John,

As I type, I’m on the ground in Houston wrapping up pre- and post-debate
TV coverage following the third debate of the 2020 Democratic primary. The
first question I was asked on ABC News last night immediately following
the debate was who won? I say, the American people won.

We witnessed the top ten candidates truly debate the issues last night,
starting off with health care and going on to include immigration, gun
violence, racial inequality in our schools, education, climate change, and
so much more. It was by far the most competitive debate of the primary so
far, with some real clear differences between the candidates and their
plans, and that’s what the American people needed and wanted to see.

Of course, we saw once again our progressive values pitted against more
moderate ideas. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came together again to
make the case for Medicare for All while others continued to prop up a
broken healthcare status quo that values health insurance CEO's paychecks
over American lives. That same tug of war between bold, progressive plans
and more of the same old same old continued to play out throughout the
debate, and here’s what I have to say about it:

The energy, the future and the present of this party is with millenials,
with the New American Majority, with black and brown voters. And they’re
tired of waiting on the world to change. They want bold leadership and
bold ideas.

The fact that we saw more than 40 minutes of debate around Medicare for
All on a national stage is a win in my book. Beto O’Rourke proposed a
buy-back program for assault weapons like AR-15s and AK-47s that have time
and again been used to commit mass shootings. Andrew Yang once again
talked about his $1,000 a month Freedom Dividend for every household in
America. Kamala Harris discussed her latest plan for desperately needed
criminal justice reform. And multiple candidates proposed reparations,
debt-free college, plans to tackle climate change. I mean, we’re talking
about the most progressive debate I’ve ever watched in my life,
John!

So I’ll go ahead and say it: the progressive movement is winning. And it’s
because of people like you.

We got here today with your support, your activism, your fight for
progressive leaders and causes across all 50 states for years. Now, we’ve
got to keep up that energy like never before if we’re going to put a
progressive in the White House and send Trump packing.

If you’re ready for a bold leader with bold ideas in the White House, DFA
is with you, and we’re gearing up to do what it takes to make it happen in
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Thanks again, and let’s keep up the fight.

-Yvette

Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America






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