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Nanjeanne

(6,428 posts)
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 09:42 AM Saturday

CNN 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 they’ll 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
That ought to be good 👍 Emile Saturday #1
Need a moderate Dem don't we? gab13by13 Saturday #2
Got it! flashman13 Saturday #6
Fetterman Clouds Passing Saturday #10
Be prepared for gotcha questions blaming Dems for the shutdown Fiendish Thingy Saturday #3
Im sure there will be and both AOC and Sanders can handle them. Nanjeanne Saturday #4
Audience consisting of durablend Saturday #5
Red hat yankee87 Saturday #7
Audience should also have non-voters leftstreet Saturday #8
- Lemon Lyman Saturday #9
It's a town hall to talk about the shutdown. Im quite sure both will be tying it to Republicans. Nanjeanne Saturday #11

Fiendish Thingy

(20,968 posts)
3. Be prepared for gotcha questions blaming Dems for the shutdown
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 10:12 AM
Saturday

I trust AOC can deftly handle those.

Were no republicans invited to defend the healthcare cuts?

durablend

(8,585 posts)
5. Audience consisting of
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 10:47 AM
Saturday

One Democrat (who's "wavering" ), one Independent and the rest Republicans. Because CNN.

yankee87

(2,693 posts)
7. Red hat
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:17 PM
Saturday

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
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:22 PM
Saturday

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. -
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:28 PM
Saturday

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.
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 04:13 PM
Saturday
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