MJ Lee

MJ Lee @mj_lee

Warren says (something she says on the stump) 7 children/teens die from gun violence every day. If that many were dying from a virus, we’d do everything to find a cure for that virus, she says. #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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Back from break again! First question is about gun control in the context of homicide rate here in Jackson, MS #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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Have heard her tell this story many times and it is very compelling — but you forget what it’s like for people who hear it told that way for the first time — PolitiTweet.org

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One thing I’m noticing from the Twitters is the response (including from some reporters) to Warren’s telling of her family and childhood story — father’s heart attack, mom getting minimum wage job, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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Another big applause > — PolitiTweet.org

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Huge (biggest of the night so far?) applause line when Warren says she supports getting rid of the electoral college and favors national popular vote. Have not heard her say this before #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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On the next Q: Warren says she wants to repeal every voter suppression law. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jessbidgood: .@ewarren gets a question on her handling of claims to Native American heritage. "I grew up in Oklahoma, I learned about… — PolitiTweet.org

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Next Q is about how some critics think her handling of Native American heritage was “tone deaf and offensive.” Warr… https://t.co/mhr60vMiTy — PolitiTweet.org

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“I want you to know — I get this one.” Says black students are more likely have to borrow money for college and hav… https://t.co/3nD1T26dkA — PolitiTweet.org

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Next Q is about how a historically black school like Jackson State can be first to lose funding — what can be done to prevent that? — PolitiTweet.org

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Next audience member wants to know if Warren has a plan on student loan debt: “Oh Latoya. The answer is yes.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren says her mom’s minimum wage job at Sears saved their house, and saved her family, and that this story isn’t just her family’s story. Inside auditorium you can hear murmurs in the audience #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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Back from break. @jaketapper asking Warren about her upbringing — she tells the story of her father suffering heart attack, losing the family car. Story she tells on the stump at every stop #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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Are long threaded tweets annoying or helpful? — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren CNN town hall so far not so different from most campaign events she does — taking audience Qs, explaining her policy plans. Also a lot of gesturing and pacing — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about the socialist label, Warren says: “I believe in markets... markets with rules.” Markets without rules is “theft,” she says. #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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Next audience Q is about the influx of migrants into the country. Warren: “we’re a country built on our differences. That is our strength.” Says when people flee to US in fear, “we have a moral responsibility to listen.” #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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On eliminating private insurance, Warren says she wants to bring everyone to the table to figure out if that’s the way to do it. Emphasizes there should be a “runway” before whole elimination of private insurance. — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren then says there are a number of “pathways” to get to Medicare for All. For example, expanding the age covered under Medicare. — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren says first step is to defend the ACA. Then, make improvements, like lowering costs of prescription drugs. Remember — Q was about Medicare for All. #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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Next audience Q: How would Medicare for All be better for workers than just improving the ACA? Warren begins with: “Healthcare is a basic human right.” #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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8 days ago I asked @ewarren three times if she would support payments as a form of reparations — she would not say if she’d support or not https://t.co/9m2DMlrGWc — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren says the impact of discrimination has been handed down generation to generation, and calls for a “national, full-blown conversation about reparations.” #WarrenTownHall — PolitiTweet.org

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Third Q: What would an apology for free labor in the south will look like for the African-American community look like in the new Adminsitration? — PolitiTweet.org

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Second Q is about hate crimes, white supremacy. Warren says you have to call this stuff out when you see it — and use full force of DOJ to prosecute — PolitiTweet.org

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First Q is from man who wants to know why poor white people in Mississippi will support Republicans and their ideas. Warren says she wants a Washington that works for the people, not special interests — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN town hall with Elizabeth Warren starts now from Jackson, Mississippi, with @jaketapper. Follow along with #WarrenTownHall https://t.co/WRlXHJjOtC — PolitiTweet.org

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Can confirm this new CNN analyst is looking #TVready — PolitiTweet.org

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After Warren finishes CNN town hall, she will do what she does after every campaign event — take a photo with everyone in the audience that wants one. Oh hey you can watch/read my piece on that https://t.co/8cstuBTA2Y — PolitiTweet.org