Night one of the first Democratic debate was supposed to be weakest of the two, but Democrats have been showing off their deep bench of good candidates.
1). Elizabeth Warren came out on fire:
Elizabeth Warren comes out of the gate strong at the Democratic debate. #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/6dXzONTXNr
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 27, 2019
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2).Castro says Americans should be “pissed off” about migrant drownings:
Julian Castro says the image of the drowned Oscar Martinez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria. should piss us all off. #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/OjA1etga9w
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) June 27, 2019
3). Rep.Tim Ryan hits Trump for Ohio manufacturing job losses:
Rep.Tim Ryan torches Trump for Ohio manufacturing job losses. #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/zLFNpK2Om1
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 27, 2019
4). Booker blasts Trump for leaving the Iran deal:
Senator Booker calls out Trump for his disastrous decision to pull out of the Iran Nuclear Deal. pic.twitter.com/Xw4t8UGiIJ
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 27, 2019
5). Inslee talks climate change:
Governor Inslee talks about his first priority, and the basis of his 2020 run: climate change and green energy jobs for millions of Americans. pic.twitter.com/HTmBLDe3za
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 27, 2019
6). Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan To Deal With McConnell
Democrats have a lot of good candidates
The candidates stayed away from attacking one another, but what they did offer was some serious substance on the issues. There are two dozen candidates running for the Democratic nomination, and the first ten on the debate stage showed there are a lot of qualified candidates who are united on the message that Donald Trump must be defeated.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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