CNN Anchors ‘Stunned’ Democrats Are OK with Terrorists Voting, ‘These People Are Way Out There’

‘Listen I’m glad we asked the question’

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CUOMO: "Top 2020 Democratic hopefuls have been following Bernie Sanders lead on many progressive policy stances. But last night Senator Sanders said that people in prison, even terrorists like the Boston bomber have the right to vote while they're in prison. D Lemon what’s your take?" 
LEMON: "I was stunned as you could see. You could see on our faces and the responses. Listen I’m glad we asked the question. I’m glad you asked the question first to Bernie and then we talked to the other candidates, the subsequent candidates who came on. And it’s -- it's interesting. I think — I think you were right that it’s going to be a campaign for those who said either yes they should be able to vote, even the most awful people among us, or we should have a conversation about it. I think it's going to be issue here." 
CUOMO: "Senator Kamala Harris said that she is now revised her opinion and saying those who are in prison, no --"
LEMON: "No."
CUOMO: "-- they don’t get to vote." 
LEMON: "No. Well, last night that’s not what she said. But she is — listen she can revise her position and change her mind or maybe she just didn’t get it out last night. But I think that is going to be an issue. And I think it’s a real — it’s an interesting subject or question to debate. But I think most people in America feel like once you paid your debt to society maybe you should have the opportunity to go out and vote, and at least exercise your constitutional rights. But if you’re in prison, if you have created — committed a crime like the Boston Marathon bombings or if you assaulted or abused a child, I don’t think Americans would — most Americans would want people like that to vote." 
CUOMO: "You know what it frames? It frames the proposition for voters as these people are way out there in the Democratic party, wow, they’ve gone far left. And this is after an entire evening of, you know, here is how I can do it, here is how I can pay for it. This is the one they remember."

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