Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,502 posts) Thu May 9, 2019, 10:27 AM May 2019

MoveOn to host Democratic candidate forum in June

Politico

The grassroots progressive group MoveOn will host a 2020 candidate forum on June 1 in San Francisco that will be streamed to its vast network of members across the country.

It’s the first time that the activist group has hosted a forum of this kind, an in-person event featuring multiple candidates, according to MoveOn officials.

Five Democratic primary candidates — Julián Castro, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — have confirmed their attendance. MoveOn is still in talks with five other candidates their members said they wanted to hear from, including Beto O’Rourke, former Vice President Joe Biden, South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).

Candidates will be on stage individually to pitch “one big idea” that’s central to their candidacy and moderators will ask follow-up questions for about 20 minutes.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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MoveOn to host Democratic candidate forum in June (Original Post) brooklynite May 2019 OP

Politico still refers to BS as ''(I-VT)" ... interesting. NurseJackie May 2019 #1

Because he is. brooklynite May 2019 #3

Well... YOU know that, and *I* know that... NurseJackie May 2019 #4

I am a member of MoveOn. saidsimplesimon May 2019 #2

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

1. Politico still refers to BS as ''(I-VT)" ... interesting.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2019, 11:03 AM

May 2019

Five Democratic primary candidates — Julián Castro, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — have confirmed their attendance. MoveOn is still in talks with five other candidates their members said they wanted to hear from, including Beto O’Rourke, former Vice President Joe Biden, South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).

Politico still refers to BS as ''(I-VT)" ... interesting.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brooklynite

(94,502 posts)

3. Because he is.

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #1)

Thu May 9, 2019, 11:51 AM

May 2019

He has agreed to run for President as a Democrat. He's also agreed to run for re-election to the Senate as an Independent.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

4. Well... YOU know that, and *I* know that...

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #3)

Thu May 9, 2019, 12:59 PM

May 2019

Well... YOU know that, and *I* know that... but SeVeRaL mEmBeRs here are trying to convince me that he's actually a Democrat... literally, officially... in spite of everything that we know to be true.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)

2. I am a member of MoveOn.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2019, 11:32 AM

May 2019

I will be watching and perhaps attending the 6/1 San Francisco event. Calling my cousin today to determine if she will be in town.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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