Elizabeth Warren Summed Up the Democratic Debate in 9 Seconds
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talk Tuesday during the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit.AP Photo/Paul Sancya By the 80th minute of Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, Elizabeth Warren had finally had enough. “I don’t understand,” she said, “why someone would go through all the trouble of…
Is the Democratic Party Leaning Too Far Left? Elizabeth Warren’s Answer Speaks for Itself.
Paul Sancya/AP Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) put former Maryland congressman John Delaney in his place twice in one night at Tuesday’s second Democratic presidential debate. After rebuffing Delaney’s attacks on Medicare for All, Warren demolished his suggestion that the Democratic party was offering unrealistic proposals and leaning too far to the left. Delaney stuck to…
How Much Does Age Affect the Democratic Candidates’ Policies?
Wilfredo Lee/AP During the first Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential primaries, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is 38 years old, turned to 76-year-old former Vice President Joe Biden and said, “If we’re going to solve the issues of climate chaos, pass the torch. If we’re going to solve the issue of student loan debt,…
The Essence Magazine Festival Is Now Apparently a Mandatory Campaign Stop Ahead of 2020
Kamala Harris on stage at the 25th annual Essence Festival.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)/Associated Press For 25 years, Essence Magazine’s annual New Orleans music festival has been a premiere destination for black women who want to take in some culture and maybe go on a girl’s trip. This year, the festival also played host to the Democratic…
We Just Got a Ton of Clarity on Where the Democrats Stand on Medicare for All
Ten Democratic presidential candidates respond to a question about health care during the first 2020 Democratic debate in Miami, Fla., on June 25, 2019.MSNBC Twenty minutes into the first night of the first 2020 Democratic debate, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt asked a straightforwards yes or no question of the field: “Who here would…
The First Question of the Democratic Debate was a Challenge to Elizabeth Warren. She Didn’t Back Down.
Wilfredo Lee/AP The highest polling Democratic candidate on stage during NBC’s first televised debate of the presidential season got the first question on Wednesday night. Host Savannah Guthrie asked Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) about the difficulty of implementing her many economic plans and securing the nomination, when most Americans, including most Democrats, think the economy…