*** DAY 2 - LIVE IN 2 HOURS ****** MASTODON DNC WATCH PARTY ***
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Chuck Schumer US Senate Majority Leader
"We are here to talk about one thing... tomorrow."
"...or we can relive the dark night of Trump's American carnage'"
"leader who is fearless..."
"She needs a Dem. majority in the Senate of the US."
"I am telling all of you now we are going to hold the Senate again and we are poised to pick up seats."
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Jackie Rosen, Tester, ... mentions other endangered Dems.
"More than half of our candidates are candidates of color. We are making Congress look like America."
"no on right to chose... no on IVF ...no on birth control"
"The choice is ours"
"Let me close on a personal note. I want my grandkids and all grandkids to never face antisemitism..." Trump is an antisemite
"On to victory in November"
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Video: Economic Plan
"If you want to know who someone cares about, look at who they fight for..."
Lists her economic priorities
Bernie Sanders US Senator, VT
"Laying the groundwork for KH to become our next president."
"Remember where we were 3 1/2 years ago... public health, economic depression...schools closing... people evicted from their homes... children going hungry... that what Biden Harris faced..."
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"Our government did respond... American rescue plan... Benefits for the unemployed... Guaranteed health care expansion of Medicaid... Home programs... Protected pensions..."
"Oh and by the way we cut childhood poverty by over 40%..."
"When the political will is there government can effectively deliver..."
"Now we need to summon that will again... too many struggling... need an economy that works for all of us not just the billionaire class."
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"The top 1% has never had it so good."
"These oligarchs tell us we shouldnt... [lots of thing like taxing billionaires]... Well I have some bad news for them... That is exactly what we are going to do."
"On the top of that list is getting money out of politics.... Must overturn the disasterous Citizens United... and move toward public funding of elections."
"Must join rest of work..." free health care
[Lots more progressive things like schools, drugs etc.]
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"This is not a radical agenda... Let me tell you what a radical agenda is... Project 2025... more tax breaks to billionaires is radical... letting polluters destroy our planet is radical... we won't let that happen."
"In the las three years working together we have accomplished more than any gov. since FDR... but need to do much much more..."
"Must end this horrific war in Gaza.. bring home the hostages and demand an immediate ceasefire."
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"We must take on big oil, big pharma, big tech..."
"Elect KH and go on to become the nation..."
JB Pritzker Gov. IL
"Blue states and red states make one United States."
"One president we will never claim is the con artist the Republicans nominated last month."
"Donald hasn't been in a grocery store since his first bankruptcy."
"Donald told us to inject bleach."
"Trump is rich in only one thing, stupidity."
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Talks about abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, gun control, education, racism (DEI hire).
"It's not wealth that hinders progress, it's weird [that hinders progress]"
"Want economic policies that at kind, not cruel."
"...spent their lives lifting people up, not holding them down."
"Country where we can all live with a little serenity..."
"...[Trump] he's not bringing anyone any serenity."
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Ken Chenault Businessman Fmr. American Express CEO
"US best place in the world to do business..."
"Democracy provides the foundation... character and values matter... nothing is more important than trust... economy and democracy are tightly linked..."
"It is possible, in fact necessary for a government to be both pro business and pro worker."
Speaks against Trump's tariff plan and tax cut for billionaires plan.
"Wants to serve all people... "
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"He [Trump] will only serve himself..."
"KH understands that the role of a leader is to instill hope... she believes in America... promise of our future..."
Video: Repealing Obamacare
"A lot of people who could lose their health insurance."
Michelle Lujan Grisham Gov. NM
At 2 years old her sister diagnosed with cancer so she was uninsurable
KH delivered ability to negotiate drug prices
"We have not just a better choice... we have the best choice."
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Video: Repealing Obamacare
"A lot of people who could lose their health insurance."
Michelle Lujan Grisham Gov. NM
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Ana Navarro
"Heartbreak and lose is the price of having loved and having been loved."
"We need a president who is capable of empathy..."
Video: Tough Enough
Talks about her history as prosecutor and DA
"She has only gotten more fierce..."
"Smart on violent crime means being tough on violent crime."
"To those who prey on the weak and vulnerable, justice will be swift..."
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Angela Alsobrooks Demo. Nominee for the U.S. Senate, MD
Friend of KH... Proud granddaughter of a house cleaner... taught herself to type ... I am her legacy... now candidate for US Senate from MD... role model KH
"She created a first of it's kind program called Back On Track... She helped me bring Back On Track to MD... BOT is now a national model"
"Getting justice for others is not a power trip for her, it's a sacred calling."
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"We are frozen by the fear that DT will once again come to power... KH has reminded us that we do not need to fear anything and certainly not that man."
"We as a country are not going back."
"When facing an obstacle my father has said to me, 'Your faith is stronger than your fear.'"
"Faith that as dark as your days and challenges have become, it is always darkest before the dawn... and morning is coming."
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Mesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles
"Confession that I'm a life long Republican..." GOP is a cult.
"DT was all talk. Wanted our vote, but didn't do a darn thing."
"McCain taught me to put country over party... John McCains Republican party is gone and we done owe a damn thing to what's been left behind."
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Tammy Duckworth US Senator, IL
"I went to war to protect America's rights and freedoms... I take it personally when DT tries to take away my rights and freedoms and particularly my daughters..." Had daughters through the miracle if IVF
"Republicans will not stop at banning abortions... IVF next..."
"Let me say to every would be parent, I see you, I'm with you...
"How dare a convicted felon like DT treat women like criminals..."
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"Punishing our heroes for their willingness to serve."
"Let's make some history and elect her in Nov."
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff
Great intro video narrated by his son. [So, like that kid a lot better than the failsons.]
"Hello to my big beautiful blended family up there."
"My mother is the only one in the whole world who thinks Kamala is the lucky one because she married me."
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"She is ready to lead... she will be a great president we will all be proud of."
"Typical Jersey suburban childhood... if we did well we got to have a Slurpee after... the guys I grew up with are still my best friends..."
He was employee of the month at McDonalds... paid for his own law school... he got set up on a blind date with KH... called her at 8:30 AM got VM... KH saved the VM and teases him with it... "I love that laugh."
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"I told he buckle up. I'm a really bad driver."
"I learned what drives Kamala... Her empathy is her strength."
"Kamala has fought against antisemitism..."
Tells story about what a great mom KH is.
"Kamala is a joyful warrior. Her passion will benefit all of us when she is president."
"...but that's the thing about warriors is that they are still warriors"
"She will not be distracted by nonsense."
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"With your help she will lead with joy and toughness... we are strongest when we fight for what we believe in, not just against what we fear."
[Really good speech!]
Former first lady Michelle Obama
Sustained applause
"Something wonderfully magical is in the air... spreading all across this country we love... it is the contageous power of hope... the anticipation... the chance to vanquish the divisions of hate..."