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Last night’s Democratic debate was really about the future of the party
The second round of debates for the herd of Democratic presidential candidates got underway last night. Unlike the current office holder, the ten wannabe presidents who gathered in Detroit demonstrated their seriousness about policy. In fact, that was the theme of the evening – parsing policy differences about health care, student debt forgiveness and foreign policy.
The back and forth among the candidates was a window into the future of the Democratic party. The party has been drifting leftward recently–although not...
So what exactly is Mayor Pete’s road to winning the Democratic nomination?
Pete Buttigieg is on a roll, at least financially. After a strong performance in the Democratic presidential debate, he announced that he had pulled in a massive $24.8 million in fundraising in the second quarter of this year. That’s more than three times his impressive haul in the first quarter and more than frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
“The whole point of all that fundraising was to make sure that we have the organization we need to win,” Buttigieg...
Biden Promises LGBTQ Rights Will Be Top Priority
Former Vice President Joe Biden promises to make LGBTQ rights a top priority (screen capture)Speaking at the Human Rights Campaign Dinner this weekend in Columbus, Ohio, former Vice President Joe Biden promised to make LGBTQ equality a priority.
During the half-hour speech, Biden said that signing the Equality Act would be his top legislative priority. “It will be the first thing I ask to be done,” Biden said.
In the wide-ranging address, the...
Strong Showing By Pete Buttigieg At Fox News Town Hall
Mayor Pete Buttigieg during Fox News town hall in Claremont, NH (screen capture)Openly gay Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg had an impressive showing Sunday night as he answered questions at a Fox News town hall event hosted by anchor Chris Wallace. While most Democratic candidates aren’t heading over to the conservative cable news outlet for coverage, Buttigieg defended the appearance. “If we don’t show up, the conservative media will tell our side of the story for us,” he told...
Missouri Democrats Wage Wendy Davis-Style Filibuster Against Anti-Gay Religious Amendment
Tuesday morning, Democrats in the Missouri Senate are still chatting about the many businesses that support their LGBT customers and the importance of not discriminating. They have been filibustering since 4:00 PM Monday afternoon to try to block legislation codifying anti-gay discrimination into state law.
What they’ve been fighting all night is Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would advance a constitutional amendment that would protect religious organizations and individuals who oppose same-sex marriage. Mirroring the “First Amendment Defense Act” introduced...
