So what do we know for sure about the debates tonight?
We know that by Thursday and Friday almost half of the campaigns of the candidates on stage will be over. We know that the biggest poll movement after the last debates came from candidates who sparred with less prepared competitors.
We know the debates take place in Detroit and begin at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.
We know these are the people on stage:
Marianne Williamson
Tim Ryan
Amy Klobuchar
Pete Buttigieg
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Beto O'Rourke
John Hickenlooper
John Delaney
Steve Bullock
So with that in mind, here are the ROCK SOLID, LEAD PIPE LOCK PREDICTIONS!
Elizabeth Warren will sneak diss Bernie Sanders
I haven't been shy about my prediction that there is a coming war between these two candidates. I bet on Bernie to reintroduce himself the last debate and he didn't so now I'm betting against him. I am classifying a sneak diss in this context as any Warren statement that draws a line between her and Bernie as candidates. For example, "I am not just repeating the same ideas from the past, I am applying the lessons I've learned in the new plans I've put out."
Amy Klobuchar will announce herself as the Not A Socialist candidate
The moderate lane is still more open than it should be at this stage. Amy needs a boost, why not do while standing next two the progressive champions in Warren and Sanders.
Beto will try to claim the newly vacated gun control corner
Swalwell is gone. The issue will be a focal point thanks to Gilroy. This of course makes NO SENSE for Beto since his worth is as a candidate that can flip Texas and you can't flip Texas while being hardcore anti-2A... which is why I am predicting he will do it. It's the perfect short-sighted move for a short-sighted candidate.
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Those are the only predictions I feel strongly about.
Well, that and Marianne Williamson being kooky.
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