Democratic Debates Preview, JRP0059

I love debate night! We break down all 20 Presidential Candidates in the Democratic Debates the next 2 nights this week. I share my top of mind thoughts on each candidate, their policies and profile. I discuss what I am looking for in the Democratic Debates each night: likeability, brand identity, positioning, leadership qualities and calmness under pressure. We talk about the format of 10 candidates in 2 hours with short soundbites vs the long form conversations we had with candidates here on the John Riley Project.

Here is the list of POTUS candidates participating in the Democratic Debates in alphabetic order:

1. Michael Bennett,
   Senator from Colorado, former superintendent of Denver schools
2. Joe Biden, 7 term
   senator from Delaware, VP for Obama
3. Cory Booker, Senator
   from NJ, former mayor of Newark
4. Pete Buttigieg, Mayor
   of South Bend, Afghan War veteran
5. Julian Castro, former
   mayor of San Antonio, former HUD secretary
6. Bill DeBlasio, Mayor
   of NYC
7. John Delaney, former
   congressman from MD, entrepreneur
8. Tulsi Gabbard, former
   congressman from Hawaii, Iraq veteran
9. Kirstin Gillibrand, NY
   senator, former congressman
10. Kamala Harris, CA
    Senator, former prosecutor, AG
11. John Hickenlooper,
    Colorado Governor, former geologist, former brew pub owner, former Mayor of
    Denver
12. Jay Inslee, Governor
    of Washington
13. Amy Klobuchar, Senator
    from MN, former corporate lawyer
14. Beto O’Rourke, former
    Congressman, former Senate candidate in TX
15. Tim Ryan, former
    Congressman from Ohio
16. Bernie Sanders, VT
    senator
17. Eric Swallwell,
    Congressman from CA (Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton, Livermore)
18. Elizabeth Warren,
    Senator from MA, helped create Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
19. Marianne Williamson,
    Oprah’s spiritual advisor
20. Andrew Yang,
    entrepreneur

I also
share my thoughts on the crisis at the US-Mexico border, reparations, tax on
the super rich, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Poor and Huddled Masses, Life,
Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness, Inalienable Rights, Iran, Congressman Duncan
Hunter Jr., ranked choice voting, lowering voting age, open borders, DREAM act,
NCAA, mass incarceration, criminal justice, war on drugs, #CancelStudentDebt,
free college tuition, single payer health care, rust belt, manufacturing, trade
policy, climate change, InterFaith, Deadwood, 1994 crime bill, Iraq War, Walter
Mondale, Mike Dukakis, Justin Amash, Donald Trump, Bill Weld, Padres,
Baltimore, Manny Machado, Espola Rd, Universal Basic Income

JRP0059

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