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Progressives Sanders and Warren come under attack in Democratic debate

By John Whitesides

 

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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren shake hands before the start of the first night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

DETROIT (Reuters) - Progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came under fire from more moderate rivals as the second round of Democratic debates began on Tuesday, spotlighting the ideological divide in the party's crowded presidential field.

 

Montana Governor Steve Bullock, participating in his first presidential debate, opened by criticizing his fellow candidates for being too liberal in the first debate last month in Miami.

 

"Watching that last debate, folks seemed more concerned about scoring points or outdoing each other with wish-list economics than making sure Americans know we hear their voices and will help their lives," Bullock said.

 

The debate quickly turned to a dispute about the future of the U.S. healthcare system, with Sanders and Warren aligning to defend Medicare for All proposals that would have government take over the health insurance industry.

 

Some of their rivals argued the proposal pushed by the progressives would take private insurance away from people who currently prefer their coverage and force a tax increase on the middle class.

 

"Why do we have to be the party of taking something away from people?" said John Delaney, a former congressman who has been critical of Medicare for All.

 

He argued that Democrats should not back proposals that would eliminate private insurance.

 

"They are running on telling half the country that your health insurance is illegal," Delaney said, pointing to Warren and Sanders.

 

Warren interjected to defend the proposal.

 

"We're not trying to take healthcare away from anyone. That's what Republicans are trying to do."

 

Sanders, who has introduced a Medicare for All bill in the U.S. Senate, said: "Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. I believe that, I will fight for that."

The field of about two dozen candidates is vying for attention and financial support in the race for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November 2020.

 

AIMING TO MAKE AN IMPACT

Warren and Sanders were in the spotlight as eight rivals, including Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, former congressman Beto O'Rourke and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar shared the stage in Detroit.

 

Lower-tier candidates were aiming to produce the kind of post-debate surge that U.S. Senator Kamala Harris enjoyed after a strong performance in the first debate after confronting front-runner Joe Biden on the issue of race.

 

She and Biden, the former vice president, will renew their rivalry on the second night of the debate on Wednesday.

 

The two nights in Detroit could be the last chance for many contenders to debate on the national stage, as the Democratic National Committee will double its fundraising and polling requirements to qualify for participation in the next debates in September and October.

 

Warren and Sanders, who serve together in the U.S. Senate, appeared on different nights in last month's debates. Warren, the only top-tier contender on stage the first night, emerged with new momentum after going largely unscathed and showing off her array of progressive policy proposals.

 

Sanders was mostly sidelined on the next night, standing placidly by as Biden and Harris leaned across him to spar over race.

 

Warren and Sanders insist they are friends, not rivals, and would not turn on each other for their own political gain.

 

(Reporting by John Whitesides; Writing by Ginger Gibson; Editing by Soyoung Kim and Peter Cooney)

 

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

Watching that last debate, folks seemed more concerned about scoring points or outdoing each other with wish-list economics than making sure Americans know we hear their voices and will help their lives," Bullock said.

 

Ah, the irony. 

 

Are all politicians really this stupid?

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7 hours ago, daoyai said:

just watched some debate highlights... wow.... Bernie got the fire in his belly ...lucky they have meds for that,  .... a real panderfest, Don Lemon as moderator?  the new guy from Colorado pushing back against the socialist insanity was refreshing...  M. Williamson wins with her chakra cleansing aura.  This may be the most entertaining election campaign in my lifetime.

Just think of it as more material For Trump to use. Yes indeed, I can’t wait until the general elections, It will be a new season of the apprentice.  

 

After all the democrat primaries are over, Miguel Obama will suddenly sweep in and enter the race. 

 

 

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2 hours ago, roquefort said:

Nothing to lose...........but your freedom, your money, and potentially your life. Take a look at Venezuela, how's that working out?

It’s uncanny how the socialists strike a country at it’s peak like Venezuela. The way they do it is through class ware-fare and division. 

 

Dinesh D'Souza points out, if you substitute the word “Jew” for the word  “The one percent” in the Nazi manifesto and read it at the democratic convention it would revive a standing ovation. 

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Just think of it as more material For Trump to use. Yes indeed, I can’t wait until the general elections, It will be a new season of the apprentice.  
 
After all the democrat primaries are over, Miguel Obama will suddenly sweep in and enter the race. 
 
 
No she won't.

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Where in the universe do you find the mandate that Healthcare is a human right?  Is it in the Constitution?  Any law of the land?  Where do you find this slogan, other than the Democrat Party. Even in a Buddhist country like Thailand, you must buy health insurance.  Where does it state doctors, scientists, and nurses after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on their education must work for free?  Because it aint free! I wish socialists like Sanders and his ilk, would would quit calling it Free health care!  You are gonna pay for it with 60% taxes, while they run the economy into the ground. Socialists can't quite make that connection, because democrat voters like the blacks and Hispanics can't pass a 6th grade reading test.  Just look at the inner city youths and their education systems ... but damn tell them it's free and that's all they need to hear. 

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9 minutes ago, Guitarzan said:

Where in the universe do you find the mandate that Healthcare is a human right?  Is it in the Constitution?  Any law of the land?  Where do you find this slogan, other than the Democrat Party. Even in a Buddhist country like Thailand, you must buy health insurance.  Where does it state doctors, scientists, and nurses after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on their education must work for free?  Because it aint free! I wish socialists like Sanders and his ilk, would would quit calling it Free health care!  You are gonna pay for it with 60% taxes, while they run the economy into the ground. Socialists can't quite make that connection, because democrat voters like the blacks and Hispanics can't pass a 6th grade reading test.  Just look at the inner city youths and their education systems ... but damn tell them it's free and that's all they need to hear. 

Wow, you sound just like your hero...

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2 hours ago, Tug said:

Wow according to the trump supporters any country that has single payer healthcare is Marxist and communists lol I personally would like to get something for my taxes lol old Bernie spanked that one guy and warren was top notch imo but I’m still hoping for a Biden Harris ticket we will have to evolve into a good healthcare sys it won’t happen overnight to much lobbeyest money in it imo

 

Harris isn't going to ride on the back of the bus on the ticket of a man she thinks is a racist. Keep dreaming.

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11 hours ago, riclag said:

John made a good point. Its what the GOP has been saying from the get go! The Robin Hood theory of taking from the rich and middle class and sharing it with the poor wouldn't sit well with the swing voters!

 "But she and Sanders faced dramatic pushback including from ex-congressman John Delaney who delivered a scathing rebuke to their "fairy tale economics" that risk bankrupting the economy".

 "bad policies like Medicare for All, free everything, and impossible promises that will turn off independent voters and get Trump re-elected."

https://news.yahoo.com/clash-liberals-warren-sanders-set-showdown-141610910.html

 

Oh I think it all can be done no problem. All they have to do is raise taxes to 90% problem solved!

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