Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was the first candidate to visit the editorial board for an endorsement interview. He presented his vision of ambitious progress for America. The editorial board challen...Show More
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danny recommended:Jan 21st, 2020
Interesting format. And found Sanders charming (in an old Grandpa, who got annoyed and doesn't take any sh*t, kinda way). Also, maybe I'm reading too much into this but he got that kinda alluded to AOC being a great fit to be his running mate.
mm recommended:Jan 21st, 2020
This was pretty cool to hear the NYTimes editorial board and their process of how they interview, deliberate about, and eventually choose their endorsements. Always wondered how these processes work because they seem so mysterious and closed door, so it's refreshing for the board to blow it wide ope...Show More
dannyJan 21st, 2020
@mm I think one of them says in the next episode that they were disappointed in his stance of having every kid vaccinated 🙅🏾♂️.
mmJan 21st, 2020
@danny No.....
mmJan 21st, 2020
@jspinelle Unsure who to tag, but figure that you might have the answer to this. Can you enlighten a Canadian here on whether vaccination/immunization policy is a state or federal issue? In Canada, it's a provincial/state-determined issue. Thought it was weird the NYTimes board asked about this to a...Show More
jspinelleJan 21st, 2020
@mm My understanding is that the guidelines are set at the federal level and enforced by the states, which can set their own rules for exemptions, etc.
mmJan 22nd, 2020
@jspinelle Policy approach similar enough to Canada’s. Any clues on why they would ask Bernie on vaccination policy? Has this been a hot presidential issue or something? The question seemed kind of weird to me for the context and stakes at hand...
jspinelleJan 22nd, 2020
@mm Not sure - sorry!