'BradCast' 12/20/2019 (Special Coverage: 2020 Dem Debate in L.A., with guests David Faris, Heather 'Digby' Parton)

Published: Dec. 21, 2019, 1:25 a.m.

On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 Lively and smart special coverage of the final 2020 Democratic Presidential debate of 2019, held Thursday night in Los Angeles just one day after the U.S. House approved two Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. Joining us for insight and analysis are guests DAVID FARIS, Roosevelt University political scientist and author of 'Time to Fight Dirty,' and HEATHER 'DIGBY' PARTON, award winning opinion and analysis journalist from Salon and Digby's Hullabaloo. Thursday night's debate, co-sponsored by PBS Newshour and Politico, featured candidates former Vice President Joe Biden; South Bend, IN, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; MN Sen. Amy Klobuchar; VT Sen. Bernie Sanders; Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer; MA Sen. Elizabeth Warren and entrepreneur Andrew Yang. However, with ballots for early primary states going out to voters in coming days, we also note the candidates who were not on Thursday's debate stage, who could still be featured on 2020 Democratic primary ballots very soon: CO Sen. Michael Bennet, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NJ Sen. Cory Booker, former HUD Secretar Juli\xe1n Castro, former MD Rep. John Delaney, HI Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, former MA Gov. Deval Patrick, and author Marianne Williamson. We cover a lot of ground on today's special coverage program, including the latest in the post-impeachment showdown between House Democrats and Senate Republicans, and how the ongoing standoff over sending the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate before a trial is likely to play out. Of course, those are just a few of the topics covered, along with a host of clips from the debate and plenty of snarky and insightful comments along the way!