>>> SOMETIM RATINGS CAN REVEAL A LOT MORE THAN WHICH SHOW IS
POPULAR AND TELL US SOMETHING
ABOUT THE NATION.
THAT’S THE CASE FOR LAST NIGHT’S
SECOND DEBATE.
SECOND DEBATE. IT SMASHED RECORDS WITH 18
MILLION VIEWERS MAKING IT THE
MOST WATCHED DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
DEBATE EVER.
DEBATE EVER. IT TELLS US THERE’S UNUSUALLY
HIGH CIVIC INTEREST IN THIS
RACE.
RACE. THIS DOESN’T COUNT AMERICANS WHO
CAUGHT HIGHLIGHTS ON THE
INTERNET OR LOCAL NEWS.
HERE’S HOW IT PLAYED IN SOME
LOCAL BROADCASTS THAT WE SCOURED
FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.
>> THE CANDIDATES SHOWED THEY
HAVE A TARGET, A VERY SPEC ONE,
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
>> THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN 2020 FOR
DEMOCRATS IS A REPUBLICAN.
>> THE DEBATE REALLY WENT LEFT
IN TERMS OF IDEOLOGY.
>> A LOT OF VOTES ARE THAT I
TALKED TO THOUGHT THAT SENATOR
ELIZABETH WARREN TOOK HOME THE
WIN YESTERDAY.
WIN YESTERDAY. >> AND DREW YANG NOT WEARING A
TIE?
TIE? THAT GOT PEOPLE GOING CRAZY.
>> THE DNC WON’T PARTNER FOR FOX
NEWS ON ANY DEBATES.
ON FOX, THEY DIDN’T IGNORE THE
DEBATE OCCURRING.
DEBATE OCCURRING. SEVERAL PERSONALITIES USED IT TO
SLAM THE DEMS FOR FALLING OFF
THE DEEP END.
>> THE WHOLE THING WAS LIKE A
CARTOON OR EVIL NOVEL.
>> THEY WERE DOING EVERYTHING
THEY COULD TO TAKE AWAY YOUR
FREES.
FREES. >> MODERATES IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY ARE EXTINCT.
>> IT IS ANNIVE HAVE ITATION FOR
MORE MASS IMMIGRATION INTO THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> ALWAYS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW
IT PLAYS EVERYWHERE.
THESE DEBATES WERE FOCUSED ON
THE GLOBE.
THE GLOBE. CANDIDATES TALKING ABOUT
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, NATO.
THE WORLD WAS LOOKING BACK
DRAWING COVERAGE IN NEWSPAPERS
IN MEXICO, GERMANY AND FRANCE IN
A MADE FOR TV EVENT THAT DREW
TELEVISED TRIBUTES, AS WELL.
THIS IS A CREATIVE OPENING
SEQUENCE.
SEQUENCE. >>
>> ♪
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FAKE NEWS.
FAKE NEWS. >> WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON
HERE?
HERE? >> WELCOME TO A SPECIAL EDITION
OF PLANET AMERICA.
>> THIS WEEK, 20 DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS FACE OFF
IN THE FIRST PAIR OF DEBATES IN
MIAMI, FLORIDA, WITH THE FIRST
DEBATE WAS A FAIRLY JEN PHILLY
TEAL FAIR.
TEAL FAIR. THE SECOND ONE STARTED ON
TESTIER TERMS.
TESTIER TERMS. >> I ALWAYS THOUGHT KAMALA
HARRIS WOULD BE A STRONG
DEBATER.
DEBATER. >> THAT’S CONSERVATIVE PRESS,
WORLD PRESS, WHAT ELSE IS THERE.
THE INTERNET, PEOPLE HAD LOTS OF
FUN WITH THE VISUAL MEME WORTHY
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS. BERNIE SANDERS HANDS JESS TICK
CUE LATING SO WIDELY JOE BIDEN
WAS DONING THEM TO PROTECT HIS
PERSONAL SPACE.
PERSONAL SPACE. OR THE LOOK ON BERNIE SANDERS
FACE WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN
THE KAMALA HARRIS, JOE BIDEN
CLASH.
CLASH. CORY BOOKER APPEARING TO GIVE
BETO O’ROURKE THAT
CHARACTERISTIC SIDE EYE WHEN HE
STARRED SPEAKING SNAN SPANISH.
WE ASKED CORY BOOKER’S CAMPAIGN
MANAGER ABOUT THAT.
>> HE WAS NOT ANNOYED BY THE
SPANISH.
SPANISH. YOU SAW LATER IN THE DEBATE HE
SPOKE SPANISH AS WELL AS DID
SECRETARY CASTRO.
SECRETARY CASTRO. IT WAS A MOMENT OF SURPRISE
CAUGHT ON TAPE.
I DON’T THINK IT WAS A SIDE EYE.
>> DON’T THINK IT WAS A SIDE
EYE.
EYE. THEN THERE’S SOMETHING THE
INTERNET IS GOOD AT WHICH IS
RECAPTIONING A SCENE FOR SATIRE.
REMEMBER THE CANDIDATES RAISING
THEIR HANDS FOR THAT QUESTION
ABOUT HEALTH CARE FOR
IMMIGRANTS.
IMMIGRANTS. HERE WAS A TWITTER USER NAMED
JACOB REIMAGINING IT AS IF IT
WERE THE ICONIC SCENE FROM "MEAN
GIRLS."
GIRLS." LET’S SEE IF WE HAVE IT.
>> I’VE EVER FELT PERSONALLY
VICTIMIZED BY REGINA GEORGE.
>> WE MAY HAVE BEEN MISSING THE
TWEET BUT BASICALLY PEOPLE WERE
RECAPTIONING THE HANDS UP TO
SHOW THE IDEA THAT THAT’S WHAT
EVERYONE WAS DOING.
THIS IS AS YOU MAY KNOW AN
UNFORGETTABLE MOVIE.
UNFORGETTABLE MOVIE. WE HAD NO IDEA A MEAN GIRLS MEME
WOULD LIGHT UP THE INTERNET.
IT FITS PERFECTLY WITH OUR NEXT