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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Warming up for first debate, Beto O'Rourke courts Miami teachers, Elizabeth Warren basks in adoratio
Warming up for first debate, Beto O'Rourke courts Miami teachers, Elizabeth Warren basks in adorationMIAMI — Democrats angling for a shot at Donald Trump have converged on Miami ahead of the first primary debates, with some finishing their debate prep in plain sight.
Beto O’Rourke warmed up Tuesday with a town hall session hosted by a major teachers union that drew about 100 educators. The Texan hopes to leave Miami with renewed buzz, having tumbled far since the heady days before he actually jumped into the race.
He drew applause with a promise to replace Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos, with someone who not only supports public schools but has taught in them and can relate to working with too little pay and not enough financial support.
“Only that schoolteacher who is going to bring other schoolteachers to the table with her or with him is going to guide us to a much better education policy,” he said.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/06/25/warming-first-debate-beto-orourke-courts-miami-teachers-elizabeth-warren-basks-adoration
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
