Democrats

Politico: Dem Insiders Say Bernie Could Win Nomination

Politico reports: Suddenly, Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is being taken seriously. For months the Vermont senator was written off by Democratic Party insiders as a candidate with a committed but ultimately narrow base who was too far left to win the primary. Elizabeth Warren had skyrocketed in the polls and seemed to be leaving him behind in the race to …

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Warren Blasts Trump Admin For Migrant Deaths

The Hill reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a top Democratic presidential candidate, criticized the Trump administration and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Christmas day tweet over the “cruel treatment” of migrants. Warren referenced in her tweet the death of Felipe Gómez Alonzo, an 8-year-old migrant who died on Christmas Eve last year. The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) …

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Bloomberg Used Prisoner Labor For Phone Calls

Reuters reports: Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said his campaign had unknowingly used prison workers to make telephone calls on his behalf. Bloomberg, who last month entered the Democratic Party race to face Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election, said the campaign had ended its relationship with a company that used prison labor for …

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Warren Jabs Mayor Pete On Donors In New Ad

Talking Points Memo reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has released a new TV ad targeting Washington corruption and pledging not to sell ambassadorships, a line of attack she leveled against South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) during Thursday’s primary debate. In the 30-second video spot that was posted Friday to YouTube and is set to air in Iowa, Warren …

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Bloomberg Pouring Millions Into His New Tech Firm

CNBC reports: Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is pouring tens of millions of dollars from his vast personal fortune into his campaign. A piece of it is going to an unknown digital business called Hawkfish — which Bloomberg himself founded during the spring. Hawkfish will be the “primary digital agency and technology services provider for the campaign,” Julie Wood, a Bloomberg …

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Alabama: Three Republicans Lead Jones In New Poll

The Montgomery Advertiser reports: U.S. Sen. Doug Jones trails three Republicans seeking his job by 4 to 7 points, according to a poll released Sunday by Louisiana-based JMC Analytics and Polling. According to the poll, which tested head-to-head match-ups with five Republicans seeking the nomination for Jones’ seat, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville leads Jones 47% to 40%, …

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Jones Willing To Consider Acquitting Trump [VIDEO]

Axios reports: Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) said on ABC’s “This Week” that the allegations that President Trump exploited Ukraine for his political benefit are “serious” and “impeachable,” but added that there are “gaps” in the House’s case and that he is willing to acquit Trump in a Senate trial if “those dots aren’t connected.” Jones, a vulnerable moderate whose vote …

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Pelosi Formally Invites Trump To Give SOTU Address

NBC News reports: Less than 48 hours after she gaveled in the votes making him the third president to be impeached in United States history, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Feb. 4. The three-paragraph letter to the president says she’s extending the invitation …

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IOWA: Kevin Costner To Endorse Mayor Pete

The Guardian reports: Pete Buttigieg’s campaign has just announced an endorsement from actor Kevin Costner, who will introduce the presidential candidate at a town hall in Indianola, Iowa, this Sunday. Costner starred in the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams,” which centers on an Iowa corn farmer building a baseball diamond in his fields after hearing a voice saying, “If you …

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DNC Again Raises Thresholds To Make Debate Stage

The New York Times reports: The Democratic National Committee will again increase the qualification standards for its next debate in January, requiring candidates to receive at least 5 percent support in four qualifying polls, or 7 percent in two early-state polls, making it likely that the field of candidates will be winnowed further for the event. The announcement on Friday …

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Former Philly Mayor To Chair Bloomberg Campaign

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Two former big-city mayors named Michael will be hitting the 2020 campaign trail together. Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will be national political chair of billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign, Nutter said today — a prominent addition to the growing network of mayors who support Bloomberg’s late entry into the Democratic race. To date, Bloomberg, …

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Buttigieg And Warren Feud At Dem Debate [VIDEO]

Politico reports: The simmering feud between Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg the past few weeks had been confined to a tit-for-tat followed mostly by political reporters and political junkies. On Thursday, it spilled into open view before a national audience — and in captivating fashion. In a riveting, minutes-long exchange that punctuated just how much the two leading candidates view …

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LIVE VIDEO: Sixth Democratic Presidential Debate

Politico reports: The mythology of presidential debates is all about fateful moments — clever lines or terrible blunders or cutting exchanges that unfold in seconds but live in memory for decades. The best examples still echo: Ronald Reagan stealing the show in a Republican primary debate in 1980 by saying he paid for that microphone, Lloyd Bentsen in 1988 telling …

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AOC Rips Gabbard For “Present” Impeachment Vote

The New York Post reports: “Today was very consequential, and to not take a stand one way or another, on a day of such great consequence to this country, I think is quite difficult,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters after the historic vote Wednesday, adding, “We are sent here to lead.” Rep. Gabbard (D-Hawaii) did not speak on the House floor, while …

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IOWA: Mayor Pete +3 Over Sanders In Latest Survey

The Hill reports: South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg has a small lead in a new survey of Iowa, but Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are close behind. The latest Iowa State University/Civiqs poll finds Buttigieg at 24 percent, followed by Sanders at 21 percent, Warren at 18 percent and former Vice President Joe Biden at 15 …

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Biden +7 Over Sanders In New NBC/WSJ Poll

CNBC reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden is holding his ground as the 2020 Democratic presidential front-runner with six weeks before the first nominating contest. The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows Biden leading among Democratic voters with 28%, compared with 21% for Sen. Bernie Sanders, 18% for Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 9% for Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Sen. Amy …

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Gabbard Votes “Present” On Impeachment Articles

The Daily Beast reports: The Hawaii Democrat and presidential candidate, one of the last members of her party to come out in support of the impeachment inquiry, voted “present” for the two votes on the articles of impeachment against Trump and was nowhere to be found during four procedural votes on Wednesday morning or during the six hours of scheduled …

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Dem Rep. Steny Hoyer Floats Delaying Senate Trial

Politico reports: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyerv said Wednesday that Democrats must discuss a last-ditch gambit to delay sending articles of impeachment to the Senate and prevent the Republican controlled chamber from summarily discarding the case against President Donald Trump. In recent weeks, some legal scholars have suggested Speaker Nancy Pelosi could consider refusing to transmit articles of impeachment — …

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Beto O’Rourke’s 2020 Plan: Flip The Texas House

The Texas Tribune reports: Beto O’Rourke said Tuesday his biggest political focus next year in Texas will be flipping the state House, offering the most detail yet on his 2020 plans since ending his presidential campaign last month. “Everything flows up from that,” said O’Rourke, the former El Paso congressman and 2018 U.S. Senate nominee. “So not only could Democrats …

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Maine Democrat To Split Impeachment Vote

The Bangor Daily News reports: Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced Tuesday that he will split his votes on the House’s articles of impeachment against President Trump, voting for the abuse of power article but against obstruction of Congress, according to the Bangor Daily News. Golden, who voted in favor of the impeachment inquiry, has been under fire from state Republicans …

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