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Rant towards Democrats

With the Democratic Party acting as HYDRA and Swalwell resigning the same day Steyer entered, I've felt concerned for the party. This is something that has been very pressing for me as the 2020 elections draw near. As anyone can guess, the main goal for the Democrats is to control the White House, to just get Donald Trump out of office. The issue stems with the number of candidates this race now has, over 20 candidates all trying to defeat Trump,

Anyone can say “the more, the merrier,” but during such an intense race such as this, the party just isn't being strategic.

There is currently 20 against 1, and I already find it hard to figure out which candidate I really want to give my vote to (but I think I know). Many of the candidates are, no offense, “nobodies”. The race for president is often a popularity contest and to see if your morals are pure and true, but many of these candidates lack the popularity to continue this far.

I know that by the primaries, the DNC will nominate their one true candidate they would want to go for against Donald Trump, but it's currently a cluster of candidates.

I know he is already president, but to take an example of the Republican Party, they already have the one candidate they know they want to support. In 2008, most of America saw the Democratic primaries as Obama vs Hillary Clinton, or in 2016 with Hillary Clinton vs Bernie Sanders, now we have everyone against everyone.

Its too cluttery, the Democrats aren't thinking strategically but instead all believing they could win without figuring out a true plan. Everyone is tossing their hats in the ring and it is becoming exhausting for the American people.

I don't believe there should be a limit or a due date to become a presidential candidate, but these candidates need to know that splitting a debate into two nights does kinda seem excessive and that everyone believes they have the potential to become president. 

They need to work with their minds if they honestly want to defeat Donald Trump, pick who is winning and where are their strengths instead of going blind into the ring. 

(I know this may seem like just a stream of words but I tried to describe my concerns and frustrations the best I could:’(  )

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2020 Democratic Presidential Debate

The 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate has just happened and in the same way as “Too Many Cooks” there were too many candidates. Of course, the majority of elections end up being forms of a popularity contest, and these debates had many nobodies that started maybe their actual campaign by being on that stage these two nights.

Going from candidate to candidate, here is my review:

JOE BIDEN-

Joe Biden, to me, was a mess on this stage. I believe he banked too much on being Former President Obama’s Vice-President for many of the questions, showing he knows he hasn't been that popular with many of the marginalized groups in America. Due to the segregationalist comments he made and the accusations of sexual assault, that did not help Biden's cause either, and at the end of the day, he was just really messy.

BERNIE SANDERS-

I definitely felt some Bern that night as he came talking about taxing the middle class and helping with Medicare. Many of his proposals were very outlandish and I have noticed that Bernie more often than not will repeat one phrase instead of elaborating on the fact, such as when his answer to “If there was no Roe v. Wade, how will people get access to birth control?” His answer was to repeat “Medicare for all.” but maybe I was missing something.

ELIZABETH WARREN-

She was amazing and prepared the entire debate. She had a plan for everything and it was beautiful to watch her explain what she was going to do in the time given without rarely going over time. I found it important that she addressed big corporations and how they only care about making a profit, not about the well being of their workers. Her plan to tax the ultra-rich also seems less dangerous than Bernies plan to tax the middle class and up, as the ultra-rich have more money to spare it feels like. She also believes in giving up her private insurance, which felt like a way of connecting to the lower class, which is always important

PETE BUTTIGIEG-

Personally, I believe the man is adorable and was expecting him to speak one of his seven languages on the stage, but it instead ended with a short response in Spanish prompted by the mediator. Mayor Pete had some many key points that also gave me insight into my own beliefs. I felt that he was qualified to answer many of these questions, coming from a military background as well as facing flooding and police brutality in his own city. He talked about gun control and how average Americans have access to military grade weapons as well as how to combat climate change, as his city was hit by two records breaking flooding. The true issue came when he was questioned about the shooting of Eric Logan in his city under his control. I felt the answer of “too much accountability,” and “ I wasn't able to pick a side yet,” weren't good enough questions. Many of the other candidates also gave him ideas of what he SHOULD HAVE done, such as firing the sheriff. Police brutality is a giant issue that we are facing in America today and for the Mayor to say that she just didn't have the time to fix it or that he couldn't do anything made me feel as if e was detached from the issue and that he will never really understand the severity of his actions of the issue black Americans are truly facing.

KAMALA HARRIS-

She absolutely killed it at the debates, no cap. She talked about getting rid of the tax bill, which I completely support, as well as calling the issue of climate change a “climate crisis.” She said she wants to end the detention camps, fight for DACA, reenter the Paris Agreement, and to tackle gun control, as well as giving congress ultimatums, or else facing an executive order. When arguing with Biden over his separationist comments, she mentioned how she one of the black girls that came into segregated schools after Brown v. Board, which was heartfelt and it was amazing learning about that experience and how close Biden's words came to the American heart. All of these points she made were incredible and well throughout, and I agreed with each and every one of them. However, as prompted by Joe Biden, Kamala is in the fact “police,” and has had a difficult relationship with black Americans in California during her time as a prosecutor. She has been known for being internally racist and has put more black people in jail or have threatened them with jail time during her reign, which is something we don't need in the White House. The times where she threatened to send parents to jail if their child missed extended periods of school is extrememly daunting and something that disgusted me.

BETO O’ROURKE-

Named “bby” in my notes, I hate to say he made a fool of himself on the stage. I have been following him on his heel since the Senate race in 2018, and I felt as if he just want ready for the enormous task of running for president, or at least debating with 9 other people. He spoke Spanish in his first question, which I felt, along with staffers from Politico, was very gimmicky and pandering. Many of his answers were very vague and hard to follow, which has been a trend so far his entire campaign. He mentioned, however, that jail systems were the single largest healthcare provider for Americans, which, either true or not, is damning and I felt is a large issue we should be looking at and thanked him for that insight. He also mentioned the issue of trafficking, which many candidates did not discuss, which is also a large issue that has been overlooked, so I felt it was good for him to discuss these issues even if the other candidates are not discussing them, because those two are very real issues that have been growing in the recent years that many Americans don't realize and has also being a growing concern for many Americans and humans around the world.

CORY BOOKER-

Along with creating a great meem that night, Senator Booker made some very great points on that stage. For most of the night, Booker talked about either gun reform or reforms in the criminal justice system. He had the right to answer many of these questions, being a black America and often (to my annoyance) talking about how he lived in the poorest of communities growing up and have seen how modern Americans have struggled in today's economy. He was an amazing candidate, who also spoke Spanish. I enjoyed listening to him talk and made many good points.

AMY KLOBUCHAR-

She felt very down to earth the entire debate and gave me much of a Midwestern vibe, which I am from which made me feel very connected with her. Heading into the debate, I knew much about her past of often being extremely violent to her staffers, and I felt she knew that as well and came onto the scene very relaxed the entire time. She made jokes and quips the entire night that genuinely made me laugh and even made the remark of how there were three females on the stage that were running for president, which is an extreme milestone in American politics. I went as far as writing in my notes that remark by paraphrasing it as her saying “ Women are super cool.” Without completely getting rid of student tuition, she believed in just making it easier for students to pay for college, which sounds like an amazing idea, as well as creating better childcare and governing WITH the PEOPLE, not the elite. She also mentions the facts that immigrants make America, which I couldn't agree with 

JULIÁN CASTRO-

He was incredible the entire night and stood his ground. My friend and I found it every “strange” how the moderator asked him first about issues of immigration first. He mentioned often how Congress must repeal Section 125, which makes crossing the border between ports of entry illegal. I agree with that plan as I often have a very open borders belief in policies(sue me). He ended his remarks Speaking Spanish, the third one to do that night. He was level heading the entire night which was honestly very cool to me. He mentions developing more solar powers if President, as he was able to do that same job and create 800 more jobs in San Antonio, as well as signing an executive order and reentering the Paris Accord,d, which I couldn't agree with more. Shocked that Republicans haven't made any remarks about him and the infamous Fidel Castro, or maybe they have and I haven't noticed.

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There were many more other candidates but those were maybe the most predominant ones to me those two nights. An honorable mention will also go to Bill De Blasio, nicknamed “NYC” in my notes, in a very New Yorker type way, he stood his ground the entire night and never let himself become silenced, which was amazing to see. All of the candidates had great ideas onto how they govern the nation, some I didn't agree with that often *cough*Hickenlooper*cough*, but it was an amazing two-part series.

These nights, I was primarily focusing on the candidates' position on climate change, as it is a growing issue today and the world doesn't have much time in figuring out how to solve the issue effective immediately. It disappointed me that many of the candidates felt as if the solution to climate change was to either create more solar energy or support greener incentives instead of focusing on the true problem, major industries. None of the candidates mentioned the issue of corporations and industries pollution our air in bigger amounts than an individual can do in a year or the issue of diets and how it has caused a decrease in animal life both on land and in our seas. But we can only go forward.

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I am a future political science major in a 4-year college with goals of either working in the US Congress or to work in the United Nations as an ambassador for the United States or just working there for the UN.

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