Democratic Politicians
Democratic Nominees Update
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has set a stricter criteria for the third set of debates, which will be held on Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 in Houston. If 10 or fewer candidates qualify, the debate will take place on only one night. Candidates will need to have 130,000 unique donors and register at least 2 percent support in four polls. The Candidates have until Aug. 28 to reach those benchmarks. A New York Times analysis of polls and donor numbers shows that only 10 to 12 candidates are likely to make the third round. Eight candidates have already met both qualification thresholds and are guaranteed a spot onstage. They are: Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. Senator Kamala Harris of California Senator Amy...[Read More]
2020 Democrats Blame Trump
2020 Democrats have been blasted on social media for linking Trump to the El Paso shooting. The mass shooting that killed 20 people and wounded up to 26 others. The alleged gunman turned himself in to law enforcement after the shooting on Saturday. He exited his vehicle in the parking lot and walked over to law enforcement vehicles where he was arrested without incident. As the country stood aghast over its latest spasm of gun violence, Trump ordered for flags to be flown at half-mast for five days. He told reporters on Sunday that “hate has no place in our country”, but also blamed mental illness for the violence. “We have to get it stopped. This has been going on for years … and years in our country,” “There’s no benefit here in trying to ma...[Read More]
Democrats Race for Presidency 2020
The Democrats are going through a process this year to determine who will enter the race for President in 2020 vs, Donald Trump. There are presently 24 Democratic Candidates, and a series of televised debates will help determine who is best for the job. Two debates have already taken place, with a third one to be held on 12th September, 2019. To qualify for the third debate, Candidates must meet both a polling and donor threshold: At least 2 percent in four national DNC-approved polls and at least 130,000 unique donors, coming from at least 400 unique donors in 20 or more states. As of this current time, only seven candidates have announced that they meet all the requirements, the others have until 28th August to meet the qualification requirements. National polls are a flawed tool for pre...[Read More]
T. Gabbard: ‘Trump Supports Al Quaeda’
Tulsi Gabbard accuses President Trump of prostituting the United States after he vetoed a congressional resolution in April, 2019 calling for an end of U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Trump has however, long expressed a desire to withdraw troops but has repeatedly walked back his plans after push-back from military leaders and lawmakers over fears that a sudden emptying of troops would create a vacuum for malign groups. Gabbard also cited Trump’s “support and alliance with Saudi Arabia that is both providing direct and indirect support directly to Al Qaeda,” speaking to “Fox News” after the debate, Aug, 2019. Democrat Representative for Hawaii, also running for President 2020 Gabbard, who met Syria’s President Assad in 2017 during a Middle...[Read More]
Running for President 2020
“if we want to beat Donald Trump and achieve big progressive goals, socialism is not the answer.” John Hickenlooper John Hickenlooper, a former governor of Colorado and mayor of Denver, stood before several thousand of the Democratic party’s most liberal activists and was boo’ed over the things he said. Things such as “socialism is not the answer.” And that most people don’t want to give up their private health insurance for a government-run system. And that “we shouldn’t try to tackle climate change by guaranteeing every American a government job,”. “Medicare for all may sound good, but it’s actually not good policy, nor is it good politics.” John Delaney Former Maryland congressman John Delaney criticized the proposed single-payer system that its ...[Read More]
Democratic Candidates for 2020
The 2020 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. From this point forward, you will hear a lot about the hopeful candidates throwing their hat into the ring, or throwing themselves out of it (voluntarily or by lack of popularity) to enter the General Election. Some names to watch or listen out for from the Democratic Party, are Bernie Sanders, John Delaney, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Kirsten Gillibrand (all of whom have raised in excess of $10m. There are about 15 others and growing. The Democratic National Committee (DNC), announced a schedule for 12 official debates, set to begin in June 2019. The DNC will be excluding Fox News from hosting any, due to concerns over the network’s tight relationship with President Donald Trump. Primary elections will th...[Read More]