Dem. Debate & Antonio Brown "Trending Topics Today" Episode #2 Friday 9/13/2019 with Bu'Shaun Glover
Channel: A Better Black America TV
Date: 13/09/2019

The 10 leading Democratic candidates focused heavily on health care and gun control Thursday in the first debate where they have all been on the same stage.

There were also a few sharp jabs exchanged by candidates, in particular, when Julián Castro harshly accused Joe Biden of contradicting himself and questioned whether his memory was faltering. "Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago," he asked. He later slammed Biden for embracing his role in the Obama administration only when it was convenient.
Although Biden was targeted the most during the debate for his policies, other candidates chastised Castro for his manner of questioning Biden.

"This reminds everybody of what they cannot stand about Washington," Buttigieg chided Castro."That's called an election, Pete," Castro retorted.
Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders engaged in a spirited debate about health insurance, which is high on the list of concerns of Democratic voters. Biden's brought up cost. He pitted his $740 billion plan against the "Medicare for All" proposal backed by both Sanders and Warren, which costs a staggering $30 trillion over 10 years. Biden said that neither Sanders nor Warren have adequately explained how they'd pay for their plans.
Warren, when asked again whether middle-class taxes would be raised to pay for her plan, did not directly answer the question. Corporations and the nation's wealthiest individuals would pay more, she claimed, and middle-class families would pay less. "That's how this is going to work," she added.
As far as Sanders was concerned, Biden had understated the cost of Medicare for All. "Status quo over 10 years will be $50 trillion," declared the Vermont independent senator who "wrote the damn bill." But Sanders' vision of of health care would "eliminate all out-of-pocket expenses, all deductibles, all co-payments." And, he added, "Nobody in America will pay more than $200 a year for prescription drugs."

Beto O'Rourke received some of the loudest cheers of the night when he fielded a question on gun control legislation. "Hell yes, we're going to take away your AR-15s, your AK-47s," he exclaimed.
The final question netted some of the most moving moments for the candidates when they asked about resiliency.

"Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago? Are you forgetting already what you said just two minutes ago? I mean, I can't believe that you said two minutes ago that they had to buy in and now you're saying they don't have to buy in," Castro said to Biden. "You're forgetting that."
On stage, Pete Buttigieg scolded Castro. "This reminds everybody of what they cannot stand about Washington. "That's called an election, Pete," Castro retorted.
O'Keefe pointed out that some of Castro's rivals' campaigns called his attack "disqualifying" and a "low blow."

"This wasn't about personalities. This was about a difference in health care policy," Castro argued. He explained that in Detroit, Kamala Harris had said Biden's health care plan would leave 10 million uncovered, and Castro asserted that media fact checkers agreed.

"This was a conversation about why he's denying saying that you would have to 'buy in,'" Castro said. "If you lose your job, you would automatically 'buy in'' and "not everybody can buy into a plan," he told O'Keefe.

Kamala Harris Joe Biden Cory Booker Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Cory Booker, Andrew Yang, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar have all qualified for the September debates. Since there are only 10 candidates, the debate will only be one night, as opposed to two.

Those candidates who are still in the running, but did not qualify for the debate include: Tulsi Gabard, Tom Steyer, Marianne Williamson, John Delaney, Tim Ryan, Steve Bullock, Michael Bennet, Joe Sestak, and Wayne Messam.

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