election 2020
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Cory Booker Proposes Getting a Day Off to Get Your Vote On
Saying there is a need for a “new Voting Rights Act,” U.S. Sen. Cory Booker promised a number of voting reforms if he became president in 2020, including making Election Day a national holiday and restoring the voting rights of ex-felons. “During my presidency, we will fight to protect and expand every American’s right to…
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Cory Booker Addresses Whether Democratic Leadership Is Supporting Progressive Congresswomen Enough
In an excerpt from an interview with The Root, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) acknowledged that some of the new congresswomen of color have been facing discrimination when he was asked if the Democratic leadership needed to do a better job of supporting progressive women of color like Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) The freshman congresswoman…
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Oh, Joe: Biden Jokes About Personal Space Called Tone-Deaf
Jokes Joe Biden made Friday about whether he had permission to hug someone had some questioning whether he’s really taking the issue of violating people’s space seriously. As expectations continue to rise that the former vice president will make a run for president in 2020, there is concern that the 76-year-old may be out of…
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Yo, Bro: Dems’ Push to Swear Off PAC Cash May Be a Hard Call for Candidates of Color
The Democratic Party’s efforts to have candidates pledge not to accept cash from super PACs has some prominent black fundraisers saying, “Hol up.” According to Politico, the Collective PAC, which aims to help elect black candidates to office, wrote a letter to prominent liberal activists asking them to stop pressuring Democrats not to accept money…
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What Are Reparations and Why Are They a Hot Ticket Item in 2020? | Unpack That
Reparations for slavery is one of the hottest political topics on the 2020 campaign trail. But, who wants them? Who gets them? And why are they important? First things first: Reparations for slavery isn’t all about getting that bag. It’s part of it, for sure, but it’s also about acknowledging and reconciling a wrong. In…
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Presidential Hopeful Elizabeth Warren Announces Major Announcement
After more than a year of open speculation from supporters, pundits and democratic party insiders alike, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is expected to formally announce her bid for the 2020 election in the coming week, according to Politico. The announcement, teased in an Instagram post by the Senator’s official account, told supporters to ready themselves…
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Ex-Cambridge Analytica Employees Are Working on Trump’s 2020 Campaign
Former employees of Cambridge Analytica, the political firm that went down in flames over how it acquired Facebook users’ data, is now working for President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, according to the Associated Press. Cambridge Analytica’s former head of product, Matt Oczkowski, leads Data Propria, the new firm that is quietly working with Trump’s 2020…
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Bernie Sanders Is Trying to Get Race Right
One of the biggest criticisms against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in 2016 was that he didn’t talk enough about race and racism. While he was ever cognizant and well-read on the intricacies of economic inequality, Sanders’ racial analysis, in comparison, was severely lacking for the most part. But on Friday at an invitation-only roundtable focused…
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To All Old White Men Considering a Run for President in 2020: Reconsider
For a brief period on the campus of Howard University, I walked around looking like Huey Freeman come to life from the comic strip pages with one unshakable thought: I wanted George W. Bush to get the fuck out of the White House. As a native Houstonian, I already loathed Dubya as Texas governor. Sure,…
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Someone Tell the Democrats to Stop Acting Like the Political Equivalent of Unseasoned Chicken
Leave it to the donkey party to act an ass and see an opportunity dangled before it and stupidly squander time debating whether or not an obvious winning strategy is worth pursuing. Politico reports that Democrats are torn over how to handle what happened in Charlottesville, Va., the debate over Confederate monuments in general and…