Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at the California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco on June 2, 2019. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP--Getty Images)
Jun 03, 2019
Inspired by Sen. Bernie Sanders's speech at the California Democratic Convention in California--in which the 2020 contender took a thinly veiled shot at fellow White House hopeful Joe Biden's centrist policy approach--progressives made the Twitter hashtag #NoMiddleGround go viral on Sunday in an effort to make clear that there can be no compromises when it comes to confronting the global climate crisis, providing healthcare to all as a right, and battling inequality.
"We have got to make it clear that when the future of the planet is at stake, there is no 'middle ground,'" Sanders said, in a clear reference to Biden's reported middle-of-the-road climate agenda. "We will take on the fossil fuel industry and transform our energy system."
"When it comes to healthcare, there is no middle ground," Sanders continued. "When it comes to abortion, there is no middle ground. When it comes to mass shootings and the fact that 40,000 people were killed last year with guns, no middle ground."
\u201cThere is no \u201cmiddle ground\u201d compromise with Donald Trump and the GOP.\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1559502168
The Vermont senator's remarks inspired a flood of tweets from his supporters and other progressives, who expressed enthusiastic agreement with Sanders's call for an uncompromising approach to the most pressing crises facing the United States and the planet.
\u201cMiddle ground on fracking: water still poisoned. \nMiddle ground on health care: people still dying. \nMiddle ground on climate: planet still becomes uninhabitable.\nDems, for all these things (and more) there\u2019s #NoMiddleGround. Thankfully though, there\u2019s #Bernie. #FeelTheBern\u201d— Josh Fox \ud83d\udc00\u2721\ufe0f (@Josh Fox \ud83d\udc00\u2721\ufe0f) 1559532018
\u201cStopping a war with Iran #NoMiddleGround\u201d— Josh Orton (@Josh Orton) 1559514261
\u201cThere is #NoMiddleGround with the environment and climate action. Either we save 1,000,000 species from destruction and avoid $160 trillion in environmental costs or we don't.\u201d— Youth For Environmental Change (@Youth For Environmental Change) 1559512139
\u201cMiddle Ground on Climate Change = Uninhabitable Planet\n\nMiddle Ground on Healthcare = 30K+ Die Each Year\n\nMiddle Ground on Wall Street = Multi-Trillion Bailouts\n\nMiddle Ground on Social Security = Work Until You Drop Dead\n\nMiddle Ground on Housing = 553K homeless\n\n#NoMiddleGround\u201d— Warren Gunnels (@Warren Gunnels) 1559524190
The tweets from Sanders backers and others quickly made #NoMiddleGround a trending Twitter topic in the U.S.
Sanders's remarks demanding an unabashedly bold progressive agenda were also applauded at the California Democratic Party Convention in San Francisco, where the Vermont senator received a standing ovation while calls for moderation by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and former Rep. John Delaney were panned by many in the crowd.
Biden, who is currently the Democratic frontrunner according to most national polls, did not attend the California convention.
"In my view, we will not defeat Donald Trump unless we bring excitement and energy into the campaign, and unless we give millions of working people and young people a reason to vote, and a reason to believe that politics is relevant to their lives," Sanders told the San Francisco audience. "We cannot go back to the old ways, we have got to go forward with a new and progressive agenda."
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Inspired by Sen. Bernie Sanders's speech at the California Democratic Convention in California--in which the 2020 contender took a thinly veiled shot at fellow White House hopeful Joe Biden's centrist policy approach--progressives made the Twitter hashtag #NoMiddleGround go viral on Sunday in an effort to make clear that there can be no compromises when it comes to confronting the global climate crisis, providing healthcare to all as a right, and battling inequality.
"We have got to make it clear that when the future of the planet is at stake, there is no 'middle ground,'" Sanders said, in a clear reference to Biden's reported middle-of-the-road climate agenda. "We will take on the fossil fuel industry and transform our energy system."
"When it comes to healthcare, there is no middle ground," Sanders continued. "When it comes to abortion, there is no middle ground. When it comes to mass shootings and the fact that 40,000 people were killed last year with guns, no middle ground."
\u201cThere is no \u201cmiddle ground\u201d compromise with Donald Trump and the GOP.\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1559502168
The Vermont senator's remarks inspired a flood of tweets from his supporters and other progressives, who expressed enthusiastic agreement with Sanders's call for an uncompromising approach to the most pressing crises facing the United States and the planet.
\u201cMiddle ground on fracking: water still poisoned. \nMiddle ground on health care: people still dying. \nMiddle ground on climate: planet still becomes uninhabitable.\nDems, for all these things (and more) there\u2019s #NoMiddleGround. Thankfully though, there\u2019s #Bernie. #FeelTheBern\u201d— Josh Fox \ud83d\udc00\u2721\ufe0f (@Josh Fox \ud83d\udc00\u2721\ufe0f) 1559532018
\u201cStopping a war with Iran #NoMiddleGround\u201d— Josh Orton (@Josh Orton) 1559514261
\u201cThere is #NoMiddleGround with the environment and climate action. Either we save 1,000,000 species from destruction and avoid $160 trillion in environmental costs or we don't.\u201d— Youth For Environmental Change (@Youth For Environmental Change) 1559512139
\u201cMiddle Ground on Climate Change = Uninhabitable Planet\n\nMiddle Ground on Healthcare = 30K+ Die Each Year\n\nMiddle Ground on Wall Street = Multi-Trillion Bailouts\n\nMiddle Ground on Social Security = Work Until You Drop Dead\n\nMiddle Ground on Housing = 553K homeless\n\n#NoMiddleGround\u201d— Warren Gunnels (@Warren Gunnels) 1559524190
The tweets from Sanders backers and others quickly made #NoMiddleGround a trending Twitter topic in the U.S.
Sanders's remarks demanding an unabashedly bold progressive agenda were also applauded at the California Democratic Party Convention in San Francisco, where the Vermont senator received a standing ovation while calls for moderation by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and former Rep. John Delaney were panned by many in the crowd.
Biden, who is currently the Democratic frontrunner according to most national polls, did not attend the California convention.
"In my view, we will not defeat Donald Trump unless we bring excitement and energy into the campaign, and unless we give millions of working people and young people a reason to vote, and a reason to believe that politics is relevant to their lives," Sanders told the San Francisco audience. "We cannot go back to the old ways, we have got to go forward with a new and progressive agenda."
Inspired by Sen. Bernie Sanders's speech at the California Democratic Convention in California--in which the 2020 contender took a thinly veiled shot at fellow White House hopeful Joe Biden's centrist policy approach--progressives made the Twitter hashtag #NoMiddleGround go viral on Sunday in an effort to make clear that there can be no compromises when it comes to confronting the global climate crisis, providing healthcare to all as a right, and battling inequality.
"We have got to make it clear that when the future of the planet is at stake, there is no 'middle ground,'" Sanders said, in a clear reference to Biden's reported middle-of-the-road climate agenda. "We will take on the fossil fuel industry and transform our energy system."
"When it comes to healthcare, there is no middle ground," Sanders continued. "When it comes to abortion, there is no middle ground. When it comes to mass shootings and the fact that 40,000 people were killed last year with guns, no middle ground."
\u201cThere is no \u201cmiddle ground\u201d compromise with Donald Trump and the GOP.\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1559502168
The Vermont senator's remarks inspired a flood of tweets from his supporters and other progressives, who expressed enthusiastic agreement with Sanders's call for an uncompromising approach to the most pressing crises facing the United States and the planet.
\u201cMiddle ground on fracking: water still poisoned. \nMiddle ground on health care: people still dying. \nMiddle ground on climate: planet still becomes uninhabitable.\nDems, for all these things (and more) there\u2019s #NoMiddleGround. Thankfully though, there\u2019s #Bernie. #FeelTheBern\u201d— Josh Fox \ud83d\udc00\u2721\ufe0f (@Josh Fox \ud83d\udc00\u2721\ufe0f) 1559532018
\u201cStopping a war with Iran #NoMiddleGround\u201d— Josh Orton (@Josh Orton) 1559514261
\u201cThere is #NoMiddleGround with the environment and climate action. Either we save 1,000,000 species from destruction and avoid $160 trillion in environmental costs or we don't.\u201d— Youth For Environmental Change (@Youth For Environmental Change) 1559512139
\u201cMiddle Ground on Climate Change = Uninhabitable Planet\n\nMiddle Ground on Healthcare = 30K+ Die Each Year\n\nMiddle Ground on Wall Street = Multi-Trillion Bailouts\n\nMiddle Ground on Social Security = Work Until You Drop Dead\n\nMiddle Ground on Housing = 553K homeless\n\n#NoMiddleGround\u201d— Warren Gunnels (@Warren Gunnels) 1559524190
The tweets from Sanders backers and others quickly made #NoMiddleGround a trending Twitter topic in the U.S.
Sanders's remarks demanding an unabashedly bold progressive agenda were also applauded at the California Democratic Party Convention in San Francisco, where the Vermont senator received a standing ovation while calls for moderation by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and former Rep. John Delaney were panned by many in the crowd.
Biden, who is currently the Democratic frontrunner according to most national polls, did not attend the California convention.
"In my view, we will not defeat Donald Trump unless we bring excitement and energy into the campaign, and unless we give millions of working people and young people a reason to vote, and a reason to believe that politics is relevant to their lives," Sanders told the San Francisco audience. "We cannot go back to the old ways, we have got to go forward with a new and progressive agenda."
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