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It was always an uphill climb for him. But if 2008 and 2016 taught us anything, it is that we shouldn't completely rule anyone out. No one thought Obama or Trump would get any where near the White House unless they were invited by Hillary. And here we are.We shall see. But he’s got a long way to go if he’s polling at 0% with African Americans.
Bernie Sanders seemingly dips toe into Democrats' feud, tells young people to embrace progressive 'power'
As the feud among wings of the Democratic Party continues to grow, Bernie Sanders has backed young people to “recognize” their progressive “power.”
The Vermont senator issued a call to the younger, more progressive parts of the party on Thursday, tweeting: “My message to young people: recognize your power as the most progressive generation in history.”
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The comment came after Sanders took a victory lap of sorts on Wednesday, saying he had "a deep sense of satisfaction" that the Democrats have embraced positions he previously held during the 2016 election.
“Many of the ideas that I brought forth, $15-an-hour minimum wage- 'Hey Bernie, you're crazy, that's too extreme,’” Sanders said on MSNBC.
Sanders' backing of youthful progressives came as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most progressive Democrats in the House, has been feuding with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Bernie Sanders seemingly dips toe into Democrats' feud, tells young people to embrace progressive 'power'
Buttigieg’s ‘Douglass Plan’ Addresses Racism, Black Diabetes, Childbirth Inequities
South Bend, Ind., Mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled on Thursday his “Douglass Plan,” which he calls a plan for “restoration” of the black community from the effects of RACISM, including health inequities such as high rates of diabetes and childbirth mortality.
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“You look at something like health,” Buttigieg said in an interview with National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. “You can basically quantify impacts of RACISM.”
“You see it in the fact that a black woman is three times as likely to die in childbirth as a white mother,” Buttigieg said. “You see it in different rates of diabetes and life expectancy itself.”
“This is a measurable cost of RACISM in health,” Buttigieg said.
He said his plan, named after the iconic abolitionist Frederick Douglass, is not reparations, although he said that he would sign into law a proposed bill that would set up a commission to study REPARATIONS for the descendants of slaves.
His “Douglass Plan” aims to establish a $10 billion fund for black entrepreneurs over five years, invest $25 billion in historically black colleges, legalize marijuana, expunge past drug convictions, reduce the prison population by half and pass a new Voting Rights Act to further empower the federal government to ensure voting access.
His campaign says it is equal in scale to the Marshall Plan, which used the equivalent of approximately $100 billion at current value to rebuild Europe after World War II. Buttigieg says the program would be enacted alongside potential direct REPARATIONS for slavery, not in place of it.
The two-term mayor also supports a constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty and intends to expand the Supreme Court and eradicate the Electoral College.Buttigieg: Racism Includes Black Diabetes and Childbirth Inequities
HOW I FEEL ABOUT TRUMP ~ by Steve Harvey
You've been on vacation for two weeks, you come home, and your basement is infested with raccoons.. Hundreds of rabid, messy, mean raccoons have overtaken your basement.. You want them gone immediately!.. You call the city and 4 different exterminators, but nobody can handle the job.. But there is this one guy, and he guarantees to get rid of them, so you hire him.. You don't care if the guy smells, you don't care if the guy swears, you don't care if he's an alcoholic, you don't care how many times he's been married, you don't care if he has a plumber's crack, you simply want those raccoons gone!.. You want your problem fixed!.. He's the guy.. He's the best!
Here's why we want Trump: Yes, he's a bit of a jerk; Yes, he's an egomaniac; but we don't care!.. The country is a mess because politicians suck, the Republicans and Democrats can be two-faced and gutless, and illegals are everywhere.. We want it all fixed!.. We don't care that Trump is crude, we don't care that he insults people, we don't care that he has changed positions, we don't care that he's been married 3 times, we don't care that he fights with Megyn Kelly and Rosie O'Donnell, we don't care that he doesn't know the name of some Muslim terrorist.. This country became weak and bankrupt, our enemies were making fun of us, we are being invaded by illegals, we are becoming a nation of victims where every Tom, Ricardo, and Hasid is a special group with special rights to a point where we don't even recognize the country we were born and raised in; "AND WE JUST WANT IT FIXED”.. And Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want..
We're sick of politicians, sick of the Democratic Party, sick of the Republican Party, and sick of illegals!.. We just want this thing fixed.. Trump may not be a Saint, but we didn’t vote for a Pope.. We voted for a man who doesn't have lobbyist money holding him back, a man who doesn't have political correctness restraining him.. We all know that he has been very successful, he’s a good negotiator, he has built a lot of things, and he's also NOT a politician, NOT a cowardly politician.!.. And he says he'll fix it.. And we believe him because he is too much of an egotist to be proven wrong, or looked at and called a liar.. Also, we don't care if the guy has bad hair.. We just want those raccoons gone, out of our house, NOW!!!
You are welcome to copy/paste/share this.. Thousands of people who haven't voted in 25 years seem to be getting involved.. And the more people get this message, the more that will understand why Trump was elected..The raccoons have got to go!!!
1. He left the party, that always drives news. A politician left the plantation so Trump had to.sick the hounds on him. Dems cheer his freedom while the Rs call him traitor, all while ignoring what he is really saying.I don't really know much about him honestly. Just noticed the uptick in chatter about him on here and Reddit over the last week or so.
The 'Raccoon' Rant Not Written by Steve Harvey - FactCheck.orgInteresting who is coming out in support of Trump these days:
HOW I FEEL ABOUT TRUMP ~ by Steve Harvey
You've been on vacation for two weeks, you come home, and your basement is infested with raccoons.. Hundreds of rabid, messy, mean raccoons have overtaken your basement.. You want them gone immediately!.. You call the city and 4 different exterminators, but nobody can handle the job.. But there is this one guy, and he guarantees to get rid of them, so you hire him.. You don't care if the guy smells, you don't care if the guy swears, you don't care if he's an alcoholic, you don't care how many times he's been married, you don't care if he has a plumber's crack, you simply want those raccoons gone!.. You want your problem fixed!.. He's the guy.. He's the best!
Here's why we want Trump: Yes, he's a bit of a jerk; Yes, he's an egomaniac; but we don't care!.. The country is a mess because politicians suck, the Republicans and Democrats can be two-faced and gutless, and illegals are everywhere.. We want it all fixed!.. We don't care that Trump is crude, we don't care that he insults people, we don't care that he has changed positions, we don't care that he's been married 3 times, we don't care that he fights with Megyn Kelly and Rosie O'Donnell, we don't care that he doesn't know the name of some Muslim terrorist.. This country became weak and bankrupt, our enemies were making fun of us, we are being invaded by illegals, we are becoming a nation of victims where every Tom, Ricardo, and Hasid is a special group with special rights to a point where we don't even recognize the country we were born and raised in; "AND WE JUST WANT IT FIXED”.. And Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want..
We're sick of politicians, sick of the Democratic Party, sick of the Republican Party, and sick of illegals!.. We just want this thing fixed.. Trump may not be a Saint, but we didn’t vote for a Pope.. We voted for a man who doesn't have lobbyist money holding him back, a man who doesn't have political correctness restraining him.. We all know that he has been very successful, he’s a good negotiator, he has built a lot of things, and he's also NOT a politician, NOT a cowardly politician.!.. And he says he'll fix it.. And we believe him because he is too much of an egotist to be proven wrong, or looked at and called a liar.. Also, we don't care if the guy has bad hair.. We just want those raccoons gone, out of our house, NOW!!!
You are welcome to copy/paste/share this.. Thousands of people who haven't voted in 25 years seem to be getting involved.. And the more people get this message, the more that will understand why Trump was elected..The raccoons have got to go!!!
I find it funny that Pete reaching out for a vote is treated differently than Donald doing the exact same thing. Or any other politician for that matter. Interesting.He's so committed to his plan. Earnestly believes it is needed. Yet, he never even attempted to implement it as Mayor.
Campaign Mgr: Pete, your polling with African Americans is pathetic.
PB: I need those votes to win?
CM: Yep.
PB: Well, how do we fix it?
CM: ...
PB: ...
CM and PB [in unison]: Pander & free sh!t.
And that changed 1 million voters minds too!The 'Raccoon' Rant Not Written by Steve Harvey - FactCheck.org
Q: Did the comedian Steve Harvey author a post in support of President Donald Trump circulating on social media?
A: No. It was written by an anonymous, 80-year-old American, according to the conservative website that first published it in 2016.
Harvey officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on his radio show in March 2016.
This explains the Trump catastrophe better than the raccoon story.
A crazy 80 year old racist white man can write a stupid rant about raccoons and it is falsely circulated on social media and gobbled up my millions as having been written by Steve Harvey.
