November 22, 2019

Feminist Utopia Episode 29: November 2019 Dem Debate

Guess what happened (again) this week and how many people (again) were on stage? If you guessed another Democratic Presidential Primary debate and that there were 10 people on stage you deserve a gold star! We discuss Wednesday's debate and the eternal electability question. Hint: We're over it. Who won and who lost? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out.

RESEARCH:

https://apnews.com/0bd20e8132c94981b5fec650bd5b71d9

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/2020-democrat-candidates-771735/

https://pledge.indivisible.org/#lp-pom-text-108

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/19/780540637/poll-americans-overwhelmingly-say-impeachment-hearings-wont-change-their-minds



Candidates

Joe Biden, former vice president

Cory Booker, New Jersey senator

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana

*Andrew Yang, entrepreneur

*Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii congresswoman

Kamala Harris, California senator

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota senator

Bernie Sanders, Vermont senator

Tom Steyer, businessman

Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts senator

*Have Not taken indivisible pledge to support whoever wins nomination.

Who didn't make the cut?

  • Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro

  • Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet

  • Montana Gov. Steve Bullock

  • Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney

  • Author Marianne Williamson

  • Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick

  • Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak

No transcript available.