Too Early to Tell? Democratic Debates 2019
posted by Keyona Smith | September 18, 2019 | In NewsAmidst this presidential election, many tuned into the third televised Democratic debate that took place last Thursday on the HBCU campus of Texas Southern University, moderated by ABC news anchors Linsey Davis, George Stephanopoulos, David Muir and Jorge Ramos with presidential candidates Vice President Joe Biden, Senators Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julián Castro, former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke from Texas, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.
The stage was packed, but still 10 of the 20 candidates did not participate because they failed to meet the following participant criteria: receive at least two percent of support in four polls approved by the Democratic National Committee and have 130,000 unique donors. Remaining candidates have until October 1 to meet requirements for a spot on the next debate stage.
It’s far too early to say who really won and who didn’t, but this debate should have served as a pulse-check. Does your candidate back up the policies that you were once attracted to? In what ways did they speak to your concerns?
Candidates dove right into healthcare concerns for all and policy ideas to benefit the community at large, and off came the gloves. Greatest concerns to hit the debate floor were healthcare, gun control, climate change, student loan debt, and what’s in it for the young voters. Considering the the location of the debate being in an HBCU, a lot of viewers wanted to hear what would be done for the student voter.
2019 graduate of University of Buffalo’s MBA program, Wil Valerio, adds that as a college graduate, his vote is heavily biased, and that Sanders and Warren mostly cater to his debt concerns. “I am leaning towards whoever will cancel student debt because it will help me out quickly. I am not wanting to wait another four years to feel change. Most of us don’t see the effects of politics, but with student loans, I know I will see the effects. As far as insurance, I don’t mind paying extra taxes, four dollars out of my check to make sure everybody gets it for free.”
Each candidate made sure to leave everything on the floor at TSU in the hopes of winning our vote and taking control of the White House.
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