The CNN debates are happening next week! It's important Democratic
candidates begin practicing how to successfully counteract Donald Trump on
foreign policy now—not repeat the mistakes of 2016.
Dear MoveOn member,
In the 2016 primary debates, Democrats were asked an average of 2
questions about foreign policy per debate. On the other side, Republicans
were asked an average of over 5 questions about foreign policy in each
debate.^1
I don't need to tell you who went on to win the 2016 presidential
election.
Foreign policy is a core fear-mongering tool of the Republican
Party—conservatives try everything from ignoring climate change and its
global implications to demonizing immigrants and Muslims or instilling the
fear of "terrorism" and war. And, oftentimes, Democrats fall into the
trap. With the CNN debates coming up next week, we still have time to
correct the course. It's important Democratic candidates begin practicing
how to successfully counteract Donald Trump on foreign policy now—not
repeat the mistakes of 2016.
[ [link removed] ]Can you sign this petition calling on Sam Feist, CNN's Washington
Bureau Chief and Senior Vice President, to prioritize foreign policy
questions at the debates next week?
Foreign policy touches on almost every issue from climate change and
immigration to peace, diplomacy, and war. This is no time to be running
away from the hard questions. Debate questions must ensure the next
Democratic presidential candidate is able to take on Donald Trump and
speak about progressive foreign policy priorities.
[2]Sign the petition to CNN
Just this week, Donald Trump said that he could kill 10 million people in
Afghanistan if he wanted to.^2 In the last few months, he cut off
humanitarian aid to Palestine, threatened Iran with war, and increased
military presence at the US-Mexico border.
If we want a Democratic candidate to win in 2020, Democratic contenders
must learn how to answer and argue on behalf of progressive foreign policy
principles and stances.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to sign the petition to CNN's Washington Bureau Chief and
Senior Vice President today.
Democrats, the media, and debate hosts can't keep pushing these issue
under the rug in the hopes that they will go away. They won't.
Sign the petition to CNN if you agree that it's time to seriously address
foreign policy and all the implications it brings to our domestic
policies—including increasingly militarized police and a bloated pentagon
budget—on the debate stage next week.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.
Thanks for all you do.
–Iram, Brian, Eric, Jayne, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "11 Charts That Track the Weight of Foreign Policy in U.S. Primary
Debates," Foreign Policy, June 26, 2019
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2. "‘I just don’t want to kill 10 million people’: Trump’s comments
reverberate in Afghanistan," The Washington Post, July 23, 2019
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