{"id":36334,"date":"2019-04-25T09:47:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T16:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=36334"},"modified":"2019-04-25T09:47:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T16:47:39","slug":"she-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/04\/25\/she-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"She The People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday eight Democratic candidates for the Presidency participated in the She The People forum.  They were Corey Booker, Julian Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.  The main topic of discussion was, “Why should women of color vote for you?”  Some did better than others.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Some 2,000 women, almost all of them women of color, gathered here Wednesday for the \u201cShe the People\u201d forum, where they pressed Democrats running for president on how they propose to help support their communities. <\/p>\n

The gathering aimed to address \u201cthe unfinished business of women of color,\u201d Aimee Allison, founder of She the People and organizer of the event, told ThinkProgress. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe exciting thing is to be able to highlight women of color\u2026 as drivers of a progressive future,\u201d Allison said. She said that one of the goals is to ensure that, unlike in past elections, the interests and needs of women voters of color are given full consideration by the candidates running in 2020. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly weren\u2019t acknowledged or highlighted in 2016, and we\u2019re not allowing that to happen again,\u201d Allison said. <\/p>\n

The eight Democratic contenders at the event, held at Texas Southern University, were Sens. Cory Booker (NJ), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Kamala Harris (CA), Elizabeth Warren (MA), Bernie Sanders (VT), former Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke (TX), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI), and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Juli\u00e1n Castro. <\/p>\n

One by one, the candidates fielded questions from Allison, MSNBC host JoyAnn Reid, and members of the audience on voting rights, climate change, sexual violence, education, health care, and other issues. Each candidate\u2019s interview ended with the same question: \u201cWhy should women of color vote for you?\u201d….<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Thought two candidates did poorly.  I don’t think they even took Tulsi Gabbard seriously.  Bernie Sanders jumped into his standard talking points without addressing their questions.  He talked about the 1960s.  They wanted to discuss now  Their irritation was obvious.  Five candidates did well enough to be warmly received, Especially Kamala Harris.  One, stood out above the rest, Elizabeth Warren.  She alone answered their questions with well planned solutions.  They knew she was well prepared and liked it.<\/font><\/p>\n

That’s my take on it.  Here it is in it’s entirety, so you can decide for yourselves.  But be warned.  The video is three hours long.<\/font><\/p>\n