| | | | 'This primary is going to be a choice between socialism and a more just form of capitalism.' |  | | Can you guess who that quote is from?
No, it's not President Donald Trump. (You probably figured that out from the "more just form of capitalism" part of it.)
It's actually from former Maryland Rep. John Delaney, who has been running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination since, approximately, 1991. And while Delaney is a long shot to be a long shot in this race, he's not the only one who is thinking about the two lanes of the Democratic primary fight that way.
"I will tell you I am not a democratic socialist," California Sen. Kamala Harris said during a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Monday. And in a CNN town hall on Monday night, another Democrat, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, was careful to make her skepticism of things like "Medicare for All" and the "Green New Deal" very clear.
What you see in all of that is a clear line being drawn between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who announced his presidential bid formally on Tuesday, and the looming figure of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez on one side, and the likes of Klobuchar and, assuming he runs, former Vice President Joe Biden on the other.
All the other candidates in the race fall somewhere along that spectrum -- roughly like this:
Sanders Warren Gabbard Castro Gillibrand Booker Harris Klobuchar Biden
From Booker leftward, the candidates are, broadly speaking, in favor of the "Green New Deal" and "Medicare for All." Both those programs would fundamentally reshape our society -- whether by handing the government control of our health care or overhauling our economic and environmental realities with a big cash infusion via taxing the very wealthy -- in ways that would make the federal government more and more powerful. From Harris rightward, there is a healthy skepticism of the practicality (and political savvy) of backing those massive government programs.
To be clear: There is not a massive amount of policy difference between Sanders and Biden. And you are splitting hairs on hairs when trying to determine whether Gillibrand or Booker is closer to the democratic socialist view of the world.
Some of these differences are in tone and emphasis. For example, Klobuchar calls the "Green New Deal" something to aspire to while others to her left on my spectrum see it as the sort of thing that should be put front and center for Democrats right now. Still, that's a difference!
The Point: The dynamics of the 2020 Democratic primary are still sorting themselves out. But there's no doubt this will be one -- if not the only -- dividing line in the race.
-- Chris | | "The date is not a magical date, a lot of things can happen."
-- President Donald Trump lowering expectations on the imposed March 1 deadline for trade talks between the US and China. Trump said the ongoing conversations are "complex" but going "very well." | | | 📺 TUNE IN TONIGHT 📺 | | Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe will be interviewed by Anderson Cooper live on CNN starting at 8 p.m. ET.
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ALL ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL REMOVAL | |  | What the 25th Amendment actually does | | In an interview with CBS, Andrew McCabe, former acting director of the FBI, admitted that he and others had discussions about possibly removing President Donald Trump using the 25th Amendment.
Trump-backing Republicans argue that interview is evidence of an attempted coup by the "deep state" within government trying to take down the President -- are they right?
There's more where this came from on The Point's YouTube channel. | | Because he's due in court on Thursday.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson called Stone back to court after Stone's Monday social media post depicting Berman Jackson and a crosshairs near her head. Stone apologized to the court for that post but maintained that his case is a "show trial."
The Thursday hearing could bring a change in Stone's lenient gag order or even his bail terms, which currently allow for some travel. | | | I had never heard of Palehound before the band popped up in NPR's New Music playlist this week. But I love this song. | | 🚀 WE HAVE LIFTOFF 🚀 | | Space Force is here -- at least on paper!
This afternoon President Donald Trump signed a directive creating the Space Force as a subsidiary of the Air Force.
Next, the White House will submit to Congress a request to establish the authority and funding to create the military initiative. Congress will then have to approve it. | | Bernie Sanders: Is officially running for president (as a Democrat). He's also planning to sit down for his CNN town hall turn on Monday, February 25.
Elizabeth Warren: Wants to fund universal child care -- paid for by her "ultra-millionaire tax."
John Delaney: The longest-running member of the 2020 Democratic pack is about to be the first in the field to air TV ads in Iowa, according to an ad tracking firm. | |
REMEMBERING A FASHION ICON | | People around the world are mourning the death of 85-year-old fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, including the first lady of the United States.
First lady Melania Trump tweeted a remembrance of Lagerfeld, saying the world has lost a "creative genius."
Trump has worn Lagerfeld's designs throughout her time in the White House, including to President Donald Trump's inaugural ball and to meet the Israeli Prime Minister. | | | | | | |
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