The concept of 'electability' was on some candidates' minds this week as they considered the potential of the eventual Democratic nominee to win the general election.
The concept of "electability" was on some candidates' minds this week as they considered the potential of the eventual Democratic presidential nominee to win the general election, especially in Midwestern states like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which helped President Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Bennet also appeared on NBC's"Meet the Press" Sunday to respond to criticism of his voting record. The senator from Colorado had previously been given an"F" rating from progressive super PAC Demand Justice for helping to advance Trump's judicial nominees and, specifically, for voting against filibustering the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch.
A small group of members from the National Union of Healthcare Workers -- which represents 3,500 mental health clinicians who work for Kaiser Permanente in California—stood outside the home of Cynthia Telles, a member of the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan boards of directors, to protest long wait times for patients to receive follow-up care and fight inequities between mental health care and medical health care with Kaiser Permanente.
In an interview with ABC's"Nightline," Booker reflected on the violence in Newark, a city he led for over seven years as mayor. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who is also running for president, came to Buttigieg's defense on Twitter. O'Rourke wrote,"Texans don't stand for this kind of homophobia and hatred. Mayor Pete, we are grateful you came to Texas and hope to see you and Chasten back again soon."
Delaney was sharply critical of some of the major proposals being debated on the campaign trail, including the Green New Deal and Medicare for all, in a radio interview earlier this week, labeling them"half-baked socialist policies." The congresswoman from Hawaii outlined her platform in a nearly 30-minute-long interview with The Intercept on Thursday. She also talked about her decision to run for president after endorsing Sanders in 2016, her isolationist foreign policy views and her opinion that it's time for the Democratic Party to move on from the Mueller report and focus on issues.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that Harris is reworking her campaign strategy to focus more on Trump, particularly after her aggressive questioning of Attorney General William Barr during last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing earned her praise. The former Colorado governor concedes however that"the government has to adjust [capitalism]," making it easier for Americans to access higher education, raise wages and strengthen anti-trust laws.
The plan's foundation includes prevention, early intervention and treatment initiatives, as well as justice reforms that would deprioritize jail sentences for non-violent drug crimes and economic and housing opportunities to support recovery. Watching him run for Senate, she wrote,"I was no longer one of a small group of friends who watched him at a distance, but a member of the public, and I followed his campaign along with tens of thousands of people."
On Thursday, together with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Sanders proposed legislation to cap credit card interest rates at 15% and establish basic banking services at post offices.
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