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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN TO HOST 'SHUTDOWN AMERICA: A CNN TOWN HALL WITH BERNIE SANDERS AND ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ'
https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/10/10/cnn-to-host-shutdown-america-a-cnn-town-hall-with-bernie-sanders-and-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/]October 15 Moderated by CNN Anchor Kaitlan Collins.
As the government shutdown stretches into its second week, millions of Americans have been furloughed and are wondering when and if theyll get their paychecks. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) will take questions from a live studio audience and Collins on the Democratic strategy and a pathway toward resolution. The studio audience will be comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, including people who have been directly affected by the shutdown.
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CNN TO HOST 'SHUTDOWN AMERICA: A CNN TOWN HALL WITH BERNIE SANDERS AND ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ' (Original Post)
Nanjeanne
Saturday
OP
Emile
(38,211 posts)1. That ought to be good 👍
gab13by13
(30,048 posts)2. Need a moderate Dem don't we?
Do I need the sarcasm thingy?
flashman13
(1,625 posts)6. Got it!

Clouds Passing
(6,108 posts)10. Fetterman


Fiendish Thingy
(20,968 posts)3. Be prepared for gotcha questions blaming Dems for the shutdown
I trust AOC can deftly handle those.
Were no republicans invited to defend the healthcare cuts?
Nanjeanne
(6,428 posts)4. Im sure there will be and both AOC and Sanders can handle them.
durablend
(8,585 posts)5. Audience consisting of
One Democrat (who's "wavering" ), one Independent and the rest Republicans. Because CNN.
I wonder if they'll wear their red hats. Like was stated it's CNN so 1Democrat and 10 red hat knuckle draggers.
leftstreet
(37,521 posts)8. Audience should also have non-voters
People who've never voted. People who quit voting
Almost half the eligible voters in the US don't vote.
It'd be nice to hear their questions
Lemon Lyman
(1,515 posts)9. -
Not a fan of the title of the town hall. I don't want Dems tied to the shutdown like that. It's all on the republicans.
Nanjeanne
(6,428 posts)11. It's a town hall to talk about the shutdown. Im quite sure both will be tying it to Republicans.