March 6, 2019

Ivanka, Donald Trump donated to Kamala Harris' campaign for California attorney general

However, as the Bee now reports, Harris' spokesperson Ian Sams says Harris didn't use Trump's donation. Rather, in 2015 — a year after she had already been reelected and was working toward a Senate run — she gave the $6,000 to a nonprofit that works to secure civil rights for Central Americans.

Chron

March 6, 2019

Kamala Harris - 2020 Vision

Mixed-race and female. A couple of presidential elections ago, that would have been enough to ensure Kamala Harris was a non-starter. Today, it makes her the ideal candidate to beat Donald Trump.

In 2008 she would not have had a shot, but the American political landscape has changed markedly in the last decade, and in the last two years especially. The Oakland native is the early favorite to win the democratic nomination, having emerged as the candidate with the best chance of beating Donald Trump to the White House in 2020.

She comes onto the national scene with the Democratic party still smarting from Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016 and an electorate largely exasperated with the events of the last two years. Now, aspects that would have hindered her had she gone up against, say, George W. Bush in 2004 (being a woman, of mixed race, with immigrants for parents) are suddenly viewed as advantages. She is being tipped as the natural successor to Barrack Obama, and the one who can turn Trump into a one-term president.

An open, modern figure with broad appeal, Harris is sufficiently charismatic to win over a large section of voters and sufficiently battle-hardened to go toe to toe with the outgoing president – able to give as good as she gets when it comes to the sort of verbal jousting he relishes.

Leadership League

March 6, 2019

Elizabeth Warren: What to know about the 2020 candidate's wealth tax proposal

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) opened her 2020 campaign with a wealth tax policy proposal that was inspired by University of California-Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman. The plan would tax the wealthiest Americans on their assets.

Read key details here: Axios

March 6, 2019

Tlaib to offer impeachment articles against Trump by end of month

The Democratic drumbeat toward impeaching President Trump grew louder Wednesday morning when Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) announced she will soon introduce legislation to oust the president.

Democratic leaders have sought to deter members of the caucus from pressing the impeachment issue, arguing the need for further investigations into Trump's actions in office. They're concerned that without more evidence of presidential wrongdoing — and more public support for impeachment — the issue could backfire on the Democrats at the polls next year.

The Hill

March 6, 2019

I can happily vote for every candidate announced except for maybe three of them.

As a pretty critical voter I think that is pretty amazing. I'm extremely happy about the current state of the party. The three or so I wouldn't be all that happy to vote for I wouldn't necessarily be voting for them begrudgingly if they win the primary. I would still call it a good vote. I don't often find myself in this position. It's a great feeling.

Not all of us are "haters." I think that is one of the most abused words. It is used to the point I wonder how sheltered of a life some must lead. How many have actually experienced hate, outside of their own? I'm pretty critical of Biden and Sanders. Hate plays no role. It's not even on the spectrum of hate/like. With Sanders there is a little emotion involved on my part but that is not hate. With Biden it is strictly policy. I really like him as a person.

Anyway, what an awesome field. Too big? I want to say yes but I actually think there are a number of people we are running who are up for the job. That's a great statement about the party. I like the idea of a bigger field outside of the debate aspect. That will work itself out as we go along.

In my opinion primaries should be rough. Any stone left unturned is a failure. Any rough areas should be discussed over and over again. It's not hate. It's getting ahead of the game and immunizing our candidates for the general. Promote your candidate and be open to discussing the things you don't like about other candidates. I also talk about what I really like about other candidates. Don't limit yourself. It doesn't help.

On a last note. If your candidate has done something so toxic that it isn't even allowed to be discussed on DU, you probably shouldn't be supporting him. It must be something pretty bad and others won't be so kind.

March 6, 2019

Has your preferred candidate been transparent with their own finances?

Post them if you've got them.

Elizabeth Warren Tax Returns

2008 - 2017

https://elizabethwarren.com/tax-returns/

March 6, 2019

ORGANIZING CORPS 2020

RECRUITING AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CAMPAIGN ORGANIZERS

ORGANIZING CORPS 2020 IS GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE SKILLS NEEDED TO WORK ON THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION STARTING THIS SUMMER

We are recruiting college juniors and students expecting to complete school by June 2020 to spend 8 weeks this summer – June 10, 2019–August 2, 2019 – learning the art and science of being a field organizer in a presidential election.

Corps members can earn $4,000 gaining valuable career skills in leadership, project management and communication while experiencing the exciting and rewarding field of campaigns.

The program kicks off with a five-day national training led by campaign veterans where corps members will learn key skills in field and digital organizing, and data analytics. For the remaining 7 weeks, corps members will, with the help of a coach, return to their home communities and work with their local Democratic party to turn the training into on the ground learning through action – organizing neighborhoods and registering voters. In the process, corps members will build a powerful network of like-minded peers and mentors from across the country that will last beyond 2020.

The summer 2019 corps experience will give young people the skills and tools to organize their community and – importantly – get a great first job working for the Democratic presidential nominee and fighting to win across the country in 2020.

https://www.organizingcorps2020.com/

March 5, 2019

Sanders supporters, are you ready to get behind who was your first choice in 2016?

We don't have the Russians helping us. We don't have to defend her votes on Russia. She doesn't have a checkered past on immigration. She has been a member of two parties. Ya'll like that. No horrific past essays to defend. Nina Turner hates her. She has solid accomplishments to hang her hat on and does a whole lot more than yell at walls. Her ancestors helped save Christopher Columbus when he was lost at sea and for that she has earned the beautiful name of Pocahontas.

The list goes on. Get on board. Warren should be a Sanders supporters dream. More qualified. More accomplished. Actually understands policy. Just as far to the left. No where near the baggage. Doesn't need to brand herself with gimmicks as her ideas alone are the real deal.

So poke Nina Turner in the eye and jump on board the Warren train. Sanders won't mind. His first choice in 2016 was Warren as well.

#FleeTheBern

March 5, 2019

London patient might be second to be cured of HIV

(CNN)A second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1, according to a case study to be published Tuesday in the journal Nature. Effectively, some scientists believe that the "London patient" has been cured of the viral infection, which affects close to 37 million people worldwide.

The new case report comes more than 10 years after the first case, known as the "Berlin patient." Both patients were treated with stem cell transplants from donors who carried a rare genetic mutation, known as CCR5-delta 32, that made them resistant to HIV. The London patient has been in remission for 18 months since he stopped taking antiretroviral drugs.

"By achieving remission in a second patient using a similar approach, we have shown that the Berlin Patient was not an anomaly and that it really was the treatment approaches that eliminated HIV in these two people," said Ravindra Gupta, lead author of the study and a professor in University College London's Division of Infection and Immunity.

CNN

March 5, 2019

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders may compete for space on the progressive left in Iowa

In Sanders’ absence, Warren has now visited Iowa three times in two months and amassed one of the state’s largest field operations to date. She's already begun to subtly distinguish herself on the trail.

“I think that she has a good understanding about what the people in middle America are facing and some of the problems just in day-to-day life,” said Jan Heikes, a 64-year-old social worker from Decorah who stood on a small window seat to try to catch a glimpse of Warren over the crowd.

Heikes said she likes Sanders’ message but is ready for a new messenger in 2020.

“I’m glad to have someone else like Elizabeth Warren, who has many, many of those same values, who is running,” she said.

Desmoines Register

Time for the Sanders crowd to get on board the Warren train. Solidly to the left and only divisive if you are a Republican. She is well respected across the board in democratic circles.