Cory Booker and Joe Biden’s public spat over criminal justice spilled over to the debate stage in Detroit on Wednesday night as the New Jersey senator and former vice president repeatedly questioned and took shots at each other’s pasts. “If you want to compare records ― and frankly, I’m shocked that you do ― I […]
The early Democratic Party 2020 debates have often demanded a very specific torture of the viewer. With 20 candidates allowed to participate, serious contenders don’t get enough time to detail their differences, while vanity candidates with pathetic polling and no real reason for running waste everyone’s time. It’s tedious. But on Wednesday night, three candidates […]
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee took a hard hit at President Donald Trump at Wednesday night’s 2020 Democratic debate, calling him a white nationalist. The governor’s nameless jab came as part of his response on what he plans to do about immigration reform, a question that CNN moderators asked all 10 candidates on the stage in […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden botched his plug at the end of Wednesday night’s presidential debate ― and a prankster quickly took advantage of it. “If you agree with me, go to Joe 30330 and help me in this fight,” Biden said during his closing statement. Biden likely was asking people to text “Joe” to that number. […]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard called out Sen. Kamala Harris on her criminal justice record at Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate. “Kamala Harris says she’s proud of her record as a prosecutor and she’ll be a prosecutor president, but I’m deeply concerned about this record,” Gabbard said, referring to Harris’ time as attorney general of California from 2011 to […]
Protesters quickly interrupted the second night of CNN’s Democratic debate, demanding that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio fire New York Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who killed Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, with a banned chokehold five years ago. Chants of “Fire Pantaleo!” interrupted both de Blasio and Sen. Cory Booker’s opening statements before […]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) challenged Joe Biden to clarify where he stands on women working outside the home Wednesday night, citing comments he made in 1981 when he took a stand against expanding a child care tax credit for well-off families. On the second night of this week’s Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, Gillibrand cited […]