job. thanks, josh. josh: i've never done it with 18 candidates so we're going to move things along quickly. couple rules of the road, no props, hold your applause and don't be disruptive but respectful of the people next to you. i appreciate you all what you're doing and call you lesser known candidates, maybe there's a diamond in the rough here. left to right, introduce yourself and tell us where you're from and why you're running. josh: thank you all for being here. thank you to the institute of politicks for sharing this platform. i'm frankly lozada and honored to share the future of america with you. i'm a puerto rican, shaped by the streets of new york. i've organized he events that

helped change my life. i'm not a typical politick -- typical politician. i've seen the flaws in our system and it's time for a change. my vision goes beyond politics. i want to uplift minority communities, boost businesses, homeownership and education. what sets me apart is the commitment to the 99% of americans who deserve better. i believe in eliminating dirty money in politics. it's time for term limits and time for fighting poverty in america. my dedication tends to honor the sacrifices of our veterans is and make sure we dedicate our resources no veteran is left homeless, sick, alone or deported. i stand for liberty and martin jr. said love is the greatest force in the universe.

we can bring america together and prioritize education and create opportunities for all. i'd like to remember roberto clemente's words, when you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, you're wasting your time on earth. i'm running to make a difference, to lift latino spirits and remind every american their voice matters. together we can shake the world and make americans dream again. thank you and let's create a greater future for all americans. let's hold our applause until everyone is finished. take 90 seconds. going down the line. >> good evening, my name is steven patrick lyons from mccumber county, maryland. i was asked by this prestigious institution a few questions, what's the most single important issue to me in this election? i couldn't answer that because i have quite a few serious issues. the economy, taking care of our

kids and u.s. citizens first, protecting our american children, threats to our national security, closing the borders, drug and human trafficking, becoming self-efficient again, climate change, balancing the budget, mental health care, cyberwarfare, taking back our streets and neighborhoods from the thieves, robbers, rapist, murderers and all criminals. social security for senior citizens so they don't have to go back to work after they retire and worry about paying their bills. women's rights, to be able to make their choice for their bodies. both sides of the government are broken. nothing gets done. the last three administrations ran the deficit up so high our future generations will never be able to pay it off. i am coming in the fourth quarter with minutes left against the millionaires and large greedy corporations that are heavily influencing and

shaping the way they want the united states to be run. no, sir, no, ma'am. i stand here in front of you this afternoon with no i.o.u.'s or silver coins in my pocket. i cannot be bought or bribed. i'm untouchable, always have been and always will be. my shield now belongs to your shield of protection. josh: going to ask you to wrap it up. >> all you democrats and independents and republicans, i'm as moderate as they come. go to my website, lyons2024. i'm starting tomorrow and you can follow me on twitter and instagram. josh: thank you, sir. i appreciate that. next. >> my name is raymond morose

from new york, and thank you to c-span for the programming you do, especially the book festivals in the u.s. i learn sod much from everything you feature. i'm running for president to protect the workers and working class. if elected i would help protect the middle class by increasing unions and union membership. to do that i would increase the powers of the national labor relations board to fine the big corporations, amazon, tesla, fighting you tooth and nail. i'd like to thank president bide phone being the first sitting president to walk the picket line in the u.a.w. strike. it's helped the labor movement tremendously in a positive way. not like president reagan who back in the day fired all the air traffic controllers and since then has given the corporations the go ahead to

crucify labor unions and as a result, unionization in the united states is down to 10% today. we need at least 30% to 40% to help keep the corporations honest and give the workers good wages. josh: 10 seconds left. >> i'd like to thank the president harris-biden team for the lowest unemployment rate in 60 years under 4% so please vote your own economic interests and vote democrat. i would also like to, if you don't vote for me, write in biden to help the workers. josh: thank you, sir. >> if you're irish, make president biden proud. josh: thank you, sir. appreciate that. next? >> thank you. for having me here. i'm derrick nato, born and raised here in new hampshire. wow. born and raised here in new hampshire right down the road in

merrimack. i attended public high school and community college in new hampshire and went on to learn from some of the greatest mentors a guy could ask for. i'm a small business owner, inventor and recently referred for two jobs at nasa. i have several green energy patents pending examination in the u.s. p.p.o. i surrendered to patents for humidity. i solve problems and connect to people is what i do. my main goal for running for president of the united states is put the power back in the people's hands. for far too long our government was formed on a three-branch system in which we've seen these powers go unchecked, abused and thrown out of balance to negatively affect our people. i believe now more than ever, america is looking for a people's champion. one who is not a lifetime politician, corporate liaison or a dictator. this is going to take tackling

issues and making changes that many people in politics is unwilling to touch but these are very real issues facing our country today and need to be dealt with. i believe in putting people first. i believe we need someone willing to put people ahead of their own interests. i have in fact put my own money, time, and energy into running for office. in fact, i'm donating my campaign proceeds to the state of new hampshire in the form of energy projects and after school programs for children. i ask everyone at this table and not at the table to do the same. i'm asking the american people to stop voting for their favorite color and who you trust your children's future with. josh: i'm out of time and i apologize and wish i had more flexibility but we have to keep it moving in the interest of time. thank you very much. next one. >> america needs an upgrade. our country is entangled in too

many foreign wars. our congress is completely dysfunctional. our borders are being overrun and our leadership is gary at rick. it's -- geriatric. it's time to pass the torch to new americans like this table standing up and putting their hat in the ring. we need people that understand new technologies and understand the 21st century while remaining committed to the values that are eternal here in america, liberty, justice for all, the pursuit of happiness. i'm a unique candidate submitting myself for public service. i have been working in the world of business and philanthropy and with colleges and universities for the past 25 years of my life. i worked at the bill and melinda gates foundation, i've been a turnaround leader and invested in more than 20 entrepreneurs who have created more than a thousand jobs and a billion

dollars in market capitalization. we need someone who actually knows how to fix things and bring solutions to this country. that's what i've done over the course of my life. i've architected a platform based on three pillars i want to briefly explain to you. josh: you have 20 seconds to do 2. >> the first is conscious capitalism. there is a way invented here in new england to reorganize our economy around b corporations instead of c corporations. we can invest in our people first and upscale them for jobs in the 21st century and we can modernize government but it's something we can do together. jason palmer from baltimore, maryland. josh: next. >> good afternoon, my name is donald pickard and i'm from cambridge, massachusetts, and i'm so happy to be here today.

i want to begin by thanking the organizers of this forum. when i began this journey years ago i had a stretch goal i would be arts pating in a presidential debate and here i am. wow. and i also want to thank the other panelists and i'm honored we're sharing the ballot together. it's very exciting. i want to be clear, too, i'm running against president joe biden and not just because his name isn't on the ballot. i feel the voters are just clamoring to be able to make a choice. and the democratic party should have a presumptive nominee. i fully expect the people will

choose biden. that's ok. i just want them to vote because i think if they vote in the primary and the primary is active and healthy and exciting, they're much more likely to come when it's time for the general. thank you. josh: thank you, sir. next candidate. >> the average american is lucky to have $400 in the bank account for a rainy day. since the pandemic, 700 billionaires have increased their wealth by $2.2 trillion. the politics and leaders are doing theater on us. we need to start spreading love and we need to do that in a major way. it's our time! i'm paper boy love prince, an artist, activist and author who has built a movement of over 80,000 strong based on love and

creative solutions for the future. we need more policies based strictly on love. we need policies that give positive reinforcement, the same way you can get a ticket for doing something bad or doing something negative. you should be able to get a love ticket for doing something positive in your community and helping out your fellow people. when i'm president, i'll give away $1 million each to one million people in the country every year that are doing something positive for their community as a way to inspire and help motivate positive change. we need bold, drastic solutions to spread love instead of funding war and genocide in places like gaza and congo to keep our economy alive. josh: 10 seconds, sir. >> right now most politicians lean on division and fear to control you. i'm here to drive you with love, inspiration and lovic. paper, yeah, it's our time!

thank so you much. josh: appreciate that. next candidate. >> hey, america, my name is richard riston, a candidate for president of the united states. as a veteran it would be my honor to serve as commander in chief and would be impossible to introduce myself to two minutes but go to richardrisk.com and you'll learn i'm a democrat and complete outsider to politics. i'm team america and love all americans regardless how you vote. i've been on my own since i was 14 years old after my father was murdered. you'll learn that i'm a dad and come from a big family of veterans, life member of the v.f.w. my four years in the navy took me all over the world including most of europe, the middle east and north africa. i worked my way through college as a bartender so shoutout to all the food service people out there.

after college i worked as a stock broker and served on the board of baltimore and not too shabby for a street kid from the trailer park. for the last 20 years i've been the owner of a large company making bronze 'stachary and there are over a thousand monuments with my name on it. i'm single, i know, we never had a single president before but never had a presidential wedding before either. josh: 10 seconds, please? richard. if you don't vote for me it will be the start of the zombie apocalypse. josh: thank for you your service, sir, appreciate that. >> the star ship enterprise will have to come to earth and save the world. i'm happy to share my secrets about defeating the zombies. but richard rist will prevent the zombie apocalypse.

josh: i don't know it qualifies as a lesser known candidate in new hampshire but next candidate, you're up, sir. >> my fellow americans, as president, i've promised to engage in hostilities only with powers i deem to be a real and immediate threat to our peace loving nation and that is why i have ordered the interdimensional strategic space horse command to commence bombing of narnia in five minutes. if we do not fight them in their dimension there we'll have no choice but to fight them in our dimension here. the orks are an existential threat to our way of life. we will not stop until we have reached middle earth and the last ork is dead. in this uncertain time, we must

unitas a country. let us all pray for our fearsome flying unmanned robot ponygoers as they raise fire and death upon our subhuman enemies and innocent wedding parties and lots of noncompatent hob its. josh: thank you very much, mr. supreme. moving down to the next table. >> hello. my name is john vale from easton, up in the white mountains. the first thing about me is i'm not fit to be president of the united states. i thought my age at 77 would rule me out but that apparently doesn't but there are other things that disqualify me. there is a good reason to vote for me. let me make a couple of observations. there are many people who are hysterical about donald trump. i am hysterical about money and

politics and getting it out. the largest piece of our common ground in this culture is this concern about money and politics. notice the people who went on january 6 it was one of their primary issues, elites and money control of government. i do understand that there's a huge difference between tweedledee and tweedledum in this election so why vote for me? the question for 2024 is what, not who. we are at the end of this dream of electing some who that is going to solve this problem. what we need to do is elect what. and the what is money out of politics. it's the only thing that's going to get us out of this thing. there's a thing of -- our votes is not only about who but doesn't seem like much of a

vote. you can choose between tweedledum or tweedledee or someone that has no chance but vote for what, which is money out of politics and we're entitled as citizens to vote in that way. i want this job done. i don't care who does it. i want money out of politics. josh: 10 seconds. >> thank you. josh: down at the front table,. >> teresa pakovanac. i'm a progressive atheist and activist and to be truly anti-capitalist and anti-facist we must reject the abortion industry and particularly later abortion. every single day in this nation thousands of families have to choose to have their unborn child killed. every year 10,000 abortions happen very late in pregnancy, many of them for nonmedical

reasons. 4-10 democrats agree abortion should be restricted to the first trimester and yet this view is totally unrepresented in the democratic party. i founded the group pro-life san francisco and later progressive anti-abortion uprising and last year, i recovered the remains of over 115 aborted babies outside an all-term abortion center. five of them were past 30 weeks. many of them were whole, some of them were completely dismembered. it was the worst experience of my life but they were all unmistakenably human. this has changed my life forever. i'm not running for president to be president. i'm running to disrupt the status quo to be what i believe is the most egregious human rights atrocity of our time. i've seen and held in my own hands the victims of my party's abortion extremism and i will not be silenced. through my campaign, you will

hear me and you will see them. please go to my website, teresa 2024.com. we can build a better world and starts in new hampshire. josh: thanks very much. next candidate. >> my name is ebon cambridge from oakland, california. the reason i'm running is i've always been involved in politics, as a eagle scout with troop 409 out of my church in allen temple, i got to see the value of people sitting here contributing to their community. the reason why i'm running now is because i think as a political science major out of hampton, university, there are objective answers to a lot of the questions and issues that we have. for example, in terms of the middle class, we need a tax cut for overtime wages so people feel encouraged to actually go to work.

we need a tax on corporations buying housing in residential areas. single family housing is very hard for people in my generation to buy. and if we tax corporations at 30% to keep them out of the market, that would help. those things would pass without a filibuster. so the reason why i'm running is because i have actual solutions for a lot of our problems that no one is talking about in terms of israel, we need a one state solution. that is a united israel where palestinians and israelis are not separate but equal and joined together as one nation. in terms of the filibuster we need the nuclear option and we need to get rid of the filibuster so democrats can focus on things like election reform, police reform, marijuana legalization, things that we've

talked about for years but not been able to do in the american public is wanting us to do. go to cambridge -- vote cambridge 2024 at instagram and twitter and look up my policies and please report at gofund me vote cambridge 2024. josh: next candidate, please. >> i want to start off thanking everybody the opportunity to express our vision for america. i must address something that happened yesterday in my community. i'm from las vegas. yesterday there was a mass shooting on unlv's campus and my thoughts are with our community and i want to encourage demonstrate what vegas strong means. my name is gabriel carnejo, i'm a entrepreneur and i do work

when work needs to be done. i've lived in 11 cities and two countries and my experience and wisdom i've gained from all these places, i've learned everybody in those communities values their family, their friends and community most of all. that's the time in this moment i believe we can vastly improve the experience we're all sharing together in this nation, and some of those actions that are required to make that experience greater is taking bold action. the most obvious is the state of our health care is atrocious. i lived in a society where there was universal health care, and the peace of mind that comes from that society is vastly different than we're having today. secondarily, we're having a growing wealth disparity and with that wealth disparity, we have many in our community just barely surviving and something andrew yang popularized in 2020 was the freedom dividend and i'm profoundly in favor of that and would like to help all americans

take the transition of just surviving to thriving. gabe2024.com and help me renovate america. josh: our final introduction of a democratic presidential candidate, take it away. >> my name is paul la valver from the city of worcester, mass. i want to thank the students and i teach at a college and had over 5,000 students, every issue that's brought up here tonight is very relevant and important to changing the fabric of our lives and want to thank the secretary of state. i'm on the ballot this evening because of my students p. they believe you need to be powerful, well-connected and be in an elite class in order to participate at the highest rung of our democracy. that is not true. i may not win but everyone has a right to run and we need not to forget that as we proceed.

my background, my first professional job was a street counselor for the homeless, the first shelter in the city of worcester we had a drug problem back then. we have a serious opiod problem today. we have a serious mental health problem. to the students here, we have a crisis in our education system. we need to be more current for the challenges that are facing us in the future. finally, finally, we need to talk about immigration in this country. people that are waiting in line for several years to be legally brought into our country, there is no need for that. people that are in our country currently we need to find a pathway to make them productive citizens. we're all the same. we are a divided country and we need to come back and be a unified country. and my fan in life is robert

kennedy. some people see things as they are and he said, i see things that never were and ask why not? we need to change. thank you. josh: thank you very much. thank you all for the introductions, candidates. how about we interject some q&a. i would like to recognize mark stewart greenstein, a paperwork issue kept him from being on the stage but thank you for being here. the first question comes from holly raymer from the associated press. holly: as mr. carejo he mentioned we're here after a gunman killed three people and wounded a fourth in nevada. after a few weeks in new hampshire, a security guard at the psychiatric hospital was shot and killed. what if anything needs to happen at the federal level to prevent this kind of violence? do you want to start?

>> yes, sir. i appreciate the question. i alluded to living in another country, that country was canada. while i lived up there, i assessed why it is they're so polite and why it is they have this reputation of being so kind. the three things i concluded away from it was peace of mind that comes with the universal health care. they don't have a war on drugs like we do which is in perpetuity, unfortunately. the third one is they don't all have firearms. i'm not against the second amendment. i understand it has its place especially at the time it was enacted. but if we're being honest with each other, there is a distinction between having a firearm to defend yourself and a firearm that has no place in public settings. but in terms of taking away guns, i don't think that will be something most americans will be in favor of. i do think it's important to regulate where and when these guns can be utilized.

if you're a sportsman, if you're a hunter, there's a distinction along with training, mental health assessments, these are all actions i believe will take us into a safer place than what we have now which is basically a lot of loopholes when it comes to regulations. josh: thank you very much. mr. lazada, would you like to weigh in on this? keep your answers under a minute unlike the opening statements to get to as many people as possible. mr. lazoda: it comes down to accountability and we have to raise that accountability because what's happened is too many folks are getting access to guns they're not supposed to have. whether it is background checks or some kind of training, i think everybody who is going to own a firearm should have that training to understand the power they have in their hands and to be able to know what it can do. with accountability as far as access to guns, every piece of weapon should have a block chain

indicator. guns can be taken apart and i want to know where every part came from and track it down to the manufacturer and would reduce ghost guns in the street. and once you hold people accountable and start paying attention to their security. josh: strength and tracking enforcement. next. you agree with that? >> i agree with both these gentlemen but i'll go further and would make it a law, not boxes but safes, not safes can you open with digital but has to be spun barrel. we definitely need to touch more on these guns and make better laws, mental health like was said and everything like that. i believe in the second amendment, i do but we need to change some laws to protect the people. josh: thank you very much.

ma'am, would you like to weigh in? you guys have to be ready. >> i think that we do not have a culture of life in this country. we literally allow unborn children to be murdered with impunity through the ninth month of pregnancy in seven states in this nation. i recognize we do have a gun problem in this country and we do need some commonsense gun laws but also need to recognize we have another genocide going on and the death toll for that is in the tens of thousands every single year. we need to acknowledge that and take that very seriously, especially as democrats because it's our party that is perpetuating this injustice. josh: thank you, ma'am, appreciate that, sir. go ahead. >> so as an e.m.t., a licensed e.m.t., i actually transport people that are a danger to themselves and known as 5150's. we need a website and as a web

developer, we need a website so medical professionals, when someone self-admits they're a danger to themselves, they can go on the website, enter that and it gets flagged. so law enforcement agents are actually going to that person's house and getting their guns if they have acknowledged they are a danger to self. also what we need to do is have free gun registration across the board so people can easily register their guns and track those guns. once again if you look at eovaldi and these other situations, these are people we knew had mental health issues before they went out on a rampage but don't have a system we can check and take their guns before they do it. and the federal government can do this now they just haven't. josh: we'll move down the line. next. >> i think it's a problem.

number one, i think the firepower on the street needs to be checked. i also think that people that want to get illegal guns will secure illegal guns. i think we have a bigger problem in this country with mental health. i think we need to look at the families, children and why, why are our children turning towards destruction with weapons? i firmly believe in the second amendment. i believe that there's probably too much firepower on the street for what is needed but i think there's an adequate amount of help for our children relative to the issues they're going through today. i want to give manchester a shoutout for their engaged program dealing with opiod crisis. josh: thank you, sir. very innovative. >> how many guns there are in the united states?

400 million. it's insanity. you've got to take them away. who needs an ar-15 to go hunting, a regular hunting rifle? you don't need a ar-15. back in the day the supreme court justice said that second amendment interpretation was the greatest travesty in history. it's insane. and anyone who causes death with guns is suicide. it's a mental health issue. you've got to take these guns away and some of these people that have guns like 200, 300 guns in their house. josh: access you think is the most important thing? mr. nato? >> first, day believe in the second amendment and i didn't appreciate my time getting cut short earlier. josh: i'll give you three more seconds. >> i believe we should digitize gun records. the goal is going to be to keep guns out of the hands of felons and people who have them.

digitizing the gun records is going to be crucial to that. i also believe in creating recurring revenue through that process so the united states has terrorism insurance but do not have mass violence or gun down violence and need the recurring revenue from that as well. digitizing the gun records and keep them out of the hands of people who should not have them which includes felons and mentally unstable. >> somebody from the 603. next candidate, please. >> this issue why 90% of young americans are tuning out of our politics. this issue has occurred over and over again. in schools across america and we've not come up with a bipartisan plan to resolve it. i have a bipartisan plan to resolve it, it's called gun violence reduction. it respects the second amendment and the right of people to bear

arms but it also focuses on evidence-based solutions we know work to reduce gun violence, those include things like gun training for new gun owners, those include things like preventing semi automatic weapons from being in the homes of people who have been convicted of domestic violence. those involve red flag laws related to the mental health of individuals. josh: got to wrap. >> you notice i'm saying it very calmly and the reason why is people get very inflamed over this issue but there is a bipartisan evidence based way to solve this problem and as president i intend to solve it within the first year of my administration. josh: thank you, sir. appreciate that. next candidate. >> hi. i'm a software engineer and maybe this is a different way of looking at the problem. but i think that we're focusing too much on the people who carry

guns and not on the people who choose not to. i actually think it's possible using technology to make it so people are aware if there's a gun in the room. i don't care who has the gun, i just want to know that it's there so i can choose to be elsewhere. i would like there to be no gun restaurants because you could walk into a restaurant and know that no guns were there rather than kind of like nonsmoking areas we used to have back in the day when everyone smoked. josh: thank you, sir. next candidate, 30 seconds. >> right now we have a culture of gun violence in this country. we have an extreme gun culture and what we need is an extreme love culture. if we're not actually coming together and spreading love in a real way, this gentleman next to me, i didn't have a water in front of me and he said hey, let's split it and gave me water. if we don't have energy in the world that wants people to come together with love, then they're

going to keep pushing each other away with hate. right now the gun violence, first of all, is a local issue. this is a thing not so much a national issue as it local and needs to be taken care of in each locality but the biggest thing is coming together with love and creating what i call love senses where folks can work together and learn about each other and why we are not communicating. josh: that water might have made him a millionaire if he becomes elected. mr. rist? >> this is one of the reasons i came in the race. democrats and republicans can't talk to one another. the reason is democrats want to go for all or nothing on guns and conservatives want to go all or nothing on abortion and each fences themselves in. general americans believe there should be more gun safety laws but nothing ever seems to pass and the reason is the politics

don't feel comfortable they can find it. what they need is a president. on the abortion the same thing. democrats fail to acknowledge abortions are bad. and yet they just want to talk about it as a right. that's the same thing republicans are doing with their gun rights. it's a dug in situation. i was a republican turn democrat and grew up in rural north carolina. i understand gun owners. josh: got to wrap it up, sir. >> i think there needs to be more bipartisan conversation and bring gun owners to the table and work with them. josh: work together is problem solving. mr. supreme, give it a shot. >> mr. supreme will take away your guns and give you better ones. and these better guns will should marshmellows but still be lethal.

there's an internet rumor i'm a mr. evil villain trying to create superpony hybrids turning humans to ponies, i to do such experiments, no but do support the surgical of turning it -- there's a website send no money.org and if we took the second amendment seriously and believed it had something to do with well regulated militias we would have a opening for taking guns and putting them in armorist where they're controlled, military type hardware where they are controlled, locked up, let out when appropriate and where there is training and supervision. thank you. josh: thank you very much. back to our panel. kevin now. kevin: mr. palmer, regarding the war in gaza, should the u.s. be

insisting on a extended cease-fire in order to get all the american hostages out of israel or should we defer to the military and political leadership in israel as to how to go forward? >> quaker by background. i think that all life is precious. and every life has value. so a cease-fire is what the united states should be recommending with regards to the israeli-gaza conflict. we need to do everything in our power to minimize the loss of life. this conflict has been going on for decades and america keeps kicking the can down the road. we need to show true leadership here. the hamas terrorists who committed these atrocities must be brought to justice but not at the expense of the palestinian people. both the israelis and the palestinians are living under corrupt governments.

we can hold two thoughts in our head at the same time. and we need to focus on the loss of life. josh: thank you, sir. mr. pickard, thoughts? >> i think back to when we were attacked by terrorists and what our reaction was as a country, and we just wanted to bomb everything because we were so angry and so hurt and didn't know what the solution would be. i think that is an understandable reaction but just don't think it actually furthers the goal of actually arriving at a peaceful solution. you can't really bomb people into peace. i don't know that a cease-fire is the right answer. i don't even know it's really under our control to dictate what the answer too be but appreciate we should be making influence so we can bring about peace as soon as possible. josh: remind you of the original question, should the u.s. force a cease-fire to get american hostages out or follow the lead

of israel's military? mr. nato? mr. nato: i do support the cease-fire. i believe america should pressure both sides, both israel and gaza to come to the table. i also think it's important for the people of both countries to pressure their presidents to come to the table to find a solution. i do, however, not support funding a religious war. i believe not putting americans further into debt to funding a religious war p. i believe it is up to the people of both israel and gaza and america as president to pressure these people in charge to come to the table to find a solution. josh: thank you, sir. mr. mraz. [mr. mraz: fire until all the hamas are dead. they started it. they should all be dead. that's the end of that. josh: next, sorry, sir, i can't

see your name. mr. lyons. >> steve lyons. staying out of war is harder than going into war. hamas, they attacked israel. israel has the right to protect themselves but not at the cost of all the palestinians, there are little kids and women, innocent, they get hurt. give them a chance to get out. that's what i would do if i were president. give them a week and let them go. get all the palestinians out of there that are innocent and then let israel go in there. i mean, they have a right to protect themselves but not at the expense of human beings. innocent human beings, little kids and everything. thank you. josh: thank you, mr. lozada? >> nobody deserved to be terrorized and at that same token, fear mongering should not be tolerated any which way.

meeting any fear in fear mongering is having faith in evil. deep down nobody wants to see anybody lose a life. everyone here in this room has lost someone and it's devastating and what we're watching, i don't believe the popular instance that both innocent israelis and innocent palestinians believe. just like my government doesn't speak for me in everything i do. i don't believe everybody is against a lot of this hate and there are ways to promote peace and work together. a cease-fire at least to stop the violence. josh: ma'am? >> as a pro-lifer i have a deep commitment to nonviolence and believe violence should only be used in the most egregious situations. i want to agree with so many of my fellow panelists that life matters, obviously, and that we need to take this very seriously. you know, watching my instagram feed and seeing how many people are commenting on the plight of

children in palestine and israel, i obviously sympathize with that deeply but am constantly shocked by my peers' ability to see the genocide happening here and right now. i encourage everyone to look at those victims. josh: thank you, ma'am. sir? >> mr. cambridge. as an intern for barbara lee, i have the experience of working for the only person that voted against the patriot act and voted against going to war in iraq. we need a rethinking about this in terms of the original sin of the creation of israel was the fact we disenfranchised the palestinians when we created israel. in order to bring that back into focus and fix that problem, we have to, one, bring palestinian refugees back to israel and create an environment in which both people can find peace which means possibly using the u.n. to

reformulate the country. for example, israel is currently breaking international law by building settlements in palestine. the u.n. has already acknowledged this but we renot doing anything about it. last but not least, nelson mandela said in south africa when that apartheid ended the job was not done, shoutout, kobe, the job was not done because there still was an apartheid in palestine. josh: got to wrap. >> we've been propping up israel far too long. josh: appreciate that. and thank you for participating and folks in new hampshire are thinking about your community. mr. carnejo. >> we have a lot of leverage and these are our allies and who are we kidding if these are american lives and our allies are bombing

those taking hostage doesn't benefit anybody, especially us. if i'm commander in chief my priority is bringing back americans. yes, a cease-fire is absolutely necessary for the safety of all americans and all those that have been kidnapped. but because we have this leverage, it is important to leverage the fact that we can push for peace. it is possible to come to a solution because they are our allies. in terms of following the might of the military, it's not something i am in agreement with because i think peace is definitely possible and we have leverage to use. josh: thank you very much. sir? >> it's an extremely complex issue, first and foremost. the pain, the emotion are the same on both sides. a mother holding their child on either side of the equation of this battle feel the same pain. i believe in a two-state

solution. i believe that we're funding $100 million potentially for this effort. we do have leverage. i do believe, though, that terrorists need to be eliminate ed. peace is a wonderful thing. i promote it. i believe in it. when there's a cancer, the cancer needs to be eliminated in order to make the body healthy again. so i believe both sides have a right to live in peace but i believe the international community needs to eliminate the terrorists so both sides can live in peace. josh: thank you, sir. appreciate that. mr. veil? >> of course there should be a cease-fire. it's pointless to have the slaughter going forward. i'm a christian and my church

uses as part of its liturgy a confession. i'm thankful for somebody like bernie sanders who has the strength and courage to stand up and call out the israeli government for the mistakes it is making. if we all were calling out the people in our own tribes, we would be much better off. josh: thank you, mr. veil. mr. supreme, obviously i love the idea of a marshmellow gun but i will remind you it's a very sensitive issue and what are your thoughts? >> yes, i believe i addressed this somewhat in my opening remarks. i'm a proponent of a two-state solution and believe it's been a long time since america has had a few states added and think it would be a boon to the flag making manufacturers of america and yes, the 51st and 5 2nd state, israel and palestine, i believe we can put israel

somewhere in wyoming and fassel fine somewhere in texas. they just need a little breathing room. josh: mr. rist? >> kevin, to directly answer your question, these pauses are complex negotiating situations. and i don't know we have the power to influence hamas very much. there's been prisoner swaps and so on but generally i agree there should be a face to get americans out of there any way at all to put the leverage on them and make it simple. josh: appreciate that. paper boy, wrapping up this topic? >> thank you. josh: i can't remember your last name. >> paper boy love prince. josh: i appreciate that. >> we need to spread love all across the world in a real way and take that very, very seriously. if you have war, some people

when they just hear shooting outside they get afraid and it's not a war and they're not coming for you, you get afraid. if there's an actual war on your soil, on your home, it's the most terrifying thing. but love, inspiration. i mean, if we actually tried that, if we put $800 billion into spreading love to folks and supporting citizens in a way that start to regenerate that love because right now we're creating more terrorists. the more war and hate, we're creating more terrorists, people blood thirsty for death and negativity. why can't we create more people that want more love and unity and more passion and come together and create the future we know is possible and we're living in our highest selves as people. josh: thank you, mr. love prince. appreciate that. back to our panelists now and holly raymer from the associated press. holly: president biden who

finished fifth in the new hampshire primary four years ago is skipping at this time to comply with the d.n.c.'s changes to nominating calendar and secretary scanlon said the florida democrats are scrapping their primary altogether. what do you make of these moves and the process by which we choose the nominees? >> nonsense. it's bullshit, really. josh: be respectful to the crowd, folks. >> new hampshire had the primary first, a little state and a lot of people can get in, it's awesome and you see the open ideas to see who stands a chance of winning. i think what you're trying to do is go to the turf that's safe for him and he's trying it that way to push people out. and he was the one that alluded to passing the baton potentially, right? he's not ready to do that and his numbers are abysmal.

so he should allow for new generation to come up and run this country and he's not doing that and it's not for our country. josh: for those who agree with mr. rist, please abbreviate the adjective. paper boy? >> i ran for congress in 2020 with $20 and got over 14,000 votes against a 26-year incumbent. 2021 i ran for mayor of new york city and got over 80,000 votes in the city's first rank choice voting election and able to platform issues folks weren't talking about at all. ran for city council, just this year i ran for city council in new york and congress in 2020 the year before that. what's my point? it's so important to have folks that can put pressure on the system. that's what this democracy is all about. we already have so little representation as it is, why try to silence voices.

we should find more ways with all the tools we have with technology and communication we should be finding more ways for folks to come together and hyper vote on these issues. get more voices into the conversation. right now they're trying to shut it off because they know there's a lot of folks with really powerful things to say and they know that us as a community -- josh: we have to let others have an opportunity. mr. pickard? mr. pickard: i'll be quick. i think back to the philosophical movie "kung fu panda." if you act out of fear, your fears will be realized. that's the progress we're facing with the approach the democratic party is taking. they're afraid biden is going to make a mistake and cost them the election and instead the big mistake is by not engaging with the people. josh: thank you, sir.

>> this is probably the most important election of our generation and it's very important there be a positive vision of the future that the democratic party put out there for the selection. if it's just against trump, we already see the polling and know how that's going to go, so there really needs to be a positive vision of the future and a movement of people to be ready next year and why i put my hat in the ring to put that positive vision out there with a large group of people behind me. josh: mr. nato from new >> i think president biden is afraid of everyone up here. he is trying to change the rules to benefit himself in a state where he feels more comfortable and he uses excuses for that. new hampshire has been first in the nation for over a century

time -- century and biden often tries to change the rules to benefit himself or his family. it is a double standard that has to go. >> demographically it makes sense for biden to do it. next time around it will be back to normal, where you have new hampshire first, that i think he needs to win because if the other guy gets and it is a white nationalist fascist party and i think after biden gets in, we will go back to the new hampshire first policy. like a lot of things in the country. josh: i appreciate it. mr. lyons? >> trump took six states away

and it is ridiculous and what biden is doing now is just as worse. let the people vote. [indiscernible] standing here right now, it is terrible what they do, they just take away and use their political powers to say i am going to take away florida. you can't do that. it is up to the people. let the people vote for who they want. i do not think biden has a chance this year. way too far much left and that is what he criticized trump for and that is wrong. >> i do not know how many candidates are looking to appear on the ballot but i am on eight so far. i would have been on more but there are several states who said they were only putting joe biden on the ballot. and i don't think that is right.

we do not have a platform and that is why representation matters. if you take florida away from me, that is ridiculous but if we have a mass exodus that goes to florida all the time it is a -- i have a right the constitution says i should be there and i am allowed to and we are allowed to have platforms and states and thank you to all the states i am on so far and i will continue to fight for it. >> this is not the first time joe biden and the dnc have ignored the will of the voters. they have ignored the democrats who think abortion should be restricted to the first trimester as often as they possibly can and years ago the democratic removed inclusion language in the platform that allowed for a diversity of views and replaced it with

unrestricted abortion on taxpayer dollars. that does not represent most democrats but they did it anyway. josh: what made george washington great? it wasn't the fact that he won battles or was the first president, it was that when he had the opportunity to be king, he walked away. that is what makes america great and joe biden is holding onto power in a way that if we continue down that road, whether it is biden or trump, we are seeing democracy slowly die. i know that i called the tennessee democratic party, michigan, i did not receive any answer in those parties and they were integral in getting me on the ballot. in terms of the state democratic delicate plan tendencies -- plan, tennessee's plan says you have to have your name and by december 10 but they voted on it

-- josh: just to keep it in focus, we are talking about new hampshire. >> but i am talking about the national race. josh: wrap it up. >> they voted on what names they were going to send to the secretary of state a whole month before the delicate plan and those kinds of things done in secrecy makes people feel like this country -- josh: i'm sorry but we have to wrap you up. >> thank you for allowing all of these people to be heard and for the voters to determine who is the right leadership. i want to point out the idea of what this indicates for the rest of america if you are not willing to allow other candidates to be presentable to the constituency, are you really indicating your strength? because if you are afraid of

competition from lesser-known candidates, how do you think it will hold up against trump? i am in this race because i could not stand to watch our country go to trump or biden 2.0 . it starts at the top and not taking action and giving power to the people to vote -- josh: thank you. >> i need to reiterate what my students said earlier. they need to be powerful and connected and you have to be an institutional player in order to access balance. i want us to think about our body when we talk of -- party when we talk about the republican party to deny access people to go out and vote.

the machinery, the people keeping people off the ballot is setting up a plan that is not going to new hampshire first so it is our own machinery that is creating a message to our young people that the game is rigged. josh: thank you. we need to move on to our closing statements. we will start with mr. vale. one minute, please. >> the website is send no money.org. my goal is to serve via ballot line, john vale, on which you can vote for what, not who, money out of politics. that is all. josh: thank you for participating. mr. spring. >> remember there are two types of people. those that love ponies and those

who will not survive the transition times. the road will not be easy and not all of us will make it. there will be hardships and sacrifices but let me assure you this. the road will be paved with the skulls of our vanquished hits. the in 2024.com. >> i am so glad i got to sit between these two guys. [laughter] i am a serious candidate and i think i have leadership skills to do the job. i want people to listen to what

i have to say. it is difficult to get media traction in this country and maybe today will change that because biden has not been uniting us in the message at the border has not gotten any better on the problems with his son just won't go away. if you want four more euros of the same thing, vote for biden -- if you want four more years of the same thing, vote for biden. josh: loverboy prints, take one minute >>. can everyone say love? i am bringing love to the community. i'm bringing unity. [wrapping]

i am in your hood i am giving out love. thank you all so much new hampshire, i love you so much and i am so excited about the future of this country. this campaign is about making a state for the future of the country are doing things differently, taking a hard to fit away from politics of the past and bringing us together with radical love and unity and i am not ashamed, i am not afraid, i am so proud to stand on love i am literally crying tears right now because i am so happy to be here with you all. let's say it one more time, love. josh: i love the energy and positivity. thank you. >> hello. i was raised in a republican family even though i have been a democrat my entire life and one thing i want to caution is you might not support trump, please

don't, but you should support his supporters. there are people in my family who are highly educated and well informed of the other information sources are different than mine. you need to be able to talk. you can disagree, but do not dehumanize anyone because if you cannot talk your ideas through, you are just creating more problems. thank you. josh: makes sense. next candidate, one minute. >> my name is jason palmer and my website is jasonpalmer.us. earlier i spoke with fellow candidates and i was interested to hear how many some of us -- how many we were saying the same things. love, unity, working together across party lines.

that is the only way we will win this election, is if we win together. it is some impressive that so many candidates mentioned there on the ballot in multiple states like myself. we have to build our economy up. our people need to develop skills for the 21st century and embrace the technology that is our future. manchester has done a fantastic job of building up the city. i met the mayor earlier today and it is so impressive what the city has done. southern new hampshire university where i have known the president for almost 20 years, the largest university in the u.s., we can do what has been done in manchester in the entire country and i invite you to go to my website and learn more about my candidacy. thank you. >> thank you everyone for coming out tonight. thank you for hosting the event. i believe america needs a president who is in their prime.

i am asking the americans to stop voting based on their favorite color and who they will trust with their children's future. more than ever we need a president who will be a champion for the people, fearless, and without bias. so help me god, i intend to break the wheel and put the power back in the hands of the people. thank you. >> elect morose. help the workers of the usa by increasing unions and if not, please write in joe biden because he has helped us tremendously in the labor movement. >> mr. lawrence. >> today is december 7. a lot of people forget what happens december 7, 1941. pearl harbor day.

let's not forget this. we also must not forget the men and women serving today, protecting us and this beautiful country. next time you see one, thank them. i want to see this country turn around in the worst way. go to my website. if you read about me, find out the truth. thank you, happy holidays, happy hanukkah tonight. >> i do not take corporate

money. democratic party, you can make the race as hard as you want. in high school i was a champion runner and my strength was running hurdles. just like back then, somehow, someway, i am going to win the gold. >> a few minutes before i found the box of aborted babies, i helped a woman in an abortion center cancel her abortion. she was facing eviction. i raised money for her because she did not want an abortion, she was just broke. it is tragic that that is what so often stands between parents being able to keep their children and and exploited

industry going after them to exploit their situation for profit and this is something republicans just cannot address. it is up to us democrats to recognize the injustices happening so we can provide for people in the country, we can do the hard work of creating safe and sustainable communities for every american and if you agree with that value, i invite you to visit my website teresa 2024.com and join the community. josh: mr. cambridge? >> i'm on instagram, twitter, facebook, vote cambridge 2024. the streets are talking. you have a lot of people like cardi b going on social media saying they do not feel energy from the democratic party. we will need those people or we will lose.

i'm the only candidate constantly put up policies i know we can pass, for example, a tax cut on overtime for hourly workers, a taxon corporations buy residential housing, more imaging at hospitals. those three things will make our health care system better, have more americans with money and increase housing. go to my gofundme vote for cambridge 2024, i need your help. thank you. >> on the oldest of three boys and my father called me the family estate manager. during the pandemic i moved to my grandfather's house because his legs stopped working. i renovated their house and looked after my grandparents ever since and that is who i am.

if anything, walk away knowing my character. i look after friends, family, community. i was in a near fatal car accident in 2011 and i became hyper aware that there might not be tomorrow. i would like to help shape the country so we all have a better experience. i would start with health care because we all know it is broken. gabe2024.com if you are interested in supporting me. >> i want us to take a moment and think about some of the people we know that are suffering in life. if you have a family member, a friend, a neighbor who have died from an overdose, i want you to think about the time you drove

down your street in town and you found someone under a bridge or on the sidewalk. i want you to think about a time we would be on the road and see someone with a sign, hungry, needs help. i want you to think about the elderly you know that have to sacrifice food or medicine. and then i want us to think about how our party runs. unfortunately, too many politicians run on soundbites. we have too much work to do, too much incomplete paint to solve. i know i am not going to win but i want to thank my students for believing that anybody can run for president, anybody can get out and effectuate change in a life. thank you all. [applause] >>