opponents are quick to say he is a billionaire that is buying the election. why virginia? you and i know that it is what we re expecting today. he has a retail style stop here and more official remarks and he will touch on the secretary spencer resignation, a sign that he is probably going to take it to trump as early as often as he can in his bid. virginia is a battleground, but bloomberg is using it as a physical reminder that he has been someone that has been at play in races akrouns the cou the country. he ll be sitting down with a delegate elect that he helped elect a few weeks ago, but there are still questions around his candidacy. we both know the reality of this
we re a center left and a center right country. there are swing voters in places like michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. and if the vfocus is on how can we make health care more affordable. what is donald trump s plan? i think that is a significant negative for the republicans. on the other hand, this whole question of medicare for all i think it is a potential hand grenade for democrats in 2020. these voters are very concerned with the growing divide between the rish and the rest of us, let s listen. you put in 40 hours of work a week, you should be able to live a pretty good life. does it feel like the table is not level to you. it is definitely not level. the top 1% is garnering more and more of the total wealth in the world. you listen to the news, the economy is going gang busters,
reshaping the tax system is a focal point in the 2020 democratic primary, but so far there is a sprint on how to approach the issues. senators warren and booker have two very different paths. here they are in last week s debate. people understand across this country that our government is working better and better for the billionaires, the well connected, and worse for everyone else. we come together when we acknowledge that. we need to fight for a just taxation system, but we also have to talk about how to grow wealth as well. everyone agreed that the system is not working for everyone. joining me now, a columnist at washington post and jared burnstein who i haven t seen a quite a while. the senior fellow at the budget priorities. you wrote about the choices democrats now face.
medications over 36 hour period i will die. it is too expensive, our deductible is still $10,000. i worked at wellsf fargo for 13 years and i was bade $17 an hour and i could not afford it. i like universal health care. i like what i have seen in the country. i don t care what the american way is, really, i want change. here to weigh in, genesis ortega. she has been speaking to voters in this very key county. that conversation right there, is that consistent with what you hear from voters on the ground? absolutely. health care is a huge issue for voters and people in the lehigh
you have a president that spent a good trunk of his political capital that expanded the wealth gap between the wealthy and the bo poor, but they serve as a tax give away for billionaires. i don t see how republicans can push back on the idea that they have been focused like the people around those tables. it is not just about the rich and what is defined as the poor. if you work hard 40 hours a week you should not be struggling like this welcome and people saying a strong stock market is smoke and mirrors. could this argument come back and bite the president? yes, very much so. this is really the sweet spot in american politic that s if you play by the rules you ought to be able to experience the american dream. if we live in a country in which