Democrats Two Too
The Train is Leaving for Houston — All Aboard
Before we get down in it, I’d like to mention a visual I missed in the first half of this debate. John Delaney was discussing his net worth. It was over a hundred millions — -I tune out after the first million. What I missed was Elizabeth Warren in the background rubbing her hands together and displaying a big smile that translated, “Bring it, Bubba — this is a gift from God!”
Tonight, the polling leaders are Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and Biden is the face on the bullseye of everybody’s target. He has the polling numbers and everybody but Harris has dire need of those numbers to have credibility or even to get on the stage for the next debate in Houston.
ABC is the lucky network and they have again set aside two nights, September 12th and 13th. The Democrats should hope the herd is thinned enough that two nights are no longer necessary. At this writing, there are seven sure things. In alphabetical order: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren. Amy Klobuchar is virtually certain to join them, because she has met the polling requirements and meeting the donor requirements should just be a matter of beating the brush.
Julián Castro and Andrew Yang have the necessary donors, but they need some love in the polls to qualify. One…
