And hey , try to not be so smug when you just got your ass kicked. You know how we form a winning coalition to beat Trump? With a true multi-racial coalition of working Americans: something has proven he can do + you haven’t. Dude, show some humility
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I deeply respect . Our nation + our party are better + more progressive because of her leadership. Now our progressive movement needs her more than ever. Senator, if the shoe was on the other foot would have endorsed you already. Please join us!
I'm standing with because he stands w/ working families & always has. Bernie is the candidate to take Trump on & take him down. I'm proud to endorse a true progressive leader who will fight for working New Yorkers & families across the country.
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Mayor @BilldeBlasio knows that the only way we can defeat Trump is by uniting people from all backgrounds around an agenda that speaks to working families. I’m proud to have the support of a mayor fighting every day to improve the lives of New Yorkers. cnn.com/2020/02/14/pol
We've reduced stop-and-frisk by 97% in New York City and crime has gone down significantly. Not everyone knows that. Please share.
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I told the President-elect something a lot of people don’t know, and that is that there are 900 Muslim members of the NYPD protecting us all
No, , most Americans really DON’T like the status quo. Shouting out that you oppose change + you disdain the “revolutionary” idea that working people deserve a better America - well, THAT’S not the way to beat Trump. will see you on the playing field Tues
As the guy who actually ended the Stop + Frisk policy + settled the lawsuit + sent Bloomberg’s police commissioner packing, let me answer that question: YES, stop and frisk was racist! And stood by it til last year. If he weren’t running for Pres, no apology
., you clearly don’t understand the movement has built. It reflects the true values + hope of working people in America. They simply want a country that puts working people first. Your critique tonight speaks for the American elite, not the majority
Despite what you heard at inauguration, crime is down in NYC. Historic lows. Shootings, homicides, robberies... all down. Spread the word.
Today they will tell u Bernie can’t win. They will tell u it’s all over. They want to discourage u. Don’t fall for it! The voters + the delegate count tell a different story: 2-person race, clean slate, game on! If u want to change this country, work even harder 4
I deeply respect . Tentire + our party is better + more progressive because of her leadership. Now our progressive movement needs her more than ever. Senator, if the shoe were on the other foot would have already endorsed you. We have
Only 3 people can now actually BE the next President: Bernie, Biden or Trump. Only ONE will actually bring real change for working people:
Congrats for a well-earned victory. But makes crucial point: from now on this is a national election. The person who consistently leads in national polls + key March 3 states is . The person who beats Trump in most polls:
Just cast Electoral College vote. Heartsick. This is NOT what democracy looks like. One person, one vote is only fair way. Abolish the EC!
Purveyors of Conventional Wisdom are telling us tonight that can’t be elected President because he’s different. Just like they said about Donald Trump. Just like they said about Barack Obama. The truth: you CAN’T be elected in America today UNLESS you’re different.
OK Boomer pundits: take a deep breath! The game has just begun. The 2 largest states in the nation haven’t spoken yet tonight. And many big states in weeks ahead. It’s a 2-person race, totally clear contrast. Debates loom large. And THAT is a very GOOD formula for
., the lesson of 2016 was clear: DON’T focus on Trump’s character. Working people don’t want to hear it. They NEED to hear an honest vision for change in their lives. Stop acting like they are ok with the status quo - they are NOT. They need a champion:
I want to be clear: If GOP threatens federal funding for Planned Parenthood of NYC, we will ensure women receive the healthcare they need.
THE moment from tonight:
“You know, Mr. Bloomberg, maybe it wasn’t you who made all that money. Maybe your workers played a part in that as well."
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That’s what this election is about: giving our country back to the working families who built it. #DemDebates
Yes, PLEASE ask NYC teachers how treated them. You will get an earful. He attacked + denigrated our educators + their union. He blamed teachers + treated THEM as the problem, instead of the solution they really are. I have spent 6 yrs healing + fixing what he broke
Listen to what just said about a Republican consultant privately admitting to her what it would be like to take on : “All things considered, I’d rather not run against a movement.” 2016 taught us: we only win by moving the people + rejecting the elites!
It’s 2019 & is longing for the good old days of “civility” typified by James Eastland. Eastland thought my multiracial family should be illegal & that whites were entitled to “the pursuit of dead n*ggers." (1/2)
If someone proposed a “radical” idea called public education today, Beto would try to warn us that 180 million Americans would be kicked out of their schools.
Let’s leave the lazy fear mongering tactics to Trump.
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We don’t have to make the false choice between a status quo where millions of Americans are uninsured and millions more can't afford their prescriptions—and a plan that would force 180 million Americans off their insurance. That's why I support Medicare for America.
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. this is really getting obnoxious, brother. A lot of us admire your contributions over the years, but bristle when you use words like “scary” about the guy who actually can motivate people to vote: . Change is not scary. You used to know that
I told that hasn’t really been vetted. The video below is perfect evidence of that fact. How many Democrats know about Joe’s passionate defense of freezing Social Security benefits? Not many. At the next debate: truth will come out, which favors twitter.com/davidsirota/st
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#ConDon takes another shot at me. But I’m a total stan, so consider any comparison a compliment. Plus the Mayor is a much better British doppelgänger than Brexit Bojo....
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....Kahn reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job - only half his height. In any event, I look forward to being a great friend to the United Kingdom, and am looking very much forward to my visit. Landing now!
Trump may promote Alex Jones, but NBC News shouldn't give a platform to someone who claims 9/11 & Sandy Hook were hoaxes. Pull the segment.
Brothers and sisters, I am so thankful to have the opportunity to serve as your mayor for another four years!
The mailer sent by the NY Democratic Party in the 11th hour falsely attacking Cynthia Nixon is beyond unacceptable — it’s downright Trumpian. A tweeted “apology” calling it a “mistake” is laughable. The state party must compensate the Nixon campaign immediately.
. you want a fact check on record on education? Here goes:
Non-stop efforts to corporatize public schools
Endless attacks on teachers + their union
Closing neighborhood schools
3 chancellors, 0 were educators
High-stakes testing
No thanks!
Al Sharpton
Elijah Cummings
Ilhan Omar
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ayanna Pressley
Rashida Tlaib
Maxine Waters
John Lewis
Frederica Wilson
Barack Obama
Is this really your campaign strategy? Attack as many people of color as possible? You are a disgrace.
Giving workers a voice is not communism.
Making sure the wealthy pay their fair share is not communism.
Wanting a government that works as hard as the American people is not communism.
But calling those things “communism” is VERY Republican.
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Peaceful protests are an American tradition. I'm inspired by people who in midst adversity engage rather than resign themselves & walk away.
As the person who ended ’s racist + counterproductive Muslim surveillance program, I will tell you what he won’t: it actually made us LESS SAFE. It bred resentment and distrust, just when we most needed to bring our police and our Muslim community together. Failure
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It’s past time for apologies or evolution from . He repeatedly demonstrates that he is out of step with the values of the modern Democratic Party. (2/2)
Bernie has more energy and vigor than most folks in their twenties — and I can attest to it. His voice matters deeply to this race. It’s time for the media to get back to talking about the issues that matter.
Here’s an idea. Instead of tax breaks for the wealthy, let’s invest in our education system, fix our infrastructure, and make it easier for kids to go to college.
I did not know the phrase I used in Miami today was associated with Che Guevara & I did not mean to offend anyone who heard it that way. I certainly apologize for not understanding that history. (1/2)
Sorry . Unions like the Steelworkers, leaders like Chuck Jones are going to save this country from your anti-worker policies
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Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers. No wonder companies flee country!
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I told the President-elect that the city has gotten safer since we stopped overusing stop-and-frisk and that we are not going back.
. makes a powerful point: the Democratic Party CANNOT just aspire to take us back to Nov 7, 2016 if we expect to win this election. “There are so many Americans who just don’t think our institutions are working for them AT ALL.” Word! BE the Party of CHANGE, or lose
There u go again, . You just don’t understand: fighting Donald Trump WILL take passion + fight + yes, getting up in Trump’s face. It won’t be mild + calm + easy. It will be a struggle for the soul of our nation. We need a street fighter 4 the people:
I’m a New Yorker, I’m a mayor and I know I’ve been cleaning up Michael Bloomberg’s mess for six years. We ended the era of stop and frisk — and guess what? Crime went DOWN. #DemDebates
Signor Presidente, from the fans in NYC and around the world: thank you for bringing us to this magical day! Unforgettable! FORZA NAPOLI SEMPRE!!
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Una gioia immensa!!! Forza Napoli Sempre. Per Sempre #ADL
Lucky to have the talented, debater Dante de Blasio helping me get ready for Wednesday!
Here's why I believe Keith Ellison is the right choice to serve as the next Chair of the Democratic Party:
I want all New Yorkers to know: as a city we have a lot of tools at our disposal to protect our values and we will use them.
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I told the President-elect we're ultimate city of immigrants & attempts to mass deport our people flies in the face of what makes NYC great.
Democrats everywhere should unite behind the idea that state parties and the national party have no place in primaries. When state parties put their fingers on the scales, it weakens the power of the people. The grassroots will lead us back to power — not party elites.
Since I’m encouraging New Yorkers to go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus, I thought I would offer some suggestions. Here’s the first: thru Thurs 3/5 go see “The Traitor” . If “The Wire” was a true story + set in Italy, it would be this film.
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Bolsonaro's lies don't change the facts. Deforestation in the Amazon has increased 67% since he came into power.
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Finally, the world’s largest banks will have a voice in Washington, D.C.
I want all NYC residents to know: federal gov't can't tell us how to police our streets. We are not going back to overuse of stop-and-frisk.
Union workers make 25 percent more money than nonunion counterparts. That doesn’t mean they are overpaid. It means you should be in a union.
It's official. Donald Trump received 2.8m fewer votes than Hillary. 53.9% of people voted against him. No mandate. Don't let Congress forget
There is a special narcissism to billionaires. They can’t see like the rest of us. Here’s what actually happened, : I called for an end to your broken policies, got elected + changed them. None of us needed to “learn” what we already knew. The people had told us
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It was a candid meeting with plenty of give and take. But my job is to make clear that I am going to stand up for New York City's values.
When I met President Trump, I told him that there are 900 NYPD officers who are Muslim. And that not all of them were born here.
It’s clear the people of #NY10 are looking for another option and I respect that. Time for me to leave electoral politics and focus on other ways to serve. I am really grateful for all the people I met, the stories I heard and the many good souls who helped out. Thank you all!
It’s true: I’m ending my candidacy for president. But our fight on behalf of working people is far from over.
Congrats for running a great campaign! You made history + took us a step closer to the truly inclusive America we need to build. When you are ready to turn the Governor’s Mansion blue in Indiana, you will have a whole lotta us around the nation ready to help!
We are going to defend all of our people regardless of where they come from or their documentation status.
Brothers and sisters, there is plenty of money in this country. There is plenty of money in this world. It’s just in the wrong hands.
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All over this country people are working harder and harder, but getting less and less. It‘s not an accident. It’s an agenda to ensure that working people won’t get ahead.
Great conversation ! Yes, campaigns have to constantly improve to win. But NEVER underestimate . Dismissed in ‘16 + almost won nomination. Behind in ‘20, now 1 of 2 stlll standing. Bernie has made the impossible possible before + can do it AGAIN
Keith Ellison endorsed Bernie in primary, campaigned tirelessly for Hillary in the general. He's best choice to unite the party as DNC Chair
Let me be clear: NYPD officers are not going to be turned into immigration enforcement agents. That’s not happening in NYC.
In December 1890, hundreds of Native Americans were killed by the U.S Army in a massacre that claimed mostly women and children. Yesterday I pledged to revoke and rescind the 20 congressional medals wrongfully awarded to the soldiers responsible.
I am not going to be running for Governor of New York State, but I am going to devote every fiber of my being to fighting inequality in the state of New York.
., wake up! The American people LIKE because he actually wants their families to have health care. They don’t want you guys talking about whether another country has it, they want to know when WE ARE GOING TO GET IT.
I support for DNC Chair. We need a leader who understands organizing and can champion our party's vision for economic equality
John Lewis was beaten w/in inch of his life fighting for freedoms that Make America Great. He lived his values, they were more than a slogan
Sally Yates took an oath to defend the Constitution & was fired for standing up to the president's illegal Muslim ban. Her courage inspires.
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Breaking News: President Trump has fired the acting attorney general Sally Yates nyti.ms/2kM8e1q
Today I am proud to announce my candidacy for president of the United States of America, because it's time to finally put working people first.
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Immigrants are not responsible for the misery that exists in this country. Immigrants didn't do that to you.
The corporations did that to you.
The 1% did that to you. #DemDebate
While the Trump administration and the Republican party is working overtime to take health care away from millions of Americans, in New York we are working to guarantee health care for all. Health care is a right, not a privilege.
. makes a key point: Bernie did better than Biden with White working class voters in SC. We saw the same in NH. We need those voters back in the Democratic coalition. That is Trump’s worst nightmare. Only one person brings them back:
Mass incarceration didn't begin in New York City, but it will end here. We're closing the jail on Rikers Island once and for all.
3.5 million people who live in Puerto Rico are our fellow Americans, but they're not being treated that way. They deserve better.
I’m no soccer expert, but I am a devoted sports fan. I watched the 2nd half of the #ChampionsLeague match yesterday. I have never seen such unfair officiating. It felt like the referees should have been wearing a jersey. Alla prossima! #ForzaNapoliSempre
A real thanks to for speaking out with passion against the unacceptable concentration of wealth + power in America. Tom, you have helped push our party away from the corporations and toward the grassroots, where we belong.
Never forget that real change never comes from D.C. It comes from communities across the country when people make their voices heard.
President Trump’s executive order on immigration runs contrary to the values of our city, and the values of the United States.
Bernie Sanders Has Already Won the Democratic Primary
Small government Republicans sure spend a lot of time trying to control women's bodies from Washington, D.C.
Donald Trump is our president and Republicans control Congress. But we control our destiny. It's up to us to fight for the values we share.
It's ok to be worried. But know this: when people come together in the greatest and most diverse city in the world, we are unstoppable.
.: Brothers and sisters, on Election Day, let’s re-elect Bill de Blasio and show the world what this great city can do.
I met with President-elect Trump today because it was important for me to be clear with him about the needs and concerns of NYC residents.
This is a beginning of a new era. We have a lot to celebrate tonight because we've worked to make New York City better for its people.
A profile in profiling:
PROFILED Black + Latino youth with Stop + Frisk
PROFILED Muslim Americans with police surveillance
VETOED bill to stop racial PROFILING by NYPD
No sympathy for those PROFILED
But don’t PROFILE his minority: billionaires. That hurts
It wasn't locker room talk, and this isn't normal New York City conversation.
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Chris Christie tells @NicolleDWallace Trump's comments to Comey were "normal New York City conversation" he didn't realize was inappropriate