What we're watching for in the first debates of the 2020 primary, and a debate night Bingo board (or drinking game).
| | | June 24, 2019 | Evening Edition | | |  | Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. | |
 | | La Tigre | | | School’s out. The sun is shining. And it’s debate week, people. | | Winners will be made! Political reputations lost! Campaign coffers filled! O.K., not really — as you may remember, my summer prediction is that the debates won’t have *that* big an impact. | | But, hey, they’re still fun. And for many voters — not you, of course, dear reader — it will be their first introduction to the panoply of candidates that make up this fine Democratic primary. | | For those of you just tuning in, here’s some of what we’ll be watching on Wednesday and Thursday nights. | | • Does Joe Biden misspeak, again? The former vice president is known as a voluble, gaffe-prone politician. It’s a trait that undid his past two presidential bids, and we’ve already seen it on display this time around. Mr. Biden is preparing for an onslaught of attacks from his rivals, but can he keep his own impulses in check? | | • Can Beto O’Rourke, Cory Booker or Amy Klobuchar make a moment? All three have lingered at the bottom of the top tier of the race, despite having fairly strong political brands. The debate provides them the chance to be seen by the biggest audience yet in this primary, and a very big opportunity to gain some traction in the race. | | • Pete Buttigieg has spent much of the past two months making the argument that the country needs generational change. Now, he’ll be standing alongside the two septuagenarians leading the field. Can he take the case to them directly? It’ll be particularly interesting to watch considering this has been a rather bad week for him. | | • Does any of the “B group” — as Ms. Klobuchar put it — break out? More than a dozen candidates linger in the 0-to-1-percent range, and all are hoping for a breakout moment. I must admit that I’m a little doubtful about this one, given that each candidate is likely to get less than 10 minutes of talk time. But if there’s one thing you can count on during debates, it’s a surprise. | | Want to read more? Debate predictions abound! The Times op-ed columnist David Leonhardt even offered suggestions for the moderators in his newsletter this morning. | | | ____________________
| | Drop us a line! |  | | | | We want to hear from our readers. Have a question? We’ll try to answer it. Have a comment? We’re all ears. Email us at onpolitics@nytimes.com. | | ____________________ | | A game for debate night | | We’re not going to tell you how to spend your Wednesday night. But if the debate alone isn’t enough for you, the Politics desk at The New York Times is here to help. | | Presenting… On Politics Debate Night Bingo. Feel free to pair with the poison of your choice: Beer, M&M’s, Kirsten Gillibrand’s whiskey. (We, of course, will be practicing the “new sobriety.” Work calls.) |  | | Illustration by Sasha Portis | | (If the board is hard to read on your phone, click here to see the full version.) | | ____________________ | | What to read tonight | | • Hundreds of migrant children have been transferred out of a filthy Border Patrol station in Texas where they were detained for weeks without access to soap, clean clothes or adequate food. | | • In Oregon, Republicans in the State Senate have vanished in an effort to block a climate change bill. The governor ordered the State Police to find them and bring them back to the Capitol. As of Monday morning, none had been found. | | • “The Baby Boomers ruined America” — or at least that’s what this article in The Atlantic is arguing. | | ____________________ | | … Seriously | | Who doesn’t like dogs? Bill de Blasio gets debate advice from his son. | | _____________________ | | Were you forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox. | | Thanks for reading. Politics is more than what goes on inside the White House. On Politics brings you the people, issues and ideas reshaping our world. | | Is there anything you think we’re missing? Anything you want to see more of? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at onpolitics@nytimes.com. | | |
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