How Twitter reacted to the Nevada Democratic debate

The internet weighed in on the Nevada debate

Published: Feb 20, 2020, 10:07 a.m. MST

From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. — From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. AP

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The Democratic presidential candidates sparred again on Wednesday night in Las Vegas just days ahead of the upcoming Nevada caucuses, and social media had a lot to say.

What happened at the Democratic debate?

The Nevada debate featured six candidates battling each other and sparring over qualms they had with each other.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren led the way, slamming businessman Mike Bloomberg consistently throughout the night.
Elsewhere, Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar battled again and again, each throwing shade.
Frontrunner Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders faced critical attacks from his opponents, too.
It was a busy night to say the least. But Twitter weighed in with a number of reactions.

How Twitter reacted:

The real takeaway of #DemDebate: when asked, every Democrat on stage but @BernieSanders say they approved of defying the will of the people at the @DNC convention and not awarding the nomination to the candidate with the most pledged delegates.

Buckle up progressives...
— Jordan (@JordanChariton) February 20, 2020

Last night’s #DemDebate was yet another example of what failed policies look like.

There are zero new ideas there.

All rehashed ideas that have failed everywhere they’ve been tried.

The economy would be dead in a few months if one of these people became President.#Trump2020
— DeAnna Lorraine 🇺🇸 (@DeAnna4Congress) February 20, 2020

I can't wait for SNL to recap the #DemDebate #finishhim pic.twitter.com/hzJhh6Gvp5
— Comfortably Numb (@HeartPombeach81) February 20, 2020

Bloombefg calm and not scrapping . smart to go high
— Jennifer Truthful, Not Neutral Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) February 20, 2020

Up until tonight Michael Bloomberg has been a theoretical savior; his money, his memes and his ads were all most non-New Yorkers knew. Warren in particular exposed him tonight, and the ACTUAL Bloomberg looked weaker and more unprepared than anyone expected. That's a problem. https://t.co/BmNytngPbN
— Mkay (@JoyAnnReid) February 20, 2020

Only one person successfully took down the billionaire on sexism, racism and his lies. Will we finally admit that @ewarren is electable? #DemDebate
— Liz Plank (SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK) (@feministabulous) February 20, 2020

To me the winner of the debate was Bernie, if only because the non-Bernie lane seems more muddled than ever. #DemDebate
— James Oliphant (@jamesoliphant) February 20, 2020

Did this debate lessen the chance that Bernie wins NV? Can it lift Warren to a win? If not, then the debate hasn’t really changed the trajectory of this race.
— Amy Walter (@amyewalter) February 20, 2020

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