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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSanders and progressives plan three responses to the State of the Union
By David Weigel January 29 at 3:02 PM
Excerpt:
As Democrats announced last week, third-term Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) will give their official response to the presidents Tuesday night speech, delivering it from his home state and skipping the pomp in Congress. Virginia Del. Elizabeth Guzman, a member of the Democrats 2017 landslide class in the state legislature, will give a Spanish-language response also official.
Therell be a response from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), too, differing from the official speeches in that the senator, for the second year, will give a retort to the speech itself. (Typically, respondents write their speeches ahead of time with only vague ideas of whats in the presidential address.)
And there will be at least two more progressive responses. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) will respond to Trump at the top of a BET news special, and former Maryland congresswoman Donna F. Edwards, whos running for Prince Georges County executive, will deliver an address on behalf of the Working Families Party. All of them are to Kennedys left on a few issues, such as marijuana legalization.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/29/sanders-and-progressives-plan-three-responses-to-the-state-of-the-union/
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)I love the fact that we have so many good speakers and so many good people.
Poor Republicans. They've got nothing and no one as good as ours.
Our people care. Republicans don't care, not one bit.
Go Democrats (and progressives and liberals of all hues).
AJT
(5,240 posts)Can we unite for the midterms and the 2020 election?
mcar
(42,334 posts)Perhaps the writer forgot that it is the Democrats that are making 3 responses...
oh, it's Dave Weigel. Never mind.
VOX
(22,976 posts)The others, including Bernie Sanders and Maxine Waters (for BET), and Donna Edwards, whos running for Prince Georges County executive, will deliver an address on behalf of the Working Families Party.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)What really does progressive mean in this context?
I've often seen it used as a derogatory remark.
Donkees
(31,418 posts)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus
Nanjeanne
(4,961 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Alert on me for bashing a Democratic figure even though Bernie is not a Democrat. Let's start losing 2020 to trump today.
Go home Bernie, it's late. And we cannot have "or bust-ers" funneling off even a few thousand votes AGAIN.
R B Garr
(16,954 posts)Thank you.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Every little cog plays their part in getting trump elected.
R B Garr
(16,954 posts)helps the GOP.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)BoneyardDem
(1,202 posts)7. So Bernie's already taking attention away from Kennedy? Can't wait till 2020 (not)
Alert on me for bashing a Democratic figure even though Bernie is not a Democrat. Let's start losing 2020 to trump today.
Go home Bernie, it's late. And we cannot have "or bust-ers" funneling off even a few thousand votes AGAIN.
I agree 100%...except you forgot to ask for the taxes.
David__77
(23,421 posts)If the Democratic candidate had won in 2016, the or busters would perhaps be as relevant as the PUMAs.