About this episode
Welcome to a Special Edition of Words Matter – Joe previews the first Democratic debates held this week on MSNBC in Miami. 20 candidates, 5 moderators, 4 hours total. The Moderators will be Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow and José Díaz-Balart. The first group of 10 appearing on Wednesday: · Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey · Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts · Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas · Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota · Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland · Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii · Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro · Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio · New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio · Washington Gov. Jay Inslee The second group of 10 appearing on Thursday: · Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont · Sen. Kamala Harris of California · Former Vice President Joe Biden · Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana · Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado · Author Marianne Williamson · Rep. Eric Swalwell of California · Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York · Entrepreneur Andrew Yang · Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado. To qualify, candidates had to receive more than 65,000 individual donations — including from 200 unique donors per state in at least 20 states — or at least 1 percent in three polls approved by the Democratic National Committee. More than a dozen candidates crossed both thresholds, with at least 20 hitting at least one of them. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/words-matter . See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices