[[Ocasio-Cortez]]'s chief of staff, [[Saikat Chakrabarti]] had to explain to an Inslee aide that the [[Green New Deal]] has nothing to do with climate change and is all about overthrowing [[capitalism]]. A single-issue candidate, Inslee criticized the [[DNC]] for its decision to stall the impending doom of the climate crisis by putting it on the backburner in the First Debate, effectively eliminating him in future debates where a larger support base is needed to qualify for participation. As soon as he dropped out, [[CNN]] held a 7-hour Climate Crisis Townhall.<ref>https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2019/08/27/welcome-to-hell-cnn-will-hold-a-seven-hour-climate-crisis-town-hall-featuring-ten-dem-potus-hopefuls/</ref> | [[Ocasio-Cortez]]'s chief of staff, [[Saikat Chakrabarti]] had to explain to an Inslee aide that the [[Green New Deal]] has nothing to do with climate change and is all about overthrowing [[capitalism]]. A single-issue candidate, Inslee criticized the [[DNC]] for its decision to stall the impending doom of the climate crisis by putting it on the backburner in the First Debate, effectively eliminating him in future debates where a larger support base is needed to qualify for participation. As soon as he dropped out, [[CNN]] held a 7-hour Climate Crisis Townhall.<ref>https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2019/08/27/welcome-to-hell-cnn-will-hold-a-seven-hour-climate-crisis-town-hall-featuring-ten-dem-potus-hopefuls/</ref> |