{"id":37051,"date":"2019-07-13T09:47:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T16:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37051"},"modified":"2019-07-13T09:47:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T16:47:11","slug":"netroots-nation-2019-friday-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/07\/13\/netroots-nation-2019-friday-afternoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Netroots Nation 2019 Friday Afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">My main purpose here is to share the complete (90 min. plus) video of yesterday afternoon&#8217;s session, although I will include a couple of my own comments.<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"0713Netroots\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" border=\"0\" alt=\"0713Netroots\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0713Netroots.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\">  <\/p>\n<p>In the early stages of a 2020 Democratic primary brimming with presidential candidates seeking to outflank each other from the left, some in the field <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/2020-democrats-jockey-progressive-mantle-era-trump\/story?id=61938018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jockeying for the progressive mantle<\/a> will test their bold ideas before an eager left-leaning base at the NetRoots Nation annual conference this weekend.  <\/p>\n<p>Along with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a top-tier candidate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/nbc-wsj-poll-biden-warren-top-2020-democratic-field-n1028971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_US_061919\/\">polling<\/a>, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Juli\u00e1n Castro, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee are converging on Philadelphia for the gathering of liberal activists, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/WN\/inside-netroots-nation-convention-las-vegas-politicos-charles\/story?id=11251864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a reputation<\/a> for channeling progressive energy while pushing lawmakers and candidates to the left on a range of issues.  <\/p>\n<p>The last time presidential candidates descended on the annual conference was during the 2016 presidential contest, when runner-up Bernie Sanders\u2019 status as the lone outsider of the progressive wing elevated his populist platform as a foil against the ultimate nominee, Hillary Clinton. Despite moving the party leftward four years ago, the Vermont senator is no longer the progressive standard-bearer in 2020, but instead standing among a parade of contenders, including his friendly rival, Warren, who <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/bernie-sanders-brushes-off-likability-concerns-maintains-focus\/story?id=64244259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broadly shares his vision<\/a> for economic equality&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Inserted from &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/progressives-test-2020-democrats-leftward-pull-netroots-nation\/story?id=64244190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC News<\/a>&gt;<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here&#8217;s that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Q6ntQxutsA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4Q6ntQxutsA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/font>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Oregon&#8217;s Senator Jeff Merkley shares remarks starting just after 1:00:00 and 1:28:00.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos commented that Bernie&#8217;s campaigning needed to progress from four years ago, but it has not.&nbsp; Bernie took umbrage at that and retaliated by depriving Netroots Nation of his presence.&nbsp; I think that was a self defeating move on his part.&nbsp; If Markos is wrong, Bernie should take his rightful place on the stage today with the other progressive <\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\">presidential hopefuls and prove him wrong.&nbsp; Bernie&#8217;s display of pique will make his campaign seem far less relevant than it is.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Are you ready for the candidates tomorrow?<\/font><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><font style=\"font-weight: bold\" color=\"#0000ff\">RESIST!!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My main purpose here is to share the complete (90 min. plus) video of yesterday afternoon&#8217;s session, although I will include a couple of my own comments. 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