2020 Election
By: Isabel Prunes
May 3, 2019
What will happen in 2020?
For two and a half years now we have been under the “leadership” of a President who seems to be doing what he wants and not really listening to the people I talk to on an everyday basis. Instead, he is listening to his base, made up of white men, white evangelicals, white non-college graduates, white people over 50, and white people who make over $50,000 a year.
But 2020 is coming. I attended a live podcast with reporters from NPR who cover the white house and journalists who cover politics. They discussed the new candidates for 2020 and the strategies the current president will possibly do to respond to their campaigns. Attending the live podcast and being able to ask a question myself gave me a good glimpse of how the 2020 election could go and the process that has to be taken in order to make changes happen.
2020 DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES
Source : CNN.com
Let's Start by ASking Questions
During the NPR Politics Podcast in Philadelphia, I got to go up to the mic and ask one question during the audience participation portion. This week, I also got to ask a question to a 9th grader in Coppell, Texas about how he feels he could get involved even at his younger age (pre voting).
Question to NPR Politics Podcast:Two running candidates have mentioned college being free. What do you think will happen if/when college does become free? And if we get free college, the cost goes to tax payers. So, what does this mean for the future of college?
Susan Davis, NPR Political Correspondent, responded that at this point it's a possibility in the air. Elizabeth Warren, for example, wants to erase college loan debt. Lots of candidates say they are going to do things but not many pull through. It is too early on to see whether they will run with this idea or really look into it and see that they wouldn't be able to get away it the idea of free college? Warren often says, "I have a plan for that." Susan Davis thinks it's a good idea to listen to those plans carefully.
Question to Will, 9th Grader from Coppell, TX: As a 9th grader how are you staying aware and informed about politics now and the election to come?
Will, from Coppell: “I wouldnt say I'm directly involved but just making sure I know what I'm learning is real and I’m not listening or learning fake news helps me at least be knowledgeable about what going on.”
Analyze The answers.
At the podcast live taping, I think it was interesting to hear from Susan Davis who has politics as her life job, she talks about these things non-stop. It was really nice to hear her opinion and her take on what’s going on. NPR also provided an article on Twitter in response to my question. In this article, it addresses Elizabeth Warren’s plan on her campaign going into the 2020 election. Specifically about billions of dollars in college debt that many people owe. This specific quote answers part of my question about who pockets this money will come out of. “The projected total price tag: $1.25 trillion over 10 years. Warren says it would be paid for by a new tax on multi millionaires and at least partially offset by new economic growth.”
As for the 9th grader, Will, I think what he said was very true. He didn't seemed that involved in politics but at least he knows where to go for his sources.
The future? Let's see.
It will be interesting to follow what the candidates do as the time for the election gets closer. Do they follow through with their plans or will they change their plans as the election approaches? I am both excited and nervous to see how this will turn out. Let’s see!