Sanders to join Ocasio-Cortez at rally as climate fight heats up

[G_j]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/sanders-join-ocasio-cortez-rally-climate-fight-heats-n1004456

May 11, 2019, 11:18 AM EDT
By Benjy Sarlin

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak at a Green New Deal rally at Howard University on Monday that also features Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, organizers said.

The event, organized by the Sunrise Movement, gives the 2020 contender a high-profile platform to court the environmental left.

Sanders' planned appearance comes as Democratic candidates are starting to spar over their climate plans and recent polls show environmental issues taking on greater importance for Democratic voters than inprior elections.

Campaigns are still only beginning to roll out plans, but early splits have emerged over the Green New Deal, which calls for a rapid transition from carbon emissions associated with global warming by 2030, and the role fossil fuels should play in the transition.

On Thursday, both Sanders and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee criticized a reported plan by Joe Biden to seek a "middle ground" policy that would focus on advancing Obama-era regulations and potentially include a role for natural gas and coal.

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[LuvLoogie]

1. I kinda think Bernie is hoping some of that AOC mojo

rubs off on him. I hope Bernie doesn't make her choose between him and the Democratic Party. The career example of Nancy Pelosi looms large. Idealism needs a vehicle.

[msongs]

2. criticize a reported plan lol. how bout waiting for a real plan first. nt

[George II]

3. Well, since they haven't written their "green new deal" yet, I guess they have to deflect.

[NurseJackie]

4. Anyone can finger-point and recite a laundry list of "what's wrong"...

... but it's quite another thing to come up with a workable REAL WORLD plan, with legislation that can pass, and that can be paid for.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread G_j.

[DoctorJoJo]

6. Sort of Like Bernie and His Great Great Granddaughter!