my goal, chris, was to make sure that everybody got a fair shake to communicate their vision, and that we didn t talk about hand size. we talked about health care and climate change and how we build an economy that works for everyone, not just a few at the top. i think we did a good job in having that. we saw disagreements. chris, i think the area, just to take one example where we really helped to crystallize where we are and where we need to go and what the differences are is in health care, because every candidate believes that every person in this country should have access to quality affordable health care. we re 90% of the way there, thanks to barack obama and lbj and other democrats, and we had a spirited discussion about how to get to the mountaintop, that final 10%. some people believe that we should have a single payer model, medicare for all. others believe that you should be able to keep your health care if you want it. and we can build on the affordable care act. and i thi
that s where the federal government must step in. that s why we have the voting rights act and the civil rights act. that s why we need to pass the equality act. that s why we need to pass thor ra. i sported the era from the beginning. i m the guy that extended the voting rights act for 25 years. we got to the place where we got 98 out of 98 votes in the united states doing it. i m joined by the person who s most responsible, or more responsible than anyone for deciding what these debates would look like and what they ll look like going forward democratic national committee chair tom perez. we didn t know how it would go. give yourself a grade in how you and the dnc managed this process. i m excited that so many people wachld tched it. my goal, chris was to make sure that everybody got a fair shake to communicate their vision, and that we didn t talk about hand size. we talked about health care and climate change and how we build an economy that works for everyone, not just a f
rights act and the civil rights act. that s why we need to pass the equality act. that s why we need to pass the era. i supported the era from the very beginning. i m the guy who extended the voting rights act for 25 years. we got to the place where we got 98 out of 98 votes in the united states senate doing it. i m joined now by the person who is most responsible more responsible than anyone for deciding what these debates would look like and what they ll look like going forward, democratic national committee chair tom perez. we didn t know how it would go. give yourself a grade in how you and the dnc managed this process. well, i m excite that so many people watched it. i was really excited to see those viewership numbers. my goal, chris, was to make sure that everybody got a fair shake to communicate their vision, and that we didn t talk about hand size. we talked about health care and climate change and how we build an economy that works for everyone, not just a few at the
how can you so for those for whom it s not working they can choose medicare. for the person you ve got to start by acknowledging the system is not working. they re able to keep them. this could be a preview for joe biden tonight. do you worry, zochitl, about the circular firing squad or do you think this is going to make the field stronger? i think that if we re debating on the issues this only makes the field stronger. you didn t hear anyone talking about hand size. you didn t hear name calling. you heard people doing contrasts on their record. and that s what we want to hear. we want to hear people s proactive position, their policies, how they re going to help the american people, and if they re going to do contrast they re at least doing it on the issues and on the record. that s fair game. we are very happy with the way last night went, and we re really excited about tonight. and to hear the solution that s people have for the american people. all right. zochitl hi
on thursday he s got a lot to lose. juan: he is the front runner so everyone will potentially go after him. to me, the response to the monologue is to say i remember 2016 and i remember that it was all about personality on the republican stage with 10-plus candidates. talk about follies. how about marco rubio and president trump comparing hand size. that s pretty low. jesse: i don t think that s going to happen on the democrat side. juan: i think the idea is and what i m hearing is that you want debate policy. you want to introduce yourself. so many of these people are not known to the audience so it s an opportunity to introduce yourself. it s an opportunity to say that i m a serious person who really is worthy. they ve got to convince people they are sufficiently able to beat president trump. juan: do think it s going to be about policy or do you think it s going to devolve into zingers and one-liners and things like that?