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Members that the benefits under medicare for all will be as good as the benefits that their representatives, their union reps fought hard to negotiate? >> two things. they will be better because medicare for all is comprehensive. it covers all health care needs for citizens. it will finally include dental care, hearing aids, and eyeglasses. >> but you dont know -- you dont know that, bernie -- >> second of all -- i do know it, i wrote the damn bill. >> the senators campaign so confident in that ...

Was not about moderates versus progressives but right versus wrong. the mayor of south bend knows hes going to make the cut for the next round of debates. he has a sizable war chest so hes not desperate. he seemed determined to separate himself from the pack by staying above the political fray. watch. >> it is time to stop worrying about what the republicans will say. [ applause ] if its true that if we embrace a far left agenda, theyre going to say were a bunch of crazy socialists. if we embrac...

Career and they are writing your story, of all the good and bad things you did in your life, the thing you will be remembered for is whether in this moment with this president you found the courage to stand up to him, or you continue to put party over country. [ applause ] >> it was montana governor steve bullocks first time on the big debate stage. he did his best to make up for lost time. he cast himself as a more pragmatic progressive. focused on the economy, and against dark money in politic...

Last night things got a little testy on stage. the ideological gap between progressives and moderates an overriding theme on the first night of the cnn democratic debates with ten candidates struggling for attention last night at the fox theater in detroit. moderates trained their fire on the two progressives topping the polls -- senators bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, seeming to circle the wagons, avoiding attacks on each other. at times it seemed like the adults taking on the jv squad pl...

Pragmatic progressive, focused on the economy and against dark money in politics. on immigration, he said hes against decriminalizing border crossings. >> i think this is part of the discussion that shows how often these debates are detached from peoples lives. weve got 100,000 people showing up at the border right now. if we decriminalize entry, if we give health care to everyone, well have multiples of that. dont take my word. that was president obamas homeland security secretary that said tha...

Done. you have to lead. i keep seeing the debates. it was very instructive talking to americans about what she wants to do on the issues. we learned last night, it will be interesting tonight. everybody will, i think, biden will be the punching bag. they tried to do it last night to warren is that sanders. it didnt help the folks who tried to do it. and warren was able to deflect it. why? big vision, happy warrior, we can get these things. >> happy warrior. >> and joe biden is a glass half full ...

Highly googled. >> yeah. yeah. she didnt bring up the prime minister of new zealand, but pete buttigieg did. again, the prime minister of new zealand getting major play in the debates. joining us now to discuss these dark psychic forces, live from detroit, guardian white house correspondent sabrina sadiki. also palestinian analyst. good morning to you. the first debate was a showcase between the more moderate sort of pragmatic democrats and the more, you know, home run, big plan, big idea wing o...

Insurance people like from their employer. hickenlooper, there, you cannot decriminalize border crossings. that sends a signal. passion and boom a smack back, warren and sanders stood center stage saying no, this is our party now. were in the middle because this is our party. >> it felt, at times, like a high school basketball team playing an nba team. progressives on the center of the stage were emphatic and good debaters and on the sides of the stage, you had people still fighting for oxygen. ...

Tonight, that forget all of the -- these high-minded policy debates, we have a more urgent problem in front. us, and thats taking back the white house from donald trumps grasp. >> yeah. its fascinating, the whole democrats no matter what will be painted as socialists as pete buttigieg said. its this republican party, this president of the united states picking winners and losers in the economy, raising taxes on working people, consumers with tariffs. you know, all of these things that were so, y...