#1251 Candidate Spotlight: Warren and Harris
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 23 February 2019
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
Air Date: 2/22/2019
Today we take a look at two of the most popular politicians who have announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris
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SHOW NOTES
Will Sen. Harris’s record as a prosecutor hurt her presidential chances given the Democratic base’s leftward shift on criminal justice and civil liberties?
Ch. 2: Elizabeth Warren and the Two-Income Trap - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 1-03-19
Rachel Maddow lays out Elizabeth Warren's long record on consumer protection and the real reasons behind rising bankruptcies
Ch. 3: Kamala Harris is Not Your Friend - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 2-6-19
Kamala's criminal justice record is brutal, despite her leftist claims
Warren starts her campaign, Sam compares her to the Clintons, while she also attempts to secure Bernie's voters.
Taking a look at Kamala Harris' support of a right-wing foreign policy, especially regarding Israel
Ch. 6: Elizabeth Warren v. the District of Corruption - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-08-18
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Mehdi Hasan in an exclusive interview to discuss her proposed anti-corruption legislation.
Ch. 7: Kamala Harris Backs Down on Medicare For All - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 1-29-19
Sam finds Kamala disingenuous, though she's doing great ratings on CNN. She is tough on black and poor people and tends to hedge her bets on other policies.
Warren explains why running a grassroots campaign rather than self-funding means you are getting in touch with genuine support from voters
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Ch. 9: Apologies and reparations don't need a lot of nuances - Kitty from Eugene, OR
Ch. 10: Bernie supporter are generally not so sexist as to not also love AOC - Matt from Arizona
Ch. 11: Forgiveness depends on how well a person owns up - Jeff from Florida
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments explaining policy differences with the Three Little Pigs
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| 0:54.2 | we shall learn about two of the most popular politicians who have announced their candidacies |
| 0:58.6 | for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris. |
| 1:03.7 | Clips today come from Deconstructed, The Rachel Maddo Show, The Michael Brooks Show, The |
| 1:08.9 | Majority Report, and Sojourner Truth. |
| 1:17.4 | Laura Baszalon in The New York Times on January the 17th published what I would argue was a |
| 1:22.1 | pretty damning and disturbing piece. |
| 1:25.3 | Notlining how Kamala Harris was anything but a progressive prosecutor back in California. |
| 1:31.0 | Laura writes and I quote, Time after Time, when progressives urged her to embrace criminal |
| 1:36.2 | justice reforms, Ms. Harris opposed them or stayed silent. |
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