Live Drawing (Yet Another ) Democratic Debate

I can’t help myself every time

We are still watching (or not) debates of large numbers of democratic candidates for president. I am compelled to watch for a few reasons: curiosity, desire for political drama (as if I don’t have enough), civic duty that has been untested by such a plethera of debates. Every time the date approaches for one of these, I whine to my husband, “I don’t want to draw tonight.” He knows I will. And I do. I can’t help myself.

First person to be asked to speak was not a suprise: Elizabeth Warren.

Then, as they were each given their moment to speak, I tried to capture them. I am getting pretty good at some of these folks, but I still struggle with capturing others. Cory Booker, for one. His distinguishing features are his smiling eyes and his mouth. And bald head. His head shape is hard to get right. His sound bites are always fun to grab.

Bernie and Pete are a bit easier to draw. They both had a good night. Bernie tossed a few jokes…