Overview

2020 Democratic Party Presidential Debate in Westerville is the fourth debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and was held on October 15th, 2019 in Westerville, Ohio.

Background

On October 15th, 2019, the fourth Democratic presidential debate was held at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.^[1] The candidates that participated were:

South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg
U.S. Senator from Minnesota Amy Klobuchar
Former U.S. Representative from Texas Beto O'Rourke
U.S. Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren
Former Vice President Joe Biden
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker
Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro
Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard
California Senator Kamala Harris
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
Billionaire Tom Steyer

Developments

Andrew Yang's Bing Criticism

In response to a comment made by Elizabeth Warren about competition in the marketplace, Andrew Yang said, "Competition doesn't solve all the problems. It's not like any of us want to use the fourth best navigation appthat would be like cruel and unusual punishment. There's a reason no one is using Bing today."^[2]

The audience reacted with laughs and audible surprise (video below). Yang followed up, "Sorry, Microsoft, it's true."

Some online disagreed with Yang, claiming that Bing was "a great search engine for porn if you're trying to find content across a wide variety of sites" (examples below).

Joe Biden Yelling At Elizabeth Warren

During an exchange about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Elizabeth Warren helped form, Biden raised his voice at Warren. He said, "I went on the floor and got you votes. I got votes for that bill. I convinced people to vote for it."

Warren responded, "I am deeply grateful to President Obama." The audience responded to this with audible surprise, apparently reading her comments as an aggressive response.

Biden said, "You did a hell of a job in your job." Warren thanked him for his comment (shown below).

Biden on CFPB, which Warren helped create: "I went on the floor and got you votes. I got votes for that bill. I convinced people to vote for it"Warren: "I am deeply grateful to President Obama."Biden: "You did a hell of a job in your job."Warren: "Thank you." pic.twitter.com/TQJzMGWfQF

— Axios (@axios) October 16, 2019

That day, Twitter ^[3] user @theWayWithAnoa tweeted "Caption this" with a screenshot of Biden pointing at and raising his voice to Warren (shown below).

Many responded with jokes about Biden, his age and mansplaining (example below).

Fashion choices

Many online joked about Tom Steyer's plaid tie and Andrew Yang's math pin.

Twitter^[4] user @gregorybrothers tweeted, "Mr. Steyer, you claim to be a billionaire, and yet, that is your tie" (shown below, left). Twitter^[5] user @adamcancryn tweeted, "i'm sorry does tom steyer have only one tie? (shown below, center).

Others joked about a pin that Andrew Yang was wearing that said "math." Twitter^[6] user @JosephScrimshaw tweeted, "I like Andrew Yang’s math pin. I feel all the candidates should have a pin with their favorite word on it. Mine would be either LIGHTSABER or MARTINI."

Search Interest

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