Oct 18 9PM ET - Sen. Sanders to Debate Sen. Cruz on Trump Tax Plan

[Donkees]

Excerpt:

Washington, D.C. – Oct. 11 – Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will appear in an exclusive CNN Town Hall Debate on President Donald Trump’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s tax code. Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash will moderate this live event from Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 9 p.m. ET.

With attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare stalled, Republicans in Congress are now squarely focused on passing President Trump’s tax reform plan, and Sen. Cruz and Sen. Sanders will debate the best path forward on this critical issue.

Sanders and Cruz, runners-up for their respective presidential party nominations in 2016, will also field questions from voters around the country at the Town Hall Debate.

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/10/11/sen-ted-cruz-and-sen-bernie-sanders-to-debate-trump-tax-plan-on-oct-18/

[brooklynite]

1. Bernie Sanders was the only anti-voice they could find?

...or perhaps he's just seen as "good TV"?

[Tom Rinaldo]

3. No doubt they want a stark contrast

Plus, sure, Bernie is high profile at the moment. After Hillary, Bill, and the Obamas, probably the highest profile figure currently in the Democratic coalition. Ratings always factor into a media outlets reasoning. There are a host of Democratic leaders who can oppose the Trump tax plan, but not all of them (some, yes) would argue for as bold an alternative proposal as would Bernie. And that, friends, makes for "interesting" TV.

[brooklynite]

5. Bernie doesn't have an alternative proposal...

...and if he did, it would only be his, not the Democratic Party's.

[Tom Rinaldo]

6. I should have said contrasting set of priorities and values in regards to taz policy

Bernie does not have pending alternative legislation, true. Of course the same can be said about Trump's so called "plan" which is mostly just a Republican wet dream at the moment void of a lot of crucial details. And I never said anything about Bernie carrying a Democratic Party plan. Far as I know, there is not one of those agreed upon by Democratic Party leadership either, whether or not Bernie could/should be a spokesperson for that (he is on the Senate leadership team). I could be wrong on the lack of a Democratic plan..

[Demsrule86]

10. NO, the GOP want Bernie Sanders...they will say anyone against their tax plan is a socialist who

wants to raise taxes...be very scared America...you must vote for our plan in order stop socialists like Bernie Sanders...that is the drill...wait for it. Also, Democrats should be involved in a debate not an independent.

[Voltaire2]

8. Thank you for your service.

I had reply number 1.

[Weekend Warrior]

2. There is some can't miss tv.

[snooper2]

4. Why do they always do the far left vs the far right

Oh...

ratings, I forget

[Voltaire2]

9. Sanders is in no respect far left.

[Demsrule86]

11. Yes he is...nothing wrong with that. The only instance I can think of is gun control where he is

less left.

[Voltaire2]

12. No he isnt. He is a center left democratic socialist.

His policy positions are as far to the left as Ted Kennedy’s were. Medicare for all was first proposed by Harry Truman in 1949.

The slide to the right IN BOTH PARTIES has confused what these terms mean.

[Demsrule86]

13. He is not center left.

No way...but who cares anyway...if he were running for president in 20, I would be concerned that he would be attacked by the GOP as a socialist...already tried to use that with the ACA battle, but he is not so who cares. Whatever he is the people of Vermont like him and that is all that matters.

[Dem_4_Life]

7. This will be good.

Can't wait to see this one.

Thanks for the heads up!

[Donkees]

14. kick