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The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR Politics Live From Thousand Oaks, CA: Recapping The Democratic Debate

The NPR Politics Podcast

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4.4 β€’ 25.7K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 20 February 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, California. The cast recaps the ninth Democratic primary debate, in which candidates turned up the heat ahead of this weekend's Nevada caucuses. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg β€” a newcomer to the 2020 debate stage β€” was a top target for attacks, from allegations of sexual harassment to his billionaire status.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, demographics and culture correspondent Juana Summers and senior editor and correspondent Ron Elving.

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0:00.0

Hey there, this is the NPR Politics Podcast Live.

0:07.0

I'm Tamer Akita, I cover the White House.

0:13.5

I'm Ron Helving, Editor of Correspondent.

0:15.6

I'm Wanda Summers, I cover Demographics and Culture.

0:18.4

And I'm Scott Detrello, I cover the campaign.

0:20.6

And we are here at the Cavley Theatre in Thousand Oaks, California.

0:24.6

It is 8.15 pm and we are not alone!

0:28.5

We would not be here without Mary Olson and our partners at KCLU who continue providing

0:40.9

outstanding local news to this area as well as to the donors who make it all possible.

0:46.3

And thank you to the students and staff from California Lutheran University who are in

0:49.8

the audience tonight.

0:54.8

So in Las Vegas just moments ago, the NBC News, MSNBC debate wrapped up and we are now

1:02.9

going to break down key moments in that debate.

1:06.5

And as is a time-honored tradition, Scott, could you walk us through the names of those

1:13.3

who are on the stage as well as their approximate talking time?

1:17.4

So yeah, and I think this is something we're going to talk a lot about.

1:20.0

Elizabeth Warren actually spoke the most time, Massachusetts Senator spoke for more than

1:24.1

16 minutes, followed pretty closely by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar.

1:29.2

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders spoke for about 15 minutes, former South Bend Indian and

1:33.4

Mara Pete Buttigieg spoke for about 14 minutes and then each spoke about 13 minutes and

1:38.5

some change.

1:39.5

You had former Vice President Joe Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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