A drinking democracy: The complete Democratic debate drinking game

Dec. 18 update:

This drinking game writer has an admission to make that you likely won't find on any email servers or in a DNC database — we missed updating the last Democratic debate drinking game on Nov. 14. To make up for it, here's a GIF of Joe Biden:

Compared to the Republican debates, the Dems are a tame bunch. Their field began smaller and shrunk rapidly. Tonight on ABC you will see Hillary Clinton (she has formally dropped the Rodham in media coverage), Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley.

Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee called it quits before the Nov. 14 debate in Iowa.

Tonight's debate is in Manchester, New Hampshire. If you're a West Wing fan you'll remember that President Bartlett as a former governor of New Hampshire spent a considerable amount of time in the state and would not accept losing it in the general election for his second term.

For those less nerdy about political dramas from the late 1990s and early 2000s, New Hampshire is just as important as Iowa — although Iowans may disagree — because the state's primary is second only to Iowa's caucus.

Be ready to hear a lot about data collection and protection in the debate. The Sanders campaign has been accused by the Clinton campaign of stealing propriety information about the Clinton operation from the Democratic National Commitee's electronic voter rolls. The New York Times has a good explainer about why these rolls are so important to modern campaigning.

If you don't have your data breached as well, the debate will begin at 7 p.m. CST on ABC.

So play along with all the action at home or at a bar. Don't forget to be liberal with your drinks. 

Oct. 13 original post:

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but that seems unlikely for tonight's Democratic primary debate airing at 8 p.m. CST on CNN.

Unlike the Republican field of what feels like a million candidates, the Democrats have the choices narrowed down so you can count the candidates on one hand. So unfortunately those looking to exercise their post-Prohibition right to choose an adult beverage and discuss politics during happy hour are out of luck.

Tonight's debate will be moderated by CNN's own silver fox, Anderson Cooper. He will be assisted by Dana Bash and Juan Carlos Lopez.

While this debate is not expected to be as entertaining as the past two Republican debates — don't expect Bernie Sanders or Lincoln Chafee to be commenting on how Hillary Clinton looks — it is an opportunity to see how the candidates' answer differ when compared side-by-side in a dramatically smaller field.

The rules:

Take a drink if Hillary Clinton refers to the DNC data breach as the Sanders campaign "stealing."

Is Anderson Cooper wearing his glasses? Take a drink.

Are you wearing glasses? Take a drink.

Take a drink for yourself and each of your drinking buddies the first time that Bernie Sanders addresses being a Democratic Socialist. You're drinking for those in need.

Take a drink if Hillary Clinton is asked about Bengazi.

Do you know where Bengazi is? Take a drink anyways.

Take a drink of something European if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is discussed.

Take a drink if Clinton's emails and personal server are questioned.

Shotgun a beer if the gun debate is brought up by the candidates or the moderators.

Buy the person to your left a drink if you think the gun debate comments will actually create change and save lives.

If Joe Biden is mentioned, buy a drink and pour it out for his son Beau who died earlier this year.

Buy a round for your table if Biden joins the debate at the last minute.

Do you have Twitter pulled up? Well do it. And keep an eye on Donald Trump. He'll be live-tweeting.

Take a drink for every tweet that he personally attacks another candidate.

Take a drink if Lincoln Chafee's record as a Republican comes up.

Take a drink if the number of Republican candidates is mentioned.

Finish your drink if the debate clocks in under three hours.