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| Bernie Sanders boosted by Fox News town hall broadcast – live | Bernie Sanders boosted by Fox News town hall broadcast – live |
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| It’s clear that there is significant overlap among Guardian readers and Sanders supporters. | |
| But how do you all feel about Mayor Pete? | |
| That’s Pete Buttigieg [Boot-Edge-Edge] of course, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a combat veteran and Rhodes scholar who is running as history’s first openly gay major US presidential candidate. He ranks in the top few slots in polls of early voting states and voters who say they politics closely seem especially impressed with him. | |
| He also plays Hendrix and the piano and he’s into fonts and speaks French (apparently some Norwegian too). | |
| Here’s our coverage of Buttigieg’s official campaign announcement at the weekend: | |
| 'They call me Mayor Pete': Buttigieg launches 2020 presidential run | |
| And here’s Nathan Robinson writing in comment, not entirely impressed: | |
| Pete is all about Pete: Buttigieg is frequently evasive about his actual substantive agenda, preferring rhetoric about “freedom,” “democracy,” and “security.” His campaign’s branding and graphic design have been hailed as “radical.” As for his actual policies … he’s working on them. | |
| Read further: | |
| Pete Buttigieg is the Democrats' flavour of the month. Just don't ask what he stands for | Nathan Robinson | |
| Or watch him on TV: | |
| Speaking of fundraising, check out this proportion of small-dollar donors feeing the Sanders campaign so far. | |
| 84% of his donations were under $200, according to the FEC. That’s more than half again as much as Trump can boast (55%) and about 20% better than the next-best Democrat for small donors, senator Elizabeth Warren (70%): | |
| From 1st quarter 2019 reports, % of donations that were under $200: Trump 55% Sanders 84%Warren 70%Buttigieg 64%Yang 64%Williamson 60%O’Rourke 59%Gabbard 55%Harris 37%Klobuchar 35%Inslee 34%Castro 34%Messam 27%Gillibrand 17%Booker 16%Hickenlooper 10%Delaney 0.6% | |
| The Democratic presidential hopefuls are building their donor bases.Here's who made the biggest cash haul in the first 3 months of the campaign https://t.co/vNrfRBD8CW pic.twitter.com/2CGd9YX85D | |
| Andrew Yang, for those of you not thoroughly versed in every single one of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidates, is a former tech executive who is running on a platform of opposition to automation in manufacturing and other fields. Yang wants to give every American adult a salary of $1,000 per month paid for by a tax on companies that benefit the most from automation. | |
| To Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, that sounds like a $1,000 idea, according to first-quarter disclosures from the Federal Elections Commission: | |
| Q1 FEC find ---> Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo gave $1,000 to @AndrewYang. | |
| President Andrew Yang? | |
| There’s a lot of love for Sanders in the air, down there: | |
| It’s about time someone spoke for the working class! | |
| Well done Bernie for once again making the elites tremble. | |
| When given a choice, the world is fed up with elite imposed neoliberalism | |
| Was never a Bernie fan until now! He knows how to resonate with people, asks the right questions, is not divisive. Hopefully, the Democratic Party supports him this time if the polls signify he'll win against Trump. | |
| On the question of Democratic party support for Sanders – don’t anyone hold his or her breath. See this piece for example from this morning in the New York Times, “‘Stop Sanders’ Democrats Are Agonizing Over His Momentum”, which reports in part: | |
| From canapé-filled fund-raisers on the coasts to the cloakrooms of Washington, mainstream Democrats are increasingly worried that their effort to defeat President Trump in 2020 could be complicated by Mr. Sanders, in a political scenario all too reminiscent of how Mr. Trump himself seized the Republican nomination in 2016. | |
| Welsh Labour party leader Neil Kinnock tells a New Jersey newspaper that he has no hard feelings about Joe Biden, the likely Democratic presidential frontrunner, borrowing word-for-word in 1987 from a speech Kinnock had delivered months earlier. | |
| Kinnock said that May: | |
| “Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? Was it because our predecessors were thick? Does anybody really think that they didn’t get what we had because they didn’t have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? Of course not. It was because there was no platform upon which they could stand” | |
| A few months later, in his first run for president, Biden said: | |
| “Why is it that Joe Biden is the first in his family ever to go a university? Why is it that my wife… is the first in her family to ever go to college? Is it because our fathers and mothers were not bright? …Is it because they didn’t work hard? My ancestors who worked in the coal mines of northeast Pennsylvania and would come after 12 hours and play football for four hours? It’s because they didn’t have a platform on which to stand.” | |
| InsiderNJ now reports: | |
| While refusing to comment on the possibility of Biden running for president, calling it not his business now, [Kinnock] did address at some length the incident that contributed to Biden’s 1988 presidential campaign demise as the now former vice president appears poised to join the contest for 2020. | |
| “I had no objections to Joe using my speech and, as I discovered later, he usually did it with attribution,” the 77-year old Labor die-hard told InsiderNJ. | |
| The Associated Press reports: | The Associated Press reports: |
| President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will discuss the opioid crisis at an Atlanta summit. | President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will discuss the opioid crisis at an Atlanta summit. |
| The White House announced the April 24 appearance at the Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit on Twitter Tuesday, saying the Trumps will speak “about their fight to end the opioid crisis in America.” | The White House announced the April 24 appearance at the Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit on Twitter Tuesday, saying the Trumps will speak “about their fight to end the opioid crisis in America.” |
| Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency and is spending billions of dollars to combat it. Opioid abuse claimed nearly 48,000 American lives in 2017. | Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency and is spending billions of dollars to combat it. Opioid abuse claimed nearly 48,000 American lives in 2017. |
| The first lady focuses on opioids in her national campaign to help children be their best. | The first lady focuses on opioids in her national campaign to help children be their best. |
| In other news, Melania Trump visited Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina yesterday: | In other news, Melania Trump visited Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina yesterday: |
| Facebook allowed a man charged with threatening to kill congresswoman Ilhan Omar to post violent and racist content for years, and took no action to remove his posts when he was arrested. | Facebook allowed a man charged with threatening to kill congresswoman Ilhan Omar to post violent and racist content for years, and took no action to remove his posts when he was arrested. |
| Patrick Carlineo, of upstate New York, posted several entries to his Facebookpage alluding to violence against Muslims and US officials including former president Barack Obama, a Guardian review found. | Patrick Carlineo, of upstate New York, posted several entries to his Facebookpage alluding to violence against Muslims and US officials including former president Barack Obama, a Guardian review found. |
| Carlineo, 55, frequently used the platform to taunt Muslims, attacking them with racist slurs and saying he wished he could confront a group of Muslim politicians with “a bucket of pig blood”. He also shared video clips of alarmist reports about American Muslims by Fox News. | Carlineo, 55, frequently used the platform to taunt Muslims, attacking them with racist slurs and saying he wished he could confront a group of Muslim politicians with “a bucket of pig blood”. He also shared video clips of alarmist reports about American Muslims by Fox News. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Facebook allowed violent posts by man charged with Ilhan Omar death threat | Facebook allowed violent posts by man charged with Ilhan Omar death threat |
| The debatable... | The debatable... |
| Bernie would wipe the floor with Trump in a one-on-one debate. Hope we get to see it! | Bernie would wipe the floor with Trump in a one-on-one debate. Hope we get to see it! |
| ...the familiar “Bernie would’ve won” idea... | ...the familiar “Bernie would’ve won” idea... |
| If only Sanders was the candidate last time springs to mind, what a better place the world would be now. | If only Sanders was the candidate last time springs to mind, what a better place the world would be now. |
| Unfortunately I see the Dems taking the same path, another "moderate" friend of capital will get trounced by Trump. How low can you get. | Unfortunately I see the Dems taking the same path, another "moderate" friend of capital will get trounced by Trump. How low can you get. |
| ...and the pithy: | ...and the pithy: |
| Trump is a twat | Trump is a twat |
| The comments are on! What’s on your mind? | The comments are on! What’s on your mind? |
| Turns out not everyone liked Sanders’ Fox News appearance (and somebody sounds a little under-impressed with Fox host Bret Baier too): | Turns out not everyone liked Sanders’ Fox News appearance (and somebody sounds a little under-impressed with Fox host Bret Baier too): |
| So weird to watch Crazy Bernie on @FoxNews. Not surprisingly, @BretBaier and the “audience” was so smiley and nice. Very strange, and now we have @donnabrazile? | So weird to watch Crazy Bernie on @FoxNews. Not surprisingly, @BretBaier and the “audience” was so smiley and nice. Very strange, and now we have @donnabrazile? |
| Is this what the president is doing of a Tuesday morning? Watching reruns of a Fox News town hall? | Is this what the president is doing of a Tuesday morning? Watching reruns of a Fox News town hall? |
| Anyway, it’s kind of hard to make out what Trump really thought about the broadcast. He said it’s “so weird” to watch, but he’s not surprised by it, yet it’s very strange. To summarize, that’s: weird, strange, and not in the least bit surprising. | Anyway, it’s kind of hard to make out what Trump really thought about the broadcast. He said it’s “so weird” to watch, but he’s not surprised by it, yet it’s very strange. To summarize, that’s: weird, strange, and not in the least bit surprising. |
| Note! We’ve invited you to weigh in in the comments. But the comments are not yet open. We’re working on it and will advise. [Update: they’re on.] Thank you for the feedback! | Note! We’ve invited you to weigh in in the comments. But the comments are not yet open. We’re working on it and will advise. [Update: they’re on.] Thank you for the feedback! |
| Meanwhile here’s a bit from our politics coverage this morning. The 2020 Democratic field is bigger than ever before, with a record number of candidates throwing their hats in the ring. But is everyone really in it to win it? | Meanwhile here’s a bit from our politics coverage this morning. The 2020 Democratic field is bigger than ever before, with a record number of candidates throwing their hats in the ring. But is everyone really in it to win it? |
| The fact is, not all of the people running for president are actually running for president. | The fact is, not all of the people running for president are actually running for president. |
| “There is almost always at least a few candidates in these kinds of fields that are either there to push an issue agenda, or these are candidates who are interested in building their name recognition, building their stature and status within the party,” said John Sides, professor of political science at George Washington University and editor-in-chief of The Monkey Cage politics analysis site. | “There is almost always at least a few candidates in these kinds of fields that are either there to push an issue agenda, or these are candidates who are interested in building their name recognition, building their stature and status within the party,” said John Sides, professor of political science at George Washington University and editor-in-chief of The Monkey Cage politics analysis site. |
| “I would assume that most candidates probably overestimate their chances of winning, but that doesn’t mean that they think it’s likely. ” | “I would assume that most candidates probably overestimate their chances of winning, but that doesn’t mean that they think it’s likely. ” |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Not in it to win it: the dirty little secret of the Democrats' 2020 battle | Not in it to win it: the dirty little secret of the Democrats' 2020 battle |
| Here’s video of Sanders getting | Here’s video of Sanders getting |
| booed out of the auditorium | booed out of the auditorium |
| unexpectedly cheered at every turn by they Fox News town hall audience. | unexpectedly cheered at every turn by they Fox News town hall audience. |
| How do you think a Sanders-Trump presidential debate would play out? Getting ahead of ourselves, you say? Maybe so. What other candidate on the Democratic side could similarly rouse a Fox News audience, then? Most or all of them? Have a go in the comments. [NOTE: To amend that invitation, the comments are not open yet, please stay tuned, thank you!] [Update: they’re on now.] | How do you think a Sanders-Trump presidential debate would play out? Getting ahead of ourselves, you say? Maybe so. What other candidate on the Democratic side could similarly rouse a Fox News audience, then? Most or all of them? Have a go in the comments. [NOTE: To amend that invitation, the comments are not open yet, please stay tuned, thank you!] [Update: they’re on now.] |
| Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of the race to 2020. The political world is marveling this morning at how spectacularly Bernie Sanders upended expectations last night that his appearance in a Fox News town hall would somehow be bad for him. | Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of the race to 2020. The political world is marveling this morning at how spectacularly Bernie Sanders upended expectations last night that his appearance in a Fox News town hall would somehow be bad for him. |
| Instead, Sanders took the stage, took questions and demonstrated that on issues such as healthcare there might not be as much daylight between Fox viewers and democratic socialists as some people think: | Instead, Sanders took the stage, took questions and demonstrated that on issues such as healthcare there might not be as much daylight between Fox viewers and democratic socialists as some people think: |
| Raise your hand if you're sick and tired of your private health insurance company. We need Medicare for All. #BernieTownHall pic.twitter.com/3euHRCjqn9 | Raise your hand if you're sick and tired of your private health insurance company. We need Medicare for All. #BernieTownHall pic.twitter.com/3euHRCjqn9 |
| Should we raise the minimum wage to a living wage? Yes!Should we rebuild our crumbling infrastructure? Yes!Should we ensure veterans get health care they earned? Yes!Should we protect Social Security and Medicare? Yes!A majority of the American people agree. #BernieTownHall pic.twitter.com/qZmuBuA6MM | Should we raise the minimum wage to a living wage? Yes!Should we rebuild our crumbling infrastructure? Yes!Should we ensure veterans get health care they earned? Yes!Should we protect Social Security and Medicare? Yes!A majority of the American people agree. #BernieTownHall pic.twitter.com/qZmuBuA6MM |
| Wow!This backfired spectacularly on Fox News. https://t.co/mlCWKdNoXH | Wow!This backfired spectacularly on Fox News. https://t.co/mlCWKdNoXH |
| Was Donald Trump watching? It was on past his bedtime. In any case, if he was watching, he wasn’t tweeting. | Was Donald Trump watching? It was on past his bedtime. In any case, if he was watching, he wasn’t tweeting. |
| Read our preview coverage of the town hall here: | Read our preview coverage of the town hall here: |
| Bernie in the Fox's den: Sanders takes anti-Trump pitch straight to 'state TV' | Bernie in the Fox's den: Sanders takes anti-Trump pitch straight to 'state TV' |
| In other Sanders news, both he and Texas Representative Beto O’Rourke released a decade’s worth of tax returns on Monday, which for Americans was Tax Day. From our coverage: | In other Sanders news, both he and Texas Representative Beto O’Rourke released a decade’s worth of tax returns on Monday, which for Americans was Tax Day. From our coverage: |
| According to returns provided by his campaign, Sanders reported he paid $137,573 in federal taxes in 2018 and owed $8,267 in taxes for the year. Sanders and his wife, Jane Sanders, reported paying a 26% effective tax rate on his adjusted gross income. The couple reported donating $18,950 to charity, or 3.2%. | According to returns provided by his campaign, Sanders reported he paid $137,573 in federal taxes in 2018 and owed $8,267 in taxes for the year. Sanders and his wife, Jane Sanders, reported paying a 26% effective tax rate on his adjusted gross income. The couple reported donating $18,950 to charity, or 3.2%. |
| Read further: | Read further: |
| Bernie Sanders and Beto O'Rourke release decade worth of tax returns | Bernie Sanders and Beto O'Rourke release decade worth of tax returns |
| Trump last night tweeted a benediction for the people of France as the Notre Dame cathedral smoldered: | Trump last night tweeted a benediction for the people of France as the Notre Dame cathedral smoldered: |
| God bless the people of France! | God bless the people of France! |
| 2020 Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, went one better and expressed his condolences in French: | 2020 Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, went one better and expressed his condolences in French: |
| .@PeteButtigieg tells the French we share your sadness and also, we thank you for the gift of Notre Dame to civilization https://t.co/qXuOkeLJk5 | .@PeteButtigieg tells the French we share your sadness and also, we thank you for the gift of Notre Dame to civilization https://t.co/qXuOkeLJk5 |
| Thanks for joining us and please check in in the comments! | Thanks for joining us and please check in in the comments! |