The candidates name-dropped Trump 61 times during Night 1 of the second Democratic debates. They mentioned Obama 9 times.
Warren was the runner-up with 5,772 new followers, followed by South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 4,553 new followers. Sanders rounded out the top four with 2,331 new followers.After the June debates, political pundits hit Democratic hopefuls for barely mentioning the commander-in-chief, saying they needed to demonstrate they could take him on in the general election. They made up for it Wednesday.
“If you think any of this wonkiness is going to deal with this dark psychic force of the collectivized hatred that this president is bringing up in this country, then I'm afraid that the Democrats are going to see some very dark days," Williamson said. "We need to say it like it is: it's bigger than Flint. It's all over this country. It's particularly people of color.
“We've got to be building bridges with people like China who were cheating on international agreements and stealing intellectual property … if we're going to really deal with climate change in a realistic way," Hickenlooper said.There were roughly 14 minutes allotted to climate policy, following a push led by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to devote more time to the topic after the June debates. Inslee will take the stage Wednesday night.
"The Republicans won't even acknowledge that climate change is real, Dana, and that's because of the corrupt influence and money," Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said. poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201907/3011/1155968404_6065951525001_6065954824001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"The term was thrown around throughout the debate to dispute criticism of progressive candidates’ policy proposals — usually when candidates were backed into a corner.“We need the public option," Sen. Amy Klobuchar said of her health care proposal. "That's what Barack Obama wanted, and it would bring health care costs down for everyone.
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