It took over 100 people eight days to build the set for CNN’s Democratic debates. Nine 53-foot semi-trucks were needed to haul in all the equipment. pic.twitter.com/vc3o2nXurY
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) July 30, 2019
About 3500 people are expected in attendance at the Fox Theatre. Audience is made up of members of the community, and guests from the various campaigns and DNC.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) July 30, 2019
(Well, at least it’s amortized across two nights.)
Tonight’s candidates, as they will appear on stage, per CBS: Marianne Williamson, Tim Ryan, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke, John Hickenlooper, John Delaney, Steve Bullock.
I’ll probably be ‘watching’ through the Guardian’s ever-excellent liveblog. More options here, per NYMag.
How’d you deal with McConnell?
WARREN: Win the majority and eliminate the filibuster
BIDEN: Work with him he’ll be better when Trump’s gone
BENNET: Defeat him
INSLEE: Ax the filibuster
GILLIBRAND: Confront him
HICKENLOOPER: Repeat his words back to him so he feels validated
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 27, 2019
On CBSN, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offers advice to Democratic candidates on the upcoming debate in Detroit: “People in Michigan don’t care about the president’s twitter feed” https://t.co/H9n7JJUntx pic.twitter.com/NYpAxYioMr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 29, 2019
See y’all around 7:45pm EDT, Murphy the Trickster God willing…
This week’s debate rules: Interrupt if you have to, talk longer than the allotted minute if you must, and above all, seek a controversy-stirring moment that cable television will play for days afterward. A preview of Detroit, from me and @waposean: https://t.co/boEUWuMU5G
— Matt Viser (@mviser) July 29, 2019
Tonight’s debate is in Rashida Tlaib’s District
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) July 30, 2019