After a riff from Bernie Sanders about billionaires “who control the legislative agenda,” Joe Biden jumped in to defend his contributions from big-money donors, touting his $44 average donation. More DemDebate key moments:
Bernie Sanders spent more than an hour dissecting elements of Joe Biden’s record that he considers anathema to today’s Democratic Party — from protections for big banks to his skepticism of Medicare for all healthcare.to serve as his vice president.Under the cloud of the coronavirus pandemic, they talked about bailouts — and hand sanitizer.
That pledge came as the historically diverse primary field — which included the most women who have ever run for president — has narrowed to two white men. Sanders has said before that, he, too, would back the nominee. But the ire of some of his online supporters — and a nascent ‘Bernie or Bust’ movement that’s bubbled up — has seemingly necessitated his re-upping the promise.
Biden took a brief shot at Trump’s handling of tests, but Sanders attacked Trump more explicitly: “Firstly, whether or not I’m president,w e have to shut this president up right now,” Sanders said. “Because he’s undermining the doctors and the scientists who are trying to help the American people. It is unacceptable for him to be blabbering un-factual information.”Biden and Sanders — both in their 70s — are right in what health experts consider the danger zone for contracting coronavirus.
“With all due respect for Medicare for All, you have a single payer system in Italy. It doesn't work there. It has nothing to do with medicare for all. That would not solve the problem at all,” Biden said. “But regardless of whether my plan was in place or his, this is a crisis,” he said, ending the side debate over healthcare plans as part of a broader discussion about addressing coronavirus.
“You're going to have to bring Latinos, who are great people that we need, but also don't vote in the numbers we need,” Sanders said, again, not hewing close to the question about black voters. “I have my doubts that Biden's campaign can generate that energy and excitement and voter turnout.”Biden is better-known as a gaffe machine, mixing up names and dates.
A question about whether there should be a similar bailout for the economic effects of the deadly coronavirus pandemic quickly devolved into their past positions.
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