Watch First Presidential Debate
The first Democratic Presidential Debate is here, with nearly eighteen months until 2020 Elections. Watch the Democratic Candidates vie for your vote tonight, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, and Thursday, June 27th on NBC, MSNBC or Telemundo, which will be in Spanish, all starting at 9:00 pm. and going until 11:00 p.m. eastern both nights. The viewing choice is yours, and the news outlets offer Citizens several viewing options. Visit NBCNews.com politics 2020, ‘How To Watch The Debate’ for specific details. You can expect to see ten Candidates debate on each night. View NBCNews.com’s ‘Candidate Line-up‘ for the complete list of Candidates for each day, rules and more.
This Debate will be the first opportunity for Citizens to hear and hopefully understand the Presidential hopefuls priority agenda for its Citizens and Country, and the potential impact of that agenda on the economic structure, healthcare crisis, social relations, and overall Political Capital in the world that makes us stronger and balanced as a nation.
What You Can Expect
According to NBC News Voters can expect to see Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke and eight others battle it out for the viewers’ attention on the first night of the debate. NBCNews.com offers a preview of what you can expect for the first two Debate nights, that includes highlights and issues from each Candidate. Below is an excerpt from NBCNews.com ‘Candidate Line-up’, featuring two of the ten Candidates for the first night:
Elizabeth Warren
The highlights: The 70-year-old lawmaker helped create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the 2008 financial crisis.
The issues:
• Impose an “Ultra-Millionaire Tax,” use funds to pay for programs such as universal pre-K and universal childcare.
• Make public colleges and universities free and cancel up to $50,000 in federal and private student loan debt for 42 million Americans.
• Break up tech giants, such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon, to promote “healthy” competition in the market and safeguard the privacy of users.
Beto O’Rourke
The highlights: The 46-year-old former U.S. representative from Texas — and former punk rock musician — gave Sen. Ted Cruz a tough re-election challenge in 2018.
The issues:
• Invest $1.5 trillion in government funds to cut greenhouse emissions in half by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
• Create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the U.S. and establish a community-based visa category.
• Establish “universal health care,” has backed a proposal that expands government-sponsored coverage without doing away with private insurance.
Complete Democratic Debate Line-up
Appearing Wednesday:
- Sen. Cory Booker
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren
- Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar
- Former Rep. John Delaney
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
- Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro
- Rep. Tim Ryan
- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee
Appearing Thursday:
- Sen. Bernie Sanders
- Sen. Kamala Harris
- Former Vice President Joe Biden
- South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg
- Sen. Michael Bennet
- Marianne Williamson
- Rep. Eric Swalwell
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
- Andrew Yang
- Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper
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