00:00After night one of the Democratic Debate, this is the second round of debates, so we're
00:04calling it Democratic Debate Night.
00:07Too many candidates to remember for Get Harder.
00:09The second Democratic Debate kicked off Tuesday in Detroit, and our favorite late-night hosts
00:14weren't pulling any punches.
00:15The first of two back-to-back debate nights hosted by CNN provided for an in-depth policy
00:20conversation — but also made for a few breakout moments ripe for comedy fodder.
00:25Over at The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert found it hard to sum up the evening, which
00:29he said mostly involved a bunch of guys who have no chance of winning the Democratic nomination
00:35yelling Republican talking points at the people who can.
00:38It was like watching The Seven Dwarfs offering Snow White a poison apple.
00:43Colbert went on to label candidate and author Marianne Williamson a long-shot guru, who seemed
00:49to be operating on a whole other level, saying that an amoral economic system has turned short-term
00:55profits for huge multinational corporations into a false god.
00:59As opposed to the real god Shivlani, goddess of light, amethyst, and essential oils.
01:04Hail Shivlani.
01:06Now, if Williamson's comments made you curious, you aren't alone.
01:10According to Google Trends, Williamson topped the likes of established politicians Bernie Sanders,
01:15Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg for searches during the CNN-presented debate.
01:20Before the debate began, Williamson was the top search candidate in only two states, but
01:25at its conclusion was the most searched for in 49 of the 50 states, with Governor Steve
01:30Bullock capturing his home state of Montana.
01:32Google's data also showed that Williamson's dark psychic force comment in relation to the
01:37water crisis in Flint led to a spike in searches.
01:40The late show host also took a jab at Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who talked about corporate
01:45power, saying companies like Amazon that made billions in profits did not pay one nickel
01:50in federal income tax.
01:51And one nickel is a lot.
01:53You can take a streetcar to the Ziegfeld and see a talkie and still have enough left over
02:00for an egg cream at Woolworths.
02:02Over at late night with Seth Meyers, the host praised the deeply substantive debate amongst
02:08the presidential hopefuls, but noted that there was one very loud voice missing in the evening.
02:13President Trump did not tweet for the entirety of tonight's debate, and I think we all owe
02:18a big thank you to the Bachelorette finale.
02:20Seth pointed out that Elizabeth Warren had a strong night, as she wasn't afraid to inject
02:26some Trump attacks into her opening statement, saying that President Trump disgraces the office
02:31of the president every single day.
02:34Which isn't fair, because he's really only in the office, like, twice a week.
02:40Daily Show host Trevor Noah was feeling the burn, and admittedly, the Vermont Senator was
02:44all up in it, creating a truly meme-worthy moment.
02:47You did that and made money off of healthcare, but our job is to run a non-profit healthcare
02:52system.
02:53But you have it.
02:54I do know, and I wrote the damn bill.
02:56Whew.
02:57That's a lot of heat.
02:58Trevor?
02:59Damn!
03:00I thought Bernie was not messing around tonight, huh?
03:03Yeah, I thought he was gonna send someone to the hospital and then pay their entire bill.
03:07He was, uh...
03:08Whoo!
03:09Noah had the most praise for Elizabeth Warren, who he said seemed to be connecting with
03:13the audience, crystal clear every time, and she never seemed off her game.
03:18The interwebs seem to agree, because the clip of her clap back to John Delaney has gone
03:22viral.
03:23I don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the United
03:27States just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for.
03:32So, yes.
03:33While there were some moments worth poking fun at, Noah reminded us that the debate was
03:37clearly about the divide between Democrats who wanted major systemic change and those
03:43who wanted to fiddle in the margins.
03:44There's only one side that's gonna win this, and it's gonna be...
03:47Sorry, what's that?
03:48Jake Tapper says I've run out of time?
03:50All right.
03:52To catch up with all the late-night coverage, keep it locked at THR.com.
03:55For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Ben Myers.
03:57For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Ben Myers.
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