What Went Down At The Nevada Democratic Debate

As your Bloomberg correspondent, I don’t think that first response was very well delivered — apart from whether or not it was substantively smart to say Sanders couldn’t beat Trump.

Warren jumps in and takes a two-by-four to Bloomberg, saying that he called women “fat broads” and comparing his sexist comments to Trump’s.

I’m at a debate watch party at The LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada — just north of the Las Vegas Strip. It’s hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, Mi Familia Vote and Unidos US Action Fund (the latter two groups are focused on encouraging Latino Americans to register and vote).

Some people here have voted early and others are going to caucus Saturday. Most of the people I talked to said the issues important to them include civil rights, inclusion of diversity and marginalized communities, and social issues. Some also talked about a candidate’s ability to unite the country: One said they found Sanders’s rhetoric to be “divisive”; another praised Sanders’ way of speaking as “real” and understandable to regular people.

Several people I’ve talked to about Bloomberg’s presence on the debate stage are a little resentful of his candidacy, given that he’s skipping Nevada and that other candidates put a lot of work in before Bloomberg announced his candidacy. Some also criticized the massive amount of money Bloomberg has spent on ads. But almost everyone said they are open to changing their minds about any candidate.

I’ll keep you updated with how this group responds to the debate as it unfolds.