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9/12 …And Then There Are Ten: DNC 2019 Debate #3 Live Blog

The Progressive Wing Posted on September 12, 2019 by BennySeptember 12, 2019

Tonight is the 3rd DNC sanctioned debate. Some basics (courtesy of NPR and NYT):

  • When & Where? 7-10 p.m. ET, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX

    The debate will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Central) and last until 11 p.m. Eastern, so the debate will be three hours long. It’s worth noting that the debate this month is estimated to last 30 minutes to an hour longer than the July debates.

  • What channel is it on? ABC and Univision (with Spanish translation); also via websites for Good Morning America and Five Thirty-eight.com, Hulu Live, Apple TV, Apple News, Amazon FireTV, The Roku Channel, YT, and Twitter. (Note: it’s all ABC sites, except for Univision).
  • Debate format? The debate format will be one minute and 15 seconds for direct responses to questions and 45 seconds for responses and rebuttals. Candidates will have the opportunity to deliver opening statements, but there will be no closing statements.
  • Who are the moderators? ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Linsey Davis and Univision’s Jorge Ramos
  • Who’s on the stage? Fmr VP Joe Biden, Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, as well as South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Obama Housing Secretary Julián Castro, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas and tech investor Andrew Yang.

(photo: NYT)

Why hasn't Bernie dropped out and endorsed Warren? https://t.co/eBqRzpBP5m

— NY For Sanders #Bernie2020 (@NYforSanders) September 12, 2019

What you focus on u feel. A coworker told me she had no hope that we'd get rid of Trump. I told her I had enough hope for the both of us, so I would hope for her. She laughed & said "You're right, I have to stop thinking that way" I replied "Exactly" #NotMeUs #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/CSwTR3Tdf7

— Carrie Michelle #Volunteers4Bernie (@carriechelle1) September 12, 2019

The media’s eyes are on Biden and Warren, who will share the center space. However, Andrew Yang promises something different:

Andrew Yang’s campaign manager just called to tell me that at tomorrow night’s debate, Yang will be doing "something no presidential candidate has ever done before in history.” He declined to go further than that.

— Sam Stein (@samstein) September 11, 2019

Meantime, the horse race state polls continue, this one out of NH:

Sanders jumps ahead of Biden, Warren in New Hampshire primary poll https://t.co/Zu6hnxvJyS #FoxNews

— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnnDeMoro) September 12, 2019

Any predictions about the other candidates and how they will get noticed? Will Bernie be ignored?

Tonight’s #PresidentialDebate is at an HBCU??
I expect:
• A soulful National Anthem
• Swag-Surfing on Commercial Breaks
• The FIRST question to be about #Reparations
• The SECOND to be about the #StudentDebtCrisis#HBCUdebate

— Councilman khalid (@khalidCares) September 12, 2019

We're rooting for ya, Bernie. Make us proud. #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/PNzqRgHlab

— The Humanist Report? (@HumanistReport) September 12, 2019

Please join us in the comments.

Posted in 2020 Elections, ABC, Bernie Sanders, BNR, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris | Tagged DNC Debate 3, DNC Debates 2020, NH-primary

The time for playing games on Medicare For All is over

The Progressive Wing Posted on April 3, 2019 by Subir GrewalApril 3, 2019

Abdul El-Sayed said something yesterday that brings into focus the essential dysfunction which is the US health-care system: Cost of a SINGLE vial of insulin: Canada: $32United States: $300 That's TEN TIMES more for the same exact drug. Our healthcare system is broken — and it's putting lives at risk. We're long overdue for #MedicareForAll — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) April 2, 2019 On January 23, 1923, an American patent on both insulin and Toronto’s method of making it was awarded to Banting, Collip, and Best. For $1.00 to each, the three discoverers assigned their patent rights to the Board … Continue reading →

Posted in Abdul El-Sayed, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Tulsi Gabbard

Bernie Sanders And Cory Booker Discuss Decriminalizing Marijuana

The Progressive Wing Posted on April 20, 2018 by LieparDestinApril 20, 2018

https://youtu.be/zqTLzsWFs9k

Bernie Sanders joins Cory Booker’s push to legalize marijuana

Following in the footsteps of US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore), today Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) signed on as a co-sponsor of the Marijuana Justice Act. That measure, originally introduced last year by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, incentivize states to mitigate existing and ongoing racial disparities in state-level cannabis arrests, and expunge federal convictions specific to cannabis possession.

“Prohibition didn’t work in the 1920s. It’s not going to work now,” said Sanders, announcing his co-sponsorship in a Facebook Live chat with Cory Booker. “The bottom line is we need to rethink fundamentally our attitude toward marijuana.”

Sanders’ support of the legislation drew praise from cannabis activists. “Leaders in the Democratic Party are increasingly recognizing that leading the charge on legalization is not only good policy, but good politics,” said NORML’s Justin Strekal in a statement. “The constituencies which the party claims to stand for are the ones who have most felt the weight and lifelong consequences of marijuana criminalization.”

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Posted in Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Marijuana, The Bernie Sanders Show, Video | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Marijuana, News, video

1/17 News Roundup – Progressives Push Divided Dems On DREAM Act, Edward Snowden talks to Daniel Ellsberg & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on January 17, 2018 by LieparDestinJanuary 17, 2018

Democrats Divided Over Forcing a DACA-Shutdown Even After Trump’s ‘Sh*thole’ Saga

With just three days left before the federal government runs out of money, congressional Democrats are divided over whether to risk a shutdown in order to force Republicans to sign on to a bipartisan immigration deal this week.

It’s the same quandary the party faced last month and twice before that. Only now, the stakes are higher and Republicans appear to be handing them some leverage.

At issue is whether to support a measure to keep the government running absent a deal to grant legal protections for the undocumented immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. Last month, Democrats punted on the matter. And with a March deadline looming for the formal end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—which protected an estimated 800,000 DREAMers from deportation—they are now facing impassioned demands from their base to take advantage of one of their few remaining pressure points.

“[President Donald Trump] said to the Republican Congress, fix it. Remember that? That’s what he said. Fix it. And it is their job to fix it. So, no, I will not be voting for any [short-term extension] that does not provide legal status to the DREAMers and a path toward citizenship,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told reporters at the Capitol.

But that sentiment is not shared universally across the party, with some lawmakers wary that Democrats would both cede the moral high ground and invite the blame.

“Historically, it’s Republicans that shut the government down and Democrats don’t want to play that,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a progressive Democrat who is up for re-election in a state Trump won in 2016. “Every time the government shuts down or always shuts down, it’s the Tea-Party talking points and it’s threatening to shut the government down, it’s threatening to not pay our bills, threatening default—it’s what they do. Democrats absolutely don’t want to shut the government down.”

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The party’s slate of aspiring 2020 presidential candidates—notably Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)—has encouraged their colleagues to adopt a more united front. And they’ve been joined by more progressive members of the party.

“There’s no reason we can’t get this done. There is one compromise that can get the votes, and it’s just up to [Republican leaders] whether they want to schedule it or not,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) said, referring to the bipartisan compromise brokered last week. “And the reason they don’t want to schedule it is not because it can’t get the votes, but because it can. And they would have to do a bipartisan deal, which they are still allergic to.”

More news/video/tweets/etc. in the comments.

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Immigration, Our Revolution, The Young Turks, Video | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, DACA, Elizabeth Warren, Immigration, News, Open Thread, The Young Turks

9/14 Healthcare News – Sanders’ Ad ‘We Can Make Health Care A Right”, Reaction To Bernie’s MFA Bill & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on September 14, 2017 by LieparDestinSeptember 14, 2017

A big thanks to Benny for the live coverage of Bernie’s MFA rollout. I do my best to not repeat what others have posted but I know in today’s case I’ll probably manage that multiple times so I apologize in advance! I’m going to make this a healthcare related only roundup and then will put together something for the rest of the days news a bit later.

Starting off with a new ad:

Reaction to the rollout and the rest of the news will be in the comments!

Any issues/sign-up requests/etc can be sent to the tpwhelpdesk@gmail.com

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Healthcare, Jeff Merkley, Kamala Harris

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