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To get more younger people into foreign service, Warren’s proposing a "diplomatic equivalent of the ROTC program" for recruitment and doubling the size of the Peace Corps. https://t.co/FkEuRQfcoC — PolitiTweet.org

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Pledge is part of Warren’s broader plan on overhauling the State Department: doubling the size of the foreign service, opening new diplomatic posts, encouraging younger generation to join foreign service, promoting diversity in US foreign service https://t.co/FkEuRQfcoC — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Elizabeth Warren makes new pledge this morning to not give ambassador posts to donors and bundlers if she becomes president. https://t.co/FkEuRQfcoC — PolitiTweet.org

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"When Joe steps off stage, we want to surprise him with some great news." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @moneyries: Marianne Williamson would make a great last minute addition to any family's Thanksgiving dinner table. — PolitiTweet.org

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OK that was like 45 seconds about man on the moon. Why wouldn't the mic get cut? — PolitiTweet.org

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In a debate where everyone is fighting for time, you don't want to be the candidate that trails off and cuts your answer short by saying: "my time's up, I'm sorry." — PolitiTweet.org

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Caption this — PolitiTweet.org

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What is happening — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris raise their hands when asked who would get rid of private health insurance. — PolitiTweet.org

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You can hear Buttigieg trying to get in on the action by saying: "As the youngest guy on the stage..." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NYTnickc: Swalwell (!) makes the generational argument against Biden: "Joe Biden was right when he said its time to pass the torch to a… — PolitiTweet.org

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ok what was that — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmartNYT: Cutting to the quick: “Guevara is considered a murderous sociopath by Miami’s Cuban exile community, but has... https://t.c… — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren's final statement is about her upbringing -- the $50/semester college giving her opportunities that she says are tougher for people to get today. "I will fight for you as hard as I fight for my own family" — PolitiTweet.org

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Do you have a plan to deal with Mitch McConnell? Warren: I do. — PolitiTweet.org

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I am so stressed right now omg — PolitiTweet.org

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Comes as no surprise that the first high-energy, interrupting, candidates jumping in moment of the night was over health care. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jay Inslee says "I am the only candidate" who has passed a law to protect women's right for reproductive choice.... Amy Klobuchar cuts in: "I just want to say there are three women up here who have fought pretty hard for reproductive rights." — PolitiTweet.org

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First splitscreen of the night! Beto is asked if he would replace private insurance, and Beto says no. Bill de Blasio jumps in to say private insurance does not work for tens of millions of people. "Why are you defending private insurance?" de Blasio says to Beto. — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren says she "understand there are a lot of politicians who say, oh it’s just not possible, we just can’t do it…" Says what they're saying is: "They just won’t fight for it." "Well, health care is a basic human right and I will fight for a basic human right." — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren: "I’m with Bernie on Medicare for all and let me tell you why." — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren goes from big idea to more specific -- starts by saying US industrial policy lets giant corporations do whatever they want -- then says she has a plan for green energy and explains what it is. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mviser: Tulsi Gabbard turns a question about equal pay for women into not answering the question but ticking off her biography and talk… — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren is asked if she is essentially picking winners and losers with her break up big tech plan: She says what's been missing is "courage in Washington to take on the giants" -- and that she has the courage to call them out. — PolitiTweet.org

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Booker gets asked about Warren's break up big tech plan -- why do you disagree with Warren? Booker says "I don't think I disagree" -- says corporate consolidation is a "serious problem." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KyungLahCNN: .@BetoORourke, unprompted, translated his answer on what’s not working in the economy into Spanish. — PolitiTweet.org

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That first Q basically set Warren up to deliver her campaign's central message -- that the system protects the rich and powerful while hurting everyone else -- and that that is corruption. — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren says the economy is doing great for a "thinner and thinner slice at the top" -- this is a frequent line from her stump. — PolitiTweet.org

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First Q is to Elizabeth Warren. You have many plans -- is too much change risky for the economy? — PolitiTweet.org