NOVEMBER 17,
2019
NEWS AND VIEWS
NEXT YEAR
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WILL VOTE ON MARCH 3, 2019, ALONG WITH PEOPLE IN 17 OTHER STATES AND
TERRITORIES. NEXT WEEK WILL BE THANKSGIVING, A BLINK AWAY WILL BE CHRISTMAS AND
A BREATH AWAY WILL BE 2020. FOR YOUR STATE, GO TO: https://ballotpedia.org/Super_Tuesday_primaries,_2020
Published on
Sunday,
November 17, 2019
byCommon Dreams
With 67% of the
Vote, California Young Democrats Endorse Bernie Sanders for President
Sanders
received more than twice the number of votes as Elizabeth Warren and while Pete
Buttigieg received just one vote, former Vice President Joe Biden received
zero.
byJon Queally,
staff writer
PHOTOGRAPH -- People
cheer as Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during the
2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at Moscone Center in San Francisco,
California on June 2, 2019. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
On Saturday
night, members of the California Young Democrats—one of the largest caucuses
within the California Democratic Party (CDP) representing members in local
chapters across the state—voted to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2020
presidential primary.
Sanders won 67
percent of the votes—more than twice what any other candidate received—in the
nation's most populous state that will hold its Super Tuesday primary on March
3, 2020.
Of the 126
votes cast during an evening CYD meeting at the California Democratic
Convention held in the city of Long Beach, Sanders received 84 votes (67%)
while Sen. Elizabeth Warren received 29 votes (23%), the second-largest number
in the crowded field. Sen. Kamala Harris came in third place among caucus
members (aged 13 to 35) in the state she represents in the U.S. Senate. The
landslide meant that Sanders was able to take the endorsement in just one round
of voting.
Notably, former
Vice President Joe Biden received zero votes while South Bend, Indiana Mayor
Pete Buttigieg received only one.
While
supporters of Sanders in California characterized the vote as "huge,"
the campaign on Sunday evening counted the CYD endorsement among a slew of others
like it, both in California and elsewhere, over the last week. As Mike Casca,
Sanders' communications director, tweeted:
"The
endorsements," the campaign said in its statement, "represent the
vibrant and growing grassroots support that Sanders’ campaign is receiving from
coast to coast."
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I DIDN’T SEE ANY
RUNNING IN THIS BASKETBALL CLIP, BUT BERNIE DID SOLIDLY GET THREE BASKETS FROM
THREE POSITIONS IN A FEW SECONDS. HE WALKED FROM ONE SPOT TO THE OTHER. IT'S BETTER THAN I CAN DO!
POLITICS
BERNIE SANDERS'
CAMPAIGN MANAGER SHARES VIDEO OF SENATOR NAILING 3 CONSECUTIVE BASKETBALL HOOPS
IN 10 SECONDS
BY CHRISTINA
ZHAO ON 11/17/19 AT 9:04 PM EST
Senator Bernie
Sanders' campaign manager this weekend shared a short video of the 78-year-old
2020 candidate impressively nailing three consecutive basketball hoops in
roughly 10 seconds.
"3 for
3," Faiz Shakir tweeted on Sunday afternoon, alongside a clip of Sanders
shooting hoops outside. Within an hour, the video had garnered over 11,000
likes and nearly 2,000 retweets.
Faiz
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Half an hour
later, Sanders' wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, shared another video from the
outing, writing: "@BernieSanders warming up for a Townhall in Las
Vegas!"
In the 38-second-clip,
Mrs. Sanders can be heard saying "now you're just showing off," as
her husband continuously scores five hoops in a row, misses one and then lands
another.
Jane O'Meara
Sanders
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@janeosanders
@BernieSanders warming up for a Townhall in Las Vegas!
@drscll @faiz @AriRabinHavt
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Newsweek
reached out to Sanders' 2020 team for comment, but did not receive a response
in time for publication.
Although it is
uncertain when exactly the videos were taken, Sanders' wife post suggests that
the candidate's basketball session occurred earlier on Sunday, ahead of his
return to Nevada to host a town hall in Las Vegas this evening.
The videos
comes roughly six weeks after Sanders suffered a heart attack. Although the
unfortunate incident was predicted to damage his 2020 presidential campaign, after
endorsements from two prominent Democratic liberals, congresswomen Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, the senator appears to have moved past the
potential political upheaval unscathed.
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In recent
weeks, Sanders has been focusing on his health issues as well as his campaign.
His new daily regime reportedly includes a healthier diet, regular walks and
exercise. Mrs. Sanders has also been ensuring her husband receives adequate
rest as he continues his campaign trail.
"I've
noticed him ordering a heck of a lot more salads," Shakir told The New
York Times.
Despite
warnings that his health scare would push progressive voters to back Senator
Elizabeth Warren, Sanders currently still remains in the top tier of Democratic
candidates vying for the party's 2020 nomination. In the latest CBS
News/YouGov poll, released on Sunday, Sanders tied with former Vice
President Joe Biden to lead the primary field, both drawing 22 percent each.
While South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg followed closely behind with
21 percent and Warren garnered 18 percent.
The poll showed
Sanders' support increasing by three percentage points since September, as
Warren, his progressive competitor, dipped by 10 percent.
However, the
latest Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll, released Saturday evening,
showed Buttigieg soaring to a nine-point lead among Iowa caucus goers
with 25 percent. In that poll, Warren trailed behind in second place
with 16 percent, while Biden and Sanders tied for third with 15 percent each.
PHOTOGRAPH -- Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) waves after speaking during
The Iowa Democratic Party Liberty & Justice Celebration on November 1, 2019
in Des Moines, Iowa.
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NOVEMBER 18 AND
19, 2019
Sanders
reclaims second place in new 2020 poll
11/18/2019
—Tess Bonn
Sen. Bernie
Sanders (I-Vt.) outpaces progressive 2020 rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
for second place nationally, according to a Hill-HarrisX poll released on
Monday.
Among likely
Democratic and Democratic-leaning independent voters, Sanders holds 18 percent
support, followed by Warren with 15 percent.
Former Vice
President Joe Biden still leads the pack with 30 percent support, a 4-point
increase compared to his low of 26 percent earlier this month.
No other
candidate registered double-digit support, with South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete
Buttigieg in a distant fourth place with 7 percent and Sen. Kamala Harris
(D-Calif.) in fifth with 4 percent.
Former New York
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has yet to formally announce his 2020 bid,
registered at 3 percent in the latest survey.
The rest of the
Democratic field, including businessman Andrew Yang and Sen. Cory Booker
(D-N.J.), registered at 2 percent or less.
The survey
comes ahead of the fifth Democratic presidential primary debate this week in
Atlanta.
Wednesday
night's MSNBC debate is set to feature 10 candidates: Biden, Warren, Sanders,
Harris, Buttigieg, Booker, Yang, billionaire Tom Steyer, as well as Rep. Tulsi
Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
In order to
qualify for the November debate, the candidates had to garner support from at
least 165,000 unique donors and register at least 3 percent in four qualifying
polls or 5 percent in two early-state polls.
The new
Hill-HarrisX poll surveyed 449 registered voters online between Nov. 16 and
Nov. 17. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points.
—Tess Bonn
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MILITARY
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR BERNIE SANDERS WERE $181,152, FOLLOWED IN
DIMINISHING ORDER BY PETE BUTTIGEAG AT $79,142, DONALD TRUMP AT $62,821, AND
ELIZABETH WARREN WITH $43,028. JOE BIDEN GOT $34,481. OTHERS RANGE DOWNWARD
FROM YANG TO WILLIAMSON, WHO GOT $16,000.
Sanders becomes
fastest presidential candidate in history to reach 4 million individual
donations
Published 4 hours
ago on November 19, 2019
By Jake
Johnson, Common Dreams
Photograph –
Bernie Sanders speaking
“This is damn
impressive,” said progressive strategist Rebecca Katz.
Sen. Bernie
Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign announced Tuesday morning that it reached
four million individual contributions faster than any presidential candidate in
history, a milestone the campaign touted as evidence that the Vermont senator is
surging with less than 80 days to go before the Iowa caucuses.
“This is what
momentum looks like,” Faiz Shakir, Sanders’ campaign manager, said in a
statement.
“Working class
Americans across the country are chipping in $3, $18, $27, or whatever they can
to help elect Bernie Sanders,” Shakir added, “because they know he is the only
candidate who will fight for them and take on corporate greed and corruption.”
The Sanders
campaign said it did not reach four million individual contributions in 2016
until after the New Hampshire primary in February.
“This is damn
impressive,” tweeted progressive strategist Rebecca Katz.
Rebecca Katz
@RebeccaKKatz
This is damn
impressive. https://twitter.com/cascamike/status/1196754091919192065 …
mike casca
✔
@cascamike
.@BernieSanders
crossed 4 million individual contributions early this morning.
he’s the
fastest candidate in history to reach that milestone.
we didn’t hit
that number of total donations in 2016 until after the nh primary.
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The fundraising
milestone comes after Sanders received several major endorsements over the past
week, including National Nurses United, United Teachers Los Angeles, and the
California Young Democrats.
Sanders led all
2020 Democratic presidential candidates in fundraising in the third quarter of
2019, raking in $25.3 million from an average donation of just $18. Teacher
has been the most common profession of Sanders donors, while Amazon, Walmart,
and Starbucks have been the top employers of Sanders contributors.
The Vermont
senator, who has campaigned on his opposition to endless U.S.-led wars and
regime change, is also leading all 2020 presidential candidates—including
incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Pete Buttigieg, a veteran
of the war in Afghanistan—in contributions from members of the military,
according to an analysis by Foreign Policy.
Matt Duss
✔
@mattduss
"Despite
the presence of two veterans and an incumbent president in the race, no
candidate has raised as much as Sanders in military contributions."
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“A candidate
who explicitly condemns coups and U.S. imperialism. A campaign funded overwhelmingly
by small donors,” The Intercept‘s Glenn Greenwald tweeted in response to the
Sanders’ campaign’s latest milestone. “There are a couple of other good
candidates, but imagine how transformative this, by itself, would be, empowered
in the Oval Office.”
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YOU GO, BERNIE!!
Sanders: 'Your
$8.99 Netflix subscription is more than the company paid in federal income
taxes'
BY JUSTINE
COLEMAN - 11/19/19 05:53 PM EST
PHOTOGRAPH –Sanders:
'Your $8.99 Netflix subscription is more than the company paid in federal
income taxes' © Greg Nash
Sen. Bernie
Sanders (I-Vt.) targeted Netflix in a tweet, accusing the company of paying
less in federal income taxes than the cost of a monthly subscription.
“Your $8.99
Netflix subscription is more than the company paid in federal income taxes last
year (nothing),” he tweeted. “We are going to make massive corporations finally
pay their fair share.”
Bernie Sanders
✔
@BernieSanders
Your $8.99
Netflix subscription is more than the company paid in federal income taxes last
year (nothing).
We are going to
make massive corporations finally pay their fair share.
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The
presidential candidate has taken aim against large corporations and the wealthy
during his campaign for the White House, criticizing President Trump’s tax bill
for letting “wealthy corporations” off the hook of paying their share of taxes.
Trump’s tax
bill that went into effect in January 2018 gave a $1.5 trillion tax cut to U.S.
corporations.
CBS reported in
April that Netflix had an estimated negative income tax for fiscal year
2018, meaning they reported a $22 million tax rebate and paid nothing. A
report from WUSA9 investigated Netflix’s form 10-K, which showed the company
spent $133,146,000 in foreign taxes, but nothing in federal and state taxes in
fiscal year 2018.
The Hill
reached out to Netflix for comment.
Sanders also
condemned the news that FedEx also didn’t owe anything in taxes in fiscal year
2018, reported by The New York Times Sunday.
Bernie Sanders
✔
@SenSanders
Where did the
money from Trump's "tax cuts for the middle class" go? To wealthy
corporations who have spent $1 trillion buying back their own stock to enrich
executives and wealthy shareholders. That's not acceptable. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/17/business/how-fedex-cut-its-tax-bill-to-0.html
…
FedEx made a
major push for a reduction in corporate taxes when Donald Trump won the
presidential election.
How FedEx Cut
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The company,
like much of corporate America, has not made good on its promised investment
surge from President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
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DE BLASIO ON BLOOMBERG
IS BELOW. I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT DE BLASIO, EXCEPT THAT THE POLICEMEN OF NEW YORK
ON MORE THAN ONE SHOCKING OCCASION TURNED THEIR BACKS ON HIM IN A DRAMATIC PUBLIC
DISPLAY BECAUSE HE HAD TRIED TO AMEND THE POLICE BRUTALITY PROBLEM. THAT TELLS
ME THAT HE PROBABLY BELIEVES IN A FAIRER DEAL THAN REPUBLICANS DO. AS FOR
BLOOMBERG AND SCHULZ, THEY SHOULDN’T RUN IN A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY AT ALL. THAT’S
MY LESS THAN HUMBLE VIEW.
WHEN LOOKING
FOR THAT ONE CASE OF DISAPPROVAL OF THE MAYOR, I FOUND WHAT LOOKS TO BE OTHERS
AS WELL. THIS ARTICLE ON THE SUBJECT IS INTERESTING, AND HAS A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH
OF THE SPECTACLE. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police/hundreds-of-police-turn-backs-on-nyc-mayor-at-slain-officers-funeral-idUSKBN0KD06A20150104.
De Blasio slams
Bloomberg run for president: He 'epitomizes the status quo'
BY JOHN BOWDEN
- 11/11/19 03:58 PM EST
Photograph -- De
Blasio slams Bloomberg run for president: He 'epitomizes the status quo' © Getty Images
New York Mayor
Bill de Blasio (D) took aim at his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, on Monday
over the latter's interest in a run for president next year.
De Blasio, who
dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary in September, said Monday
that Bloomberg, a billionaire who has been showing strong indications of
entering the race, is aligned tightly with the political establishment and
would be unable to rally voters.
“Would he be
better than Donald Trump? Of course. Should he be the Democratic nominee? No,”
de Blasio told Politico in an interview. “This is a Democratic Party today
that’s getting more progressive, that wants to address the concerns of working
people, that does not accept the status quo. There’s no way in the world we
should nominate a billionaire who epitomizes the status quo.”
The New York
mayor went on to blast Bloomberg over his handling of rising income inequality
in the city during his time in office, calling the businessman "tone
deaf" to issues of working families.
“When he was
mayor he had no understanding of the inequality crisis. I think he was absolutely
tone deaf to what working people are going through in this city,” de Blasio
said.
“I’m objective
about the fact that there were some things he did well,” he reportedly added.
“I can certainly prefer him over Donald Trump. But does he represent today’s
Democratic Party? Of course not, not even close.”
De Blasio's own
presidential bid ended earlier this year after he failed to gain traction in
early primary states. The mayor's brief presidential run was centered around
support for progressive causes such as the Green New Deal and "Medicare
for All."
Reports
indicated this week that if the former mayor were to mount a late entry into
the presidential primary, he would forgo competing in the four earliest
nominating contests.
Bloomberg
previously wrote in an op-ed earlier this year that running for national office
would "diminish" his ability to effect change in the country.
"I know
there’s much more we can accomplish over the next two years, but only if we
stay focused on the work and expand upon it," he wrote in March. "And
the fact is: A national presidential campaign would limit my ability to do
that."
TAGS MICHAEL
BLOOMBERG BILL DE BLASIO DONALD TRUMP
RAHM EMANUEL WRITES
HERE ON BLOOMBERG AND PATRICK OFFERING AN “IDEAS PRIMARY.” WELL, BERNIE IS
CHOCK FULL OF IDEAS; THE THIRD WAY JUST DOESN’T LIKE ANY OF THEM. SANDERS HAS NOT
RECOMMENDED A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME. THAT WAS YANG, AND BERNIE SPECIFICALLY
STATED THAT HE IS NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL PRODUCTIVE.
I AGREE WITH BOTH OF THEM. IN MY LIFETIME I HAVE BEEN UNDEREMPLOYED AND
SOMETIMES UNEMPLOYED OFTEN ENOUGH TO KNOW ABOUT IT. THE GUARANTEED UNIVERSAL
INCOME IS A SAFETY NET. EXPENSES ARE ALWAYS HIGH, AND THE BASIC INCOME WOULD
GIVE THOSE WHO HAVE A LESS THAN WELL-PAYING JOB, ARE UNEMPLOYED, HAVE PHYSICAL
OR MENTAL DISABILITIES (INCLUDING DRUG ADDICTION) A BETTER CHANCE TO AVOID
SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS.
THE SITUATION
THAT FACES AMERICANS TODAY HAS DIRECTLY TO DO WITH THE GRAND CANYON SIZED GAP
BETWEEN THE LESS THAN WELL-TO-DO – BELOW $80,000 OR SO -- AND THE GROTESQUELY
WEALTHY. SUCH A WEALTH GAP HOPELESSLY DISTORTS THE ABILITY OF THE REALLY POOR
AND WORKING-CLASS LEVELS TO MAKE IT AT ALL. THAT MONEY DOESN’T TRICKLE DOWN
NEARLY FAST ENOUGH. IT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY TO SAY THIS, BUT THE AMERICAN DREAM
IS THE “PIPE DREAM.” THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO LADDER IN THIS COUNTRY THAT GIVES A
STEP TO CLIMB UP ON. AS FOR THAT OLD HACKNEYED “BOOT STRAP” IDEA, THAT’S AS
RIDICULOUS AS IT IS HEARTLESS. GO GET YOURSELF SOME NEW “IDEAS,” RAHM!
WE NEED THE GREEN
NEW DEAL AND BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS, AS WELL AS A GUARANTEED UNIVERSAL BASIC
INCOME, SO THAT WHEN A MAN, WOMAN OR CHILD DOES NOT HAVE A SUFFICIENT INCOME
FOR SAFETY, DIGNITY AND SANITY, THEY WON’T HAVE TO GO WITHOUT BASIC NEEDS, AND
CERTAINLY NOT BE WITHOUT SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE AND FOOD. LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY HAVE NO IDEA HOW HARD MANY PEOPLE’S LIVES ARE, AND IT ISN’T FROM LACK
OF “INCENTIVES,” EITHER.
Rahm Emanuel:
Bloomberg, Patrick entering race will allow Democrats to have 'ideas primary'
BY JUSTINE
COLEMAN - 11/18/19 09:01 PM EST
PHOTOGRAPH – RAHM
EMANUEL WITH HAND RAISED © Getty Images
Former mayor of
Chicago and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said former Gov. Deval
Patrick’s White House bid and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s
potential run will allow the Democrats to have an “ideas primary.”
Emanuel praised
Patrick’s entry and Bloomberg’s potential bid in a Washington Post op-ed as “a
chance to shift the narrative” from the far-left concepts that he said have
dominated the primary, such as the redistribution of wealth.
The former
chief of staff to President Obama said the redistribution of wealth has been
mistaken as the party’s “animating creed” during the 2020 primary as candidates
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have advocated for it.
Emanuel said he
thinks a Patrick and potential Bloomberg entry could help the candidates focus
on discussing how to obtain “inclusive growth.”
“We’re stronger
as a party when we debate substantive proposals for how to expand prosperity
and opportunity,” he wrote. “But to meet the far left’s big ideas,
traditional liberals need to show up with bold ideas of their own.”
The former
Illinois congressman emphasized that traditional Democrats have historically
backed programs based on the concept that people should work for their living,
including Social Security and Medicare.
“Our most
sweeping successes fighting poverty have emerged when we’ve offered the
American people a core bargain: If you work through the course of your life, the
government will help you climb into the middle class,” he wrote.
Emanuel
continued that he thinks “Medicare for All” is “a pipe dream” and universal basic income contradicts the American value
of working for prosperity.
“When our party
has nominated candidates banging the drum for redistribution — such as George
McGovern or Walter Mondale — we’ve lost,” he said. “Hopefully, bids from
Bloomberg and Patrick will serve as a wake-up call.”
President Obama
recently warned the 2020 Democratic field last week from moving too far to the
left, saying “we have to be rooted in reality.”
YOUR WARMUP EXERCISE
FOR THIS NEXT NEWS ARTICLE IS WATCHING 2:17 MINUTES FROM ONE OF BERNIE’S TWO OR
THREE MOVIE ROLES. BERNIE PLAYS A RABBI. IT REALLY IS FUNNY, AND NOT BECAUSE I’M
PREJUDICED, EITHER. COMMENTS ARE BY “TREON LOTSKY.” NO. THAT ISN’T MY JOKE. IT’S
HIS.
'RABBI MANNY
SCHEWITZ'
Bernie Sanders
Played A Rabbi In A '90s Low Budget Rom-Com
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The 1999 film
"My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception" has a 5.3 out of 10 on IMDB,
but we'd give Bernie's cameo two thumbs up.
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via Sam Knight
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Sanders Plays Role of Rabbi in 1999 Low-Budget Comedy "My X-Girlfriend’s
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I WAS MAYBE 5 YEARS OLD, MY FATHER TOOK ME TO SEE OUR OWN BASEBALL “FARM TEAM,” THE HIGH
POINT-THOMASVILLE HI-TOMS. I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY SUCH GAMES I SAW, BUT I
REMEMBER THE SHARP CRACK WHEN THE BALL HIT THE BAT, AND THE AUDIENCE CHEERING. I HAD TO STAND UP ON THE BLEACHERS TO SEE THE FIELD. MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS ARE IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS, WHETHER THEY MAKE A HUGE
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Bernie Sanders
takes swing at MLB attempt to throw out Iowa minor league baseball
PHOTOGRAPH -- Bernie
Sanders greets supporters as he walks to the stage to be introduced by Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Vermont U.S.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose politics were shaped early in life when his beloved
Brooklyn Dodgers moved out of town, is taking a swing at Major Leagues Baseball
owners and executives for their plans to shutter three Iowa minor league
baseball teams.
A MLB proposal
earlier this week would close the Quad City River Bandits, Burlington Bees and
Clinton LumberKings, teams the Cedar Rapids Kernels play in the Midwest League.
The Kernels apparently would be spared.
“Closing down
Minor League teams like the River Bandits, the Bees and the LumberKings would
be a disaster for baseball fans, workers and communities across Iowa,” Sanders
said. “We must protect these teams from corporate greed.”
According to
Sanders, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, the plan
to end the teams’ affiliation with their respective MLB teams comes after minor
league players filed a lawsuit demanding to be paid the minimum wage.
The
Professional Baseball Agreement between MLB and Minor League baseball expires
after this coming season. According to reports, MLB was going to demand in negotiations
that minor league affiliates upgrade facilities and provide better
accommodations overall for players. MLB also wanted to cut down on minor league
travel and have its affiliates be located closer to their big league clubs.
The teams on
the chopping block are as much a part of Iowa’s economy and cultural fabric as
the Field of Dreams, where Sanders and his campaign staff played members of the
media and a youth group from Cedar Rapids in August, he said.
The Burlington
Bees just finished their 95th season of play. Clinton has had baseball in town
since 1895, with the LumberKings franchise launching in 1954. The loss of the
River Bandits, who trace their history back to 1901, would leave the Quad
Cities without professional baseball for the first time since 1879. The Quad
Cities were rated the nation’s top minor league market in 2015.
John O’Donnell
Stadium in Davenport has survived floods for decades and provided an economic
anchor for the Quad Cities. Community Field in Burlington has generated
significant annual revenues for the city for decades. Clinton’s home park —
originally dubbed Riverview Field when it was built in 1937 — has seen future
All Stars such as Kyle Seager and James Paxton draw fans for years.
“By threatening
to rip baseball out of these communities, the billionaires who control
America’s pastime are showing their true colors,” Bernie 2020 Deputy Iowa
Director Bill Neidhardt said. “This isn’t about what’s good for baseball. It’s
about greedy executives refusing to give even a tiny bit more of their massive
wealth to the young people who keep their businesses booming.”
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