t there, they started flying planes into our buildings," Ryan replied. "If we go in there and say we want to withdraw from the world -- that’s what President Trump is saying."
Gabbard noted it was Al Qaeda, not the Taliban, that attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, and said, "The Taliban was there long before we got in and will be there long after we leave."
Tulsi Gabbard should send Tim Ryan a case of champagne. Tim gave Tulsi the gift of a gaffe. Bless his heart. What a gentleman! It almost made up for the shameless Rachel Madcow smear. #DemDebate #DemDebate2020 pic.twitter.com/TKyaQbWl85— Tim Black ™ (@RealTimBlack) June 27, 2019
(What is the 'Rachel Madcow smear'? Glad you asked.)
So while Trump, Joe Biden, and Liz Warren -- the elephants in the room -- escaped unscathed, some people won by not losing. Not Chuck Todd, however.
Some of these ten will now fade away (we all hope).
Respect.. but i just can’t get this outta my head #DemocratDebate pic.twitter.com/qgLttvZuYu— Cosmophilic Anticapitalist 🌹 (@_fernandoSUAVE) June 27, 2019
Look for a preview of Fight Night 2 later this afternoon.
