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Bernie Sanders Unveils HIV/AIDS “Prize Plan”

Perhaps in response to Hillary Clinton’s gaffe about the Reagans and her followup policy statement on HIV/AIDS, Bernie Sanders last night issued his own strategy on HIV/AIDS, which includes a multi-billion dollar annual federal prize as a substitute for new drug patents. Below is his message in full: Today, one of the biggest problems in caring for the 1.2 million …

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SNL Turns Hillary Into Bernie [VIDEO]

Mediaite recaps: This week’s Saturday Night Live didn’t spare former secretary of State and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, cutting the candidate with a razor-sharp spoof commercial that lampooned Clinton’s carefully-workshopped patter and eagerness for votes. Most hilariously (or Hillary-ously?), Kate McKinnon‘s Hillary undergoes a most drastic and surprisingly convincing transformation into Bernie Sanders at the end of the spot.

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Trump Threatens To Sic Supporters On Bernie Rallies

From the Washington Post: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump threatened Sunday to send his supporters to infiltrate the campaign rallies of Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders, whom Trump continued to insist was behind disruptions at his events. “Bernie Sanders is lying when he says his disruptors aren’t told to go to my events,” Trump said on Twitter. “Be careful Bernie, or my …

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Bernie Sanders Slams Hillary On AIDS [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: Bernie Sanders has criticized Hillary Clinton’s brief praise for Nancy Reagan, whom the Democratic presidential frontrunner said “started a national conversation” on HIV/Aids. “I just don’t know what she was talking about,” Sanders, the independent Vermont senator who is running for the Democratic nomination, said in an interview with CNN on Sunday. “I’m glad [Clinton] apologized, but …

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LIVE VIDEO: Democratic Presidential Debate

Tonight’s Democratic debate just began at Miami-Dade College. Watch via the live-stream embedded below and weigh in.

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UPSET: Bernie Sanders Wins Michigan Primary

The first real upset of the primary season. Via the Guardian: Bernie Sanders pulled off his biggest win of the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday, defeating Hillary Clinton in the Michigan primary on a night which also confirmed strong anti-establishment support for Donald Trump in the battle for the Republican nomination. In an industrial state hit hard by the decline …

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Donald Trump Wins Michigan Primary

Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the Michigan primary with John Kasich running about 12 points behind at this writing. Bernie Sanders currently has a slight lead in Michigan and it may be some time before we get the Democratic winner there.

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Clinton & Trump Win Mississippi Primary

Literally seconds after the polls officially closed, CNN projected Hillary Clinton as the winner of the Mississippi primary based on exit polls conducted earlier. This is Clinton’s 12th state win this primary season. UPDATE: Mississippi has now also been called for Trump.

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OPEN THREAD: Today’s Polling Results [VIDEO]

Above are the GOP delegates at stake in Michigan, Mississippi, Hawaii, and Idaho. Democrats are voting in Michigan (130 delegates) and Mississippi (36 delegates). Embedded below is a live news feed. Watch along with us as the results roll in.

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Clinton Wins Louisiana, Sanders Takes Nebraska

More Super Saturday results: Hillary Clinton has won the Louisiana primary and Bernie Sanders took the Nebraska caucus. Speaking the Associated Press, tonight Sanders expressed optimism for winning the upcoming “very big” races in New York, California, Oregon and Washington.

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SUPER SATURDAY: Bernie Sanders Wins Kansas Caucus, Ted Cruz Wins Kansas And Maine Caucuses

Super Saturday’s projected winners are rolling in. Taking the Democratic caucus in Kansas is Bernie Sanders. And Ted Cruz picked up two more wins today, taking the GOP caucuses in Maine and Kansas. The remaining Super Saturday states should have their results within the hour.

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Hillary Clinton Declared Winner In Massachusetts

With a razor-thin 51-49 margin at this writing, Hillary Clinton has been declared the winner of the Massachusetts primary, her seventh and final win tonight. Bernie Sanders finished Super Tuesday with four wins: Vermont, Colorado, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. The final delegates count for today won’t be known until all races are fully counted.

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Sanders And Rubio Win Minnesota

Marco Rubio won’t be going home empty-handed tonight after all, having been projected to win the Minnesota caucus. Earlier tonight he appeared on CNN where he told a highly skeptical Jake Tapper that he intends to continue his race to the convention. Also winning Minnesota is Bernie Sanders, his third win tonight after Vermont and Oklahoma.

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Sanders And Cruz Win Oklahoma Primary

Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz are projected to win the Oklahoma primary, giving both their second win tonight. The Oklahoma result is the first so far to defy at least some of the polling, although it was predicted to be closer there than in most states.

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FIRST PROJECTIONS: Hillary Clinton Wins Georgia & Virginia Primaries, Bernie Sanders Wins Vermont

Almost immediately after the polls there closed, CNN called the states of Georgia and Virgina for Hillary Clinton. Bernie Sanders is projected to win his home state of Vermont. No surprises so far. Donald Trump currently has a 3-point lead over Marco Rubio in Virginia. UPDATE: CNN has called Georgia for Trump.

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Head-To-Head Poll: Clinton +8 Over Trump

CNN reports: In the scenario that appears most likely to emerge from the primary contests, Clinton tops Trump 52% to 44% among registered voters. That result has tilted in Clinton’s favor since the last CNN/ORC Poll on the match-up in January. But when the former secretary of state faces off with either of the other two top Republicans, things are …

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Politico: Tomorrow Could Be “Final Stand” For Sanders

From a lengthy piece posted this morning by Politico: Bernie Sanders’ campaign is desperately fighting to prove that Super Tuesday isn’t his final stand. The outlook is grim: He likely needs comfortable wins in at least five states to realistically keep pace in the delegate hunt. Coming off a deflating loss in Nevada and a thorough pummeling in South Carolina, …

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DNC Vice Chair Resigns And Endorses Sanders [VIDEO]

Reuters reports: Democratic National Committee vice-chair Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her post on Sunday to endorse Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. “I think it’s most important for us, as we look at our choices as to who our next commander in chief will be, is to recognize the necessity to have a commander in chief who has foresight, who exercises …

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Hillary Clinton Wins South Carolina Primary

The New York Times reports: Drawing overwhelming support from the African-American voters who deserted her here eight years ago, Hillary Clinton won her first resounding victory of the 2016 campaign in South Carolina on Saturday, delivering a blow to Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont as their fight turns to the 11 states where Democrats vote on Tuesday. After supporting Barack …

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LIVE VIDEO: Democratic Presidential Town Hall

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will face the voters tonight in a town hall meeting due to start at 8PM Eastern in Columbia, South Carolina. Hosting tonight is CNN, who will be live-streaming on their website with your local cable provider login. A bootleg live-stream from YouTube is embedded below. Watch along with us and weigh in.

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