Team Rising break down the latest 2020 polling concerning Yang and Pete Buttigieg.
The politics of race relations have been a central part of Biden’s career, from his high-profile opposition to busing to his authoring of the 1994 Biden Crime Bill. When he talks about his criminal justice record on the campaign trail, he argues today that the focus on the ’94 bill is unfair … but a closer look at his role reveals that it was Biden who was among the principal and earliest movers of the policy agenda that would become the war on drugs and mass incarceration, and he did so in the face of initial reluctance from none other than President Ronald Reagan.
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Mr. Yang, a former tech executive, has qualified for a spot when several better known lawmakers have not. What has made his campaign so unexpectedly compelling?
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His plan to enhance workplace democracy puts the strike back where it belongs: at the center of political power.
The Young Turks’ Emma Vigeland spoke with Joe Biden supporters before and after his New Hampshire town hall, and some of them were quite lukewarm on the candidate.
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Ms. Warren wooed wealthy donors for years, stockpiling money from fund-raisers, and has used $10.4 million from her 2018 Senate race to underwrite her 2020 bid. As Senator Elizabeth Warren has risen in the polls on a populist message, some donors are chafing at her campaign’s claims of being “100 percent grass-roots funded.”
Team Rising discusses how the 2020 candidates are doing with different racial/ethnic groups.
Tulsi is speaking at the Art of Living Community Center in Los Angeles, CA.
There are very few political voices that represent my political views and Marianne nails it. She's having conversations even my favorite political folks dare not venture into -- the HUMAN conversation. So, to support Marianne and the people who are courageously rallying behind her outsider campaign, I offer what I have to give and that is encouragement and reinforcement that this movement she leads is worth building and pressing on full force. Onward! … Jeff Bomberger
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"Hosts Krystal and Saagar reflect on some of the week's highlights including an interview with the head of the Nebraska Farmers Union on the trade war, the media's #yangblackout, and CNN's Climate townhalls.
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Former Republican Congressman Bob Ney praises Sen. Sanders’ commitment and humility while also vouching for Sanders’ willingness to shun credit in order to get things passed for working class people. David Doel also provides Robert Reich commentary on Bernie.
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The entrepreneur turned presidential candidate is explaining automation to the masses. And as voters realize he is serious and substantive, he is gaining a passionate following.
Krystal Ball describes which candidates the media is ignoring.
Team Rising discusses fossil fuel money in the climate change policies of democratic candidates.
“What would you do?” Erin Burnett, a CNN moderator, asked. “Would you sue them? Would you sue Exxon Mobil?” “I have sued Exxon Mobil,” Ms. Harris replied. Not quite. An investigation, yes. A lawsuit, no.
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The Young Turks’ Emma Vigeland (https://Twitter.com/EmmaVigeland) breaks down how Joe Biden basically flubbed the ENTIRE CNN town hall last night. Here are some of the cringe-worthy moments that stood out.
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Democratic presidential hopefuls took to the stage for a climate town hall hosted by CNN. Joe Biden is facing scrutiny about his relationship with the fossil fuel industry and attendance at a fossil fuel executive's fundraiser the following day. Listen to a round-table with former EPA official Mustafa Ali, journalist Kate Aronoff & Sunrise Movement digital director Mattias Lehman.
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The Young Turks’ Emma Vigeland breaks down Bernie Sanders’ “A” grade from Greenpeace on his fight to combat climate change.
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Do spirituality and self-help have a political constituency?
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Team Rising is joined by Democratic strategist Estuardo Rodriguez and Republican strategist Holly Turner. They discuss the latest 2020 polling among Utah voters.