10/21 News Roundup – Sanders & Turner Rally for Medicare For All & More
Sanders Foresees ‘Progressive’ South Carolina
Two years after a tough loss in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary, Sen. Bernie Sanders returned Saturday to the state where he said his progressive message is resonating more strongly than before.
In an interview with The Associated Press following a rally attended by roughly 1,000 supporters, Sanders said, “The day is going to come, sooner than people believe, that South Carolina is going to become a progressive state.”
“We have helped transform political consciousness in this country,” the Vermont independent said.
Sanders’ trip to the home of this first-in-the-South presidential primary came as part of a swing through several other states with early positions on the primary calendar. Next up was Iowa. A visit to Nevada was planned for next week.
The South Carolina trip differed from many of Sanders’ other stops, where he’s stumping with congressional candidates. None of them campaigned with him in South Carolina, with some young Democratic leaders in the state eschewing his trip as a self-serving exercise.
Still, Sanders received thunderous applause from his crowd of supporters.
“So there are progressives in South Carolina! I was told that nobody would come out to a meeting like this,” Sanders said. “Thank you all very much for being here.”
The trip was billed as a “Medicare for All” rally at the behest of Our Revolution, an offshoot of Sanders’ 2016 presidential effort.
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LISTEN: Khashoggi Praises Bernie Sanders in ‘Secret’ Interview
https://youtu.be/OLODW9JsExQ
Sanders stumps for Scholten in Sioux City
I sure hope J.D. Scholten beats the white supremacist King. Yesterday I read about King’s latest trip to Austria in which he was very clear about his extreme right-wing beliefs.
Sanders and Warren are heading for a stand-off
yeah, i’m thinking there must be some substantial differences for the two of them not to join forces right now, for the country.
what does, “i’m a capitalist” mean to her? obviously, Dem Socialism includes a form of capitalism, so it seems snarky and a little Third Wayish. Trying to play both sides, and maybe that’s a big part of how they just don’t fit together. But if they manage to put her in instead of Bernie, I would (fervently) hope she sees the wisdom of him as her partner. I hate to even commit these words to print, but might as well get it out there.
That said, BerNIE, BerNIE!!!!
I think she believes she can do it by playing the in between, but I think she is wrong, for the people are generally more drawn to someone who is unapologeticly themselves more than someone who is trying to ‘fit’ something.
agree. that trying to “fit” is where they get into trouble. as in, “let’s try to fit in at this big bankers’ meeting.”
I think that the MSM is trying to hype this up more than it is. They seem to neglect the fact that there are many more moderate Dems vying for a run who will divide the establishment vote.
That said true progressives will flock to Bernie as they did in the past.
ABC News’ Paula Faris interviews Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke
Two more endorsements, this one from the San Antonio Express-News:
https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/article/O-Rourke-for-U-S-Senate-13321785.phpthis list with editorials on those races. We encourage you to exercise your right to vote.
and from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
https://www.caller.com/story/opinion/2018/10/19/texas-midterm-elections-2018-corpus-christi-caller-times-endorsements/1663741002/
Both newspapers leans moderate as they also endorsed Greg Abbott to be re-elected for Gov.
Giant ‘Beto’ sign stays, Houston-area couple tells HOA officials who want it gone
good one.
Teen Climate Activist to Crowd of Thousands: ‘We Can’t Save the World by Playing by the Rules Because the Rules Have to Change’
Don’t Get Too Excited’ About Medicare for All
I have to confess: I want VA care for all. But the Vets would likely object.
Should We Be Socialists? A Politicon Panel Discusses.
You will note who is sitting on the left edge of the panel.
gag.
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1054005658251595776
We have a feel good bond measure up for “affordable housing” that is basically a huge giveaway to developers–no requirement of a cap on rent, no requirement that the money go to nonprofits, just $$$$$ for developers. But a respected minister who works with the houseless at times came out for it in a big way and it has divided the progressives.
I’m voting No, after attending the OR meeting yesterday, but I fear that it is popular bc on the surface it looks “caring.” Our city is really messing up. They are giving developers millions and millions in tax breaks for building luxury housing around a part of town that is now very much an integrated community. I’m a little shocked, honestly. I guess if i couldn’t still be shocked, i wouldn’t be here.
We also have star voting up–yes on that one! But again, i don’t have the highest of hopes, bc it’s different and likely needs a lot more familiarity, like M4A. Hopefully, this will at least get people looking at it. It’s like runoff voting.
And somehow proposals to restrict abortion rights got on the ballot. Thought we were past that here.
I haven’t watched this debate on socialism v. capitalism yet, but I’m intrigued by this partial description, especially the first paragraph!
I like how he points out that it’s more theater than earnestly convincing people.
Glad to see Symone getting out on the trail for someone in the Plains.
https://www.facebook.com/Scholten4Iowa/videos/254838501899175/
Bernie with JD Scholten this afternoon.
(I almost wrote just JD, but I didn’t want to confuse our JD with the Iowa’s JD!)